Over the past few months, I have started a new habit; listening to novels on audio. It adds excitement to my fifteen minute drive to the gym and doing laundry. I have really enjoyed it. At first, I was listening to some great Christian novels; the best love stories and interesting historical fiction. Recently, God […]
Have you been very faithful in posting devotionals to your Facebook Timeline, and now God is calling you to compile them into a book? You may have tried scrolling through their Facebook Timeline, but that process is a bit daunting. There is an easier way! You can export and download your Facebook Timeline with just […]
The two necessary tasks you need to do get better at anything is to glean from experts in that field and then practice the skill yourself. The same goes for writing. We have talked about improving your writing by using dialogue, and crafting your testimony; but in this post, we would like to share several […]
Many times, a testimony is when God shows up in the darkest hour and saves someone from some pretty dire circumstances. It is always a great God Story when good wins over evil, but in telling the story, sometimes the victim mentality sneaks in and tries to steal the power of your testimony. 3 ways […]
I think we all have experienced the lie of insignificance at some point in life; where we feel that our story, our actions, or our work just doesn’t mean much. So why share my story? We can become convinced that our tale is just like everyone else’s. Or we take the flip side of the […]
The key to introducing your characters to the reader is through powerful dialogue. The words people use and the actions that accompany them paints a more vivid picture than just telling your reader about the character. Dialogue is mainly used in fiction and memoir, but non-fiction books can utilize it as well when sharing various […]
In starting your blog or your book, I always tell people to just write. For the first draft, don’t worry about the grammar, sentence structure, or readability. That is what a second and third draft are all about. However, I continue to remind my authors to keep their audience in mind when writing. Things like […]
Have you ever thought about writing a book or a short story, but have a hard time getting started? It most likely is because you are not focused. Even if you are more of a journal writer, it can be difficult on where to start writing if you aren’t sure exactly what you want to […]
There are several “momisms” that I share with my daughter on a fairly regular basis – many encourage her to speak life over what she is doing. Many of these “momisms” get the good old eye-roll – but one gets the biggest eye-roll is “You can or you can’t, either way you are right.” I […]
I think we can all agree that we are in a very unique time in history. With the release of the coronavirus, and people being asked to practice social distancing, life as we once knew it has drastically changed. People are saying, “I can’t wait for this to get back to normal.” The reality…it will […]
