Protecting Your Writing In this day and age, it is very easy for a hacker to break into your Amazon, Lulu, or another print-on-demand self-publishing account. When this happens, it is very difficult for a writer to control their emotions. The writer panics and worries about their stolen manuscripts. How […]
Your Author Toolkit: Copyright, Citations, and Permissions
In this edition of Your Author Toolkit, Rebecca Martin covers what you need to know to attribute the sources and quotes you use in your writing.
Scripture as a Writing Prompt
Need help with writer’s block? Allison Gingras offers strategies for using scripture to break through that blank page. Whether a fiction or nonfiction writer, this method works!
Branch Out: Have You Considered Writing THIS?
Anjanette Barr reminds us we don’t have to wait until faced with writer’s block to try something new. Consider it creative procrastination—keeping an open mind to what you may learn about yourself and possible future writing possibilities.
The Power of Babel
Our daughter, Angelica, is an interpreter. Born and primarily raised in Brazil, she is fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. She mostly translates for medical and physical therapy patients. She enters a room where a patient is struggling to communicate with a doctor. When Angelica addresses patients in […]
Three Different Types of Editing (and why the title “Editor” is confusing!)
“I sent it to an editor and it came back with so many errors!” “My beta readers said I really need an editor, but I had it proofread, so I don’t understand what they mean!” “My manuscript is completely finished and now I just have to get it into […]
Do Catholic Authors Need Literary Agents?
The publishing world is constantly changing. It responds to new technologies (ebooks, print-on-demand), new cultural norms (demands for equal representation, trendy subject matter), and new opportunities for growth (higher literacy rates, more affluent readers, more authors to choose from). The status quo is never static for very long. The […]
Treatments for Books
Film treatments are detailed summaries of scripts typically used to sell screenplays. They include all of the main characters, scenes, actions, and implications of what goes on in a movie or tv show. Treatments are significantly longer and more specific than a summary, and can be anywhere from ten to […]
My Best Writing Advice
Writing as a mother of four is hard. I was recently asked what my best piece of writing advice was and it took me barely one second to decide on what it was: Write consistently. Consistency can be hard to achieve when you have a busy life, but it is […]
Learning the Craft: Originality
Do you ever ask yourself, “How is this different from similar pieces of writing?” A writer is many things, but if you aren’t creative you might as well stop wasting paper. Take the time to make everything you write the best you can, and most of what you write your […]