Author Margaret Zacharias suggests some Lenten season writing and literary enrichment to help ease you through the lion (or lamb) of March.
Spring Time
SPRING TIME (1-min read) By Lisa Livezey “All my fresh springs are in thee.” – Psalm 87:7 (DW-DO)[1] As a devotional writer, I sometimes worry that moments of spiritual inspiration might dry up. Deadlines loom – some professionally set and others personally mandated. What if I run dry of sacred […]
Five (Free!) Ways to Support an Author You Love
After hitting an author millstone, Maria Riley felt inspired to share ways that people can support authors without spending a cent.
Three Things I’ve Learned from my Chickens
Three Things I’ve Learned from my Chickens As writers, we know that one aspect of writing well is writing authentically. By that I mean we have to follow the rules of the reality we are writing about, whatever they may be. The rules governing Middle Earth are a little different […]
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.
A Change of Attitude
Last year was the first year we did a homeschool co-op with our children. It was just our second year of homeschooling and we were still getting used to our “new normal.” The co-op just met twice a month on Fridays, and the classes were fun and interesting. But, on […]
The Story Behind the CWG Book Blasts
Michael Fraley explains the benefits of participating in the monthly CWG Book Blast.
Creating a “Social” Social Media Presence
Creating a “Social” Social Media Presence During last month’s Catholic Writers Conference Live in Chicago, I was blessed to offer a presentation on the importance of creating a truly “social” social media platform. Flat posts that bombard followers with “salesy” type content does not help build the loyal readers most […]
Learning to Just Be
Our lives are often rushed. This summer’s calendar has been packed fuller than any before—trying to get household things done while running children here, there, and everywhere has me feeling rushed and a bit frantic some days. (Leave it to high gas prices to teach me a lesson about […]
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 […]