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Michelle Ule

Tools of the Writing Trade

April 25, 2017 //  by Michelle Ule//  32 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Sitting in for Wendy who is traveling.

Every trade has its tools.

The writing world is no different.

Here are the tools I use to craft my writing.

Computer of my own

For many years, I shared …

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Let’s Talk About an Author Website

February 14, 2017 //  by Michelle Ule//  39 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Sitting in for Wendy Lawton busy preparing for a writer’s conference.

Let’s talk about author websites today.

While you can get plenty of advice and tutorials from many spots, I want to talk about my experience with …

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What to Write Next?

January 10, 2017 //  by Michelle Ule//  36 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Sitting in for the traveling Wendy Lawton

I’ve spent most of the last week in a flu delirium haunted by a nagging question, “what to write next?”

As I floated in and out of consciousness, heroines whose …

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The End or the Beginning?

September 27, 2016 //  by Michelle Ule//  28 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Sitting in for Wendy who is having technical difficulties.

As I type the glorious words “the end” at the bottom of the page, I know it’s actually just the beginning.

Here are the steps I take when …

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Pruning Words & Other Tasks

August 9, 2016 //  by Michelle Ule//  32 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Sitting in for Wendy today.

Do you have trouble pruning words from your manuscript?

Since childhood, I’ve cherished the scene in Frances Hodgson’s The Secret Garden, where the three children stand outside the door in the …

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Struck by a Story Idea

August 1, 2016 //  by Michelle Ule//  24 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Wendy who is visiting the upper Midwest with Lauraine Snelling’s book tour.

Note: I am at Kathi Lipp’s Leverage Speaking Conference with limited ability to comment.

Tell your own stories on this idea in …

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What to Blog About?

June 28, 2016 //  by Michelle Ule//  45 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Sitting in for Wendy Lawton who is attending the International Christian Retailing Show today.

Are you running out of ideas of what to blog about?

It’s a common problem if you’ve been blogging for any length of …

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Handling Writing Distractions: 6 Tips

June 26, 2016 //  by Michelle Ule//  16 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Sitting in for Janet Grant who is attending the International Christian Retail Show this week.

In the course of a professional writing life you have to write despite distractions.

I experienced that situation recently myself. A series …

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Why Attend a Writer’s Conference?

March 22, 2016 //  by Michelle Ule//  14 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Filling in for Rachel, Janet and Wendy over the next three days as they attend, and I write about, the Mount Hermon Christian Writer’s Conference.

Why Should You Attend a Writer’s Conference?

Writing can be a lonely …

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Writers Conferences and Networking

March 21, 2016 //  by Michelle Ule//  27 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Filling in for Rachel, Janet and Wendy over the next three days as they attend, and I write about, the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference.

One of the best reasons to attend a writers conference is

…

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