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Five Practices for Becoming a Better Writer

July 6, 2025 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  2 Comments

Whether you’ve just started putting pen to paper or you’ve been writing for years, one truth remains constant: there’s always room to grow. Becoming a better writer isn’t about waiting for inspiration to strike—it’s about showing up consistently, pushing your …

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A Writer’s Summer

June 1, 2025 //  by Jen Babakhan//  3 Comments

As we roll into summer, I thought it might be nice to take a look at the many ways a writer can benefit from both the chaos and calm that the season has to offer. Being born and raised in …

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Publishing Timeline

June 17, 2024 //  by Rachel Kent//  2 Comments

The other day I received an email from a potential client asking me if I would have an answer for him about representation quickly because he was counting on his book releasing from a traditional publisher this year. He felt …

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Spiritual Warfare and the Ministry of the Christian Writer

November 13, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  25 Comments

“What kind of books do you write?” my neighbor asked. I told her a little of what I’ve written, smirking she said,”Oh, you’re a Christian author.”

Afterwards I kept thinking of those two words, Christian author. I remembered  penning words …

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In the Waiting

July 10, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  10 Comments

Dreams chase us as writers.

We have vision to write words that will help others and the big dream that those words will actually be published one day. But when days turn to weeks, months and years, the insecurity and …

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Work/Life Balance — What Not to Do

July 1, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  16 Comments

Oh, that illusory work/life balance… even more challenging in the age of Covid.  An old Susan Branch calendar had a quote I love: “I’m trying to arrange my life so I don’t even have to be present.”

Bingo! That’s what …

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How to be Productive When You Don’t Feel Up To It

April 5, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  44 Comments

I’m writing this blog post on Saturday, the day I planned to reorganize all my bathroom cabinets. I woke up this morning and decided I don’t feel up to it. Rather than beat myself up for a bad case of …

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Carrot or Stick?

November 17, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  12 Comments

This month being the famous NaNoWriMo month, I thought it would be fun to explore our motivation for writing. Motivation and inspiration are closely linked but actually very different. Inspiration is often soul deep while motivation may be very visceral. …

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Steady On

October 30, 2018 //  by Wendy Lawton//  13 Comments

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A few years ago I accompanied Julie Klassen, one of my authors, on a week-long book tour. One of the best things about spending time in bookstores is that, among all the readers there to get autographs, …

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Herding Cats

November 6, 2017 //  by Wendy Lawton//  31 Comments

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A Susan Branch calendar had a quote I love: “I’m trying to arrange my life so I don’t even have to be present.”

Bingo! That’s what I keep aiming for. I’m looking for the auto-pilot method of …

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