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10 Benefits Awaiting Writers’ Conference First-Timers

You think you might like to write? You’re consumed with a burning idea but no clue how to take it from writing to publication? Maybe you’re sure you don’t write well enough yet. Don’t let that stop you! Go ahead and attend a Christian writers’ conference. The benefits are astronomical. Here are just a few. You will: Jumpstart your writing dream (You know you have one, right?) Be inspired by fantastic motivational speakers Learn from… Read More

Talk about Joy and Blessing!

Writers' retreats are one of the highlights of the writing life. Talk about joy and blessing! Last week ten of us bubbled over as we arrived at Green Lake Conference Center's Christian Writing Center. Yup, that's it. An eight-bedroom, half-timbered English mansion overlooking ... ah ...  you guessed it ... Green Lake. (The windows under the two gables on the far right of the second floor mark the location of my room. The large window to… Read More

14 Murder, She Wrote Tips for Balancing Your Writing Life, Part Two

Believe it or not, it's time to get back to "14 Murder, She Wrote Tips for Balancing Your Writing LIfe." March 9, I shared the first half of those tips. I promised you seven more. So let's not waste any time. Here is Part Two of ... 14 Tips for Balancing Your Writing Life Jessica Fletcher, best-selling mystery novelist in the fictional Murder, She Wrote television series, had to manage the many facets of her writing… Read More

14 Murder, She Wrote Tips for Balancing Your Writing Life, Part One

Actually, all but one of the 14 Tips came from the beloved TV series featuring fictional mystery writer, Jessica Fletcher. I know--a strange source of wisdom. But when the flu hit, I was so sick I couldn't read. So I resorted to watching re-runs of Murder, She Wrote and was surprised to pick up some hints on balancing my writing life--a subject I had been pondering lately anyway. So here is Part One of my ...… Read More