Profiting from Reader Feedback
Readers willing to review your unpublished work can be a writer's secret weapon because they represent the public who will potentially read your article or book...
Helper, Missionary, Prophet, Teacher: Write to Serve
A few years back, I sat with a manuscript in my trembling hands before a panel of successful CBA authors. One by one they told their testimonies of how God began to open doors for their writing...
Golden Rule Marketing for Writers
Would you like to sell more of your writing? To get your work published, you must give your customers, the editors, what they need...
Five Reasons to Unleash the “Servant Writer” in You
Let me give you five compelling reasons why I believe there's a Servant Writer in you. If you can agree with at least one of them, I have a challenge for you...
A Lesson in Book Contract Negotiations
My first publishing contract! I remember holding it in my hands with awe and even trepidation. As a lawyer, I’ve seen my fair share of contracts, but in this case, I immediately called on a friend who is a published writer...
The Marriage Code & the Life of a Servant Writer/Speaker Couple
Writing (and speaking) to serve isn’t glamorous; but we do it to serve God and others. Maybe this true story will illustrate a typical day in the life of a Servant Writer/Speaker Couple...
Five Reasons to Unleash the “Servant Writer” in You
Let me give you five compelling reasons why I believe there's a Servant Writer in you. If you can agree with at least one of them, I have a challenge for you...
A Different Dream for My Child: Jolene Philo Shares
Jolene Philo has written a much needed book to encourage parents and family members of chronically ill children. A Different Dream for My Child exemplifies the call of 2 Corinthians 1:3-4...
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A Lesson in Book Contract Negotiations
In the following guest post, Laurie A. Gray shares the lessons she learned negotiating...
The Marriage Code & the Life of a Servant Writer/Speaker Couple
Bill and Pam Farrel are best-selling authors and international speakers. With...
A Different Dream for My Child: Jolene Philo Shares
Jolene Philo has written a much needed book to encourage parents and family members...
Interview with Fiction Writer, Melanie Dobson
Recently, I was talking with some college students about their summer fiction reading....
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Profiting from Reader Feedback
Last month I worked night after night to finish two sample chapters for a publisher...
WORDS…
“Words: They are more than tools used in the transfer of simple information...
Figures of Speech: Handle with Care
I had to break away from reading an article a colleague wants me to edit to share...
Creative Marketing Ideas for Writers
In “Golden Rule Marketing for Writers,” Emily Akin reminded us that...
Golden Rule Marketing for Writers
Editor’s Note: This is a guest article by Emily Akin. Read on and find out how...
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Helper, Missionary, Prophet, Teacher: Write to Serve
A guest post by Dan and Denise Harmer: His writing has been translated into hundreds of languages, sold more than any in history, and touched untold millions of lives, yet we don’t even know his name. Our mystery servant writer was none other than the faithful amanuensis (scribe) of the apostle Paul. At times this author labored in a dank prison cell... [Read more]
The Most Important Question We Will Ever Ask
“Why?” Yes, the most important question we will ever ask is “why?” Or better yet, “Can you help me understand?” If you read my recent book review of The Noticer by Andy Andrews, and the subsequent update I added yesterday, you’ll discover that today’s post echoes the central theme of the book: “Sometimes,... [Read more]
Five Reasons to Unleash the “Servant Writer” in You
I’m on a mission to start a “Writing to Serve” movement across this country — to ignite a fire to unleash every Servant Writer. First, let me clarify what I mean by a “Servant Writer.” A Servant Writer is one who writes first and foremost with the goal to serve the needs of others, to make a difference, and to... [Read more]
Writing for Influence
Bill and Pam Farrel spend much of their time writing, speaking, and changing lives — they know what it means to write for influence. By popular demand, I’m posting the notes of Bill’s dynamic and popular “Writing for Influence” workshop presented at the Ezra Center for Excellence. This was the sequel to “The Servant... [Read more]
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