UPDATE: Congratulations to Aurura B. Steadham, the winner of our Week 10 contest! This week’s contest is open to everyone and is our final giveaway! To enter, tell us the name of your favorite picture book from childhood. Submit your answer before August 4 by commenting on this post, sending a comment to W2I’s contact email … More Giveaway Contest: Week 10!
Hello, everyone! This year’s Write2Ignite conference is coming up fast. As one of the presenters at the conference, I’ll be leading two workshops: “Children’s Book Categories” and “Writing from Childhood Memories.” Let me tell you about them. “Children’s Book Categories” Foundational to writing successfully for children is a clear knowledge of children’s literature, including knowledge … More Sneak Peek: Jean Matthew Hall’s Presentations for W2I 2018
This week’s contest is open to everyone! To prepare for our 2018 Pilgrim’s Progress theme, find a little-known John Bunyan-related link (not a link from Wikipedia), and share it with us in the comments. Submit your answer before July 28 by commenting on this post, sending a comment to W2I’s contact email (info.write2ignite@gmail.com), or posting … More Giveaway Contest: Week 9!
Today is exactly two months until the 2018 Write2Ignite conference! To celebrate, we’re having a Christmas in July event for our Teen Track participants! Teens, if you register between July 22 and 31, you’ll receive a free journal, courtesy of Write2Ignite. (You can pick up your journal at the registration table when you arrive at … More Christmas in July!
Writing can sometimes be discouraging work. It may become even more discouraging when we’ve poured ourselves into our calling but no one seems to notice our efforts. Or maybe we’ve worked and worked . . . but someone else gets the break we’ve been waiting for. As Christian writers, we serve to glorify the Lord. … More When No One Seems to Notice
As a child, I penned a collection of Christmas poems. Little booklets of the poems became gifts tucked under Christmas trees. I loved creative writing and often wrote stories that I never finished, but I could always finish a poem. (Just don’t ask to see one of those early Christmas pieces!) Puzzles have always intrigued … More Sneak Peek: Brenda Covert’s Presentation for W2I 2018
UPDATE: Congratulations to Hailey Hudson, the winner of our Week 8 contest! This week’s contest is open to everyone! Check out our list of presenters for W2I 2018. Then list the names of the two presenters you’d most like to meet. Submit your answer before July 21 by commenting on this post, sending a comment … More Giveaway Contest: Week 8!
How can I capture in words what last year’s Write2Ignite conference meant to me? Attending my first-ever writers’ conference left me feeling (and probably looking) like a deer in headlights! I left with an overwhelming conviction of the need for Christian writers and with a vast amount of information gleaned from each workshop. God lit … More Life After a Writers’ Conference
Hi, there. Vicki Moss—contributing editor of Southern Writers Magazine and author—here. Looks like we’re fast approaching September and the Write2Ignite conference, and as usual, I can’t wait to cross the South Carolina line. This year, I’ll be teaching two classes: “The Journey towards Finding Your Writing Voice” and “Connecting the Dots.” Believe it or not, … More Sneak Peek: Dot by Dot
UPDATE: Congratulations to K. G. Wyrick, the winner of our Week 7 contest! This week’s contest is open to everyone! When it comes to writing, what genre do you most often write in? Who’s your favorite author in that genre? Submit your answer before July 14 by commenting on this post, sending a comment to … More Giveaway Contest: Week 7!