Month: January 2024

Write2Ignite Master Class Participant Signs with Monarch Educational Services!

January 29, 2024

A note from the W2I blog coordinator, Carol Baldwin: I’m wearing a few hats these days. On top of working on a new historical middle-grade novel, blogging about kidlit, and co-ordinating this blog, I’m also Monarch Educational Services’ new publicist. So, with a huge smile on my face, I’m happy to introduce Laura Petrisin, Monarch’s … More Write2Ignite Master Class Participant Signs with Monarch Educational Services!

Five Tips for Finding Your Target Audience by Guest Blogger, Ann Harrison

January 25, 2024

I received an email from a friend wanting to know how to find his target audience. He stated that he didn’t know who his target audience was, because he wanted to market to everybody. I sent him an email telling him that when you market to everybody, you market to nobody. It’s important to know … More Five Tips for Finding Your Target Audience by Guest Blogger, Ann Harrison

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Be the Light

January 18, 2024

A question I have been asked a lot lately is, “How can you be a Christian at a secular college?” … More Be the Light

What Writers Can Learn from Dolly Parton

January 15, 2024

Okay, you may have been hesitant with my article What Writers Can Learn from Walt Disney. You may have seen the Peanuts comic strip in a new light with What Writers Can Learn from Charles Schulz. But Dolly Parton? Surely, Kyle, you’re taking this thing too far! But hey, a writing job is more than … More What Writers Can Learn from Dolly Parton

Four Elements That Turn Children’s Literature into Classics by Erin Greneaux

January 11, 2024

What makes a story stand the test of time? What elements help certain books speak to children and adults for generations? Let’s look at four characteristics of children’s stories that make them timeless, beloved classics. An Ending with Hope, but Not Happily Ever After As authors, we want lovely endings for our characters. While happily … More Four Elements That Turn Children’s Literature into Classics by Erin Greneaux

Set the Scene

January 8, 2024

Although I have been published for over twenty years now, my background is actually in film. I have a bachelor’s degree in Cinema, where my emphasis was cinematography. Of course, God had other plans for my life than that of a budding filmmaker. Nevertheless, I learned many valuable lessons from my film school days that … More Set the Scene

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Philippians 4: Faith & Writing Goals For the New Year

January 4, 2024

Join us for a discussion faith and writing goals we can glean from Philippians 4 to start our year off right. … More Philippians 4: Faith & Writing Goals For the New Year

Yes, Lord. Confirming the Work of Our Hands by Jennifer Mill Barnes

January 1, 2024

“You never say “Yes” to anything.” Ever heard of Grey’s Anatomy? Shonda Rhimes is its critically-acclaimed and award-winning creator and executive producer. Although I’m not a television enthusiast, I was struck by the premise in her secular 2015 book, Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person.  Rhimes’ … More Yes, Lord. Confirming the Work of Our Hands by Jennifer Mill Barnes