Five Reasons That A Not-Yet Published Author Should Use Social Media- By Guest Blogger, Mindy Baker
5 reasons to use social media BEFORE you publish your book.
Creating Images for Your Author’s Platform
Join me below as I take you through the motions of creating both on Canva.
Does The Women of the Bible Speak with Relevance for Children’s and YA Writers? A Book Review and Thoughts for Writers by Debbie DeCinatis
Wanting to support a Christian journalist who openly owns her faith, I pre-ordered a copy of Shannon Bream’s new book, The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today (HarperCollins, 2021), but I confess my expectations were not high on first look at the table of contents. Most women covered […]
5 Reasons to Join a Writing Community
5 Reasons to Join a Writing Community Are you a member of a writing community? I’m not talking about attending a writers’ conference. Are you part of a writing critique group or other professional organization that meets at least once a month? If you are, then you already know the benefits. If you’re not, then […]
A Take on Making Short Videos- Part III by Guest Blogger, Hadassah Murdock
In the post before this, I discussed my method for writing a script for a short video. In this post, I aim to shine some light on the next step in my short movie making process: filming! WHY A VIDEO? A picture may be worth a thousand words… but a video is worth a thousand pictures. […]
Your Author Brand, Part 1: Nailing Your Focus
I overthink everything. But I knew that Cindy Lynn Sawyer, Wannabe Author of Several Genres, just would not be an appropriate branding title or tagline. As a journalist-turned-marketer-turned-aspiring author, I am diverse in my writing skills. But how do I harness this tangled web of ideas and genres and messaging to create a beautiful, focused […]
Christian Writer’s toolbox 101: Overcoming chronic writer’s block
Unconventional ways to overcome chronic writer’s block
The World is on Fire: Book Review by Kathryn Dover
In my last post, I talked about one of the assigned essay collections for my creative nonfiction course: The World is on Fire by Joni Tevis. Although the book did not appeal to me at first, within the first pages, I was captivated by Tevis’ unique writing style: Standing inside, I was at the center […]
Grants Can Open Gates by Guest Blogger Liz Steffenson
Have you ever dreamed of attending a writer’s retreat? Mingling with other creatives and soaking in all kinds of writerly wisdom from seasoned professionals? Or, can you imagine having a veteran author mentor you, giving you one on one advice on how to improve YOUR writing? Fortunately, there are organizations who have set aside funds to […]
Designing a Canva Image
Have you been intrigued with Canva but found it intimidating? Well, now is your chance to explore it. All you need is a free Canva account and a bit of patience and time. You will find it fun and inspiring – I guarantee it! Take a listen to my tutorial below and see what you […]