Using Words to Leave a Legacy
A pastor-friend once preached a message on how to leave a legacy. Legacies were on his mind because he had been recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. He had been thinking a lot about his own legacy, which in turn motivated me to think about mine. I wasn’t sure I had a legacy, or if I […]
Have You Heard?
Writer Magazine ranked the Write2Ignite conference among the best writing conferences in the Southeast! Thanks to all of our hard-working volunteer staff members who helped claim that place.
Have You Heard?
Writer Magazine ranked the Write2Ignite conference among the best writing conferences in the Southeast! Thanks to all of our hard-working volunteer staff members who helped claim that place.
Any Good Thing: Adult Christian Fiction by Joy Rancatore + Giveaway
Joy Rancatore‘s debut novel dramatically opens with 15-year-old Jack Calhoun’s life permanently altered: a teenage drag race ends in death and disaster. From that point onward, Jack shoulders the guilt of four deaths–compounded later by two other deaths for which he takes responsibility. Set up in five acts (you may have to look up “instauration” […]
5 Messages Teens Desperately Need to Read by Leah Jordan Meahl
It’s 2020! Never has it been so clear that we are living in a completely different world with a completely different set of rules. Each generation is reared up with other influences, more distractions, and a whole new set of problems. Since we have accepted the call of God to write for the growing generations, […]
Find Your Writing Voice Through Guide Poets by Karley Conklin
“Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery – it’s the sincerest form of learning.” ― George Bernard Shaw As writers, we tend to strive for originality. We don’t want our work to be a copy of someone else’s; we want to write words that are unique. But what if I was to tell […]
Grow Your Writing Skills — Part III by Emily Babbitt
In an effort to grow my copywriting skills, I took Ian Lurie’s LinkedIn Learning course “Learning to Write Marketing Copy.” He broke copywriting down into four easy steps: create a plan, free write, write your first draft, and polish your writing. While the course focused specifically on writing marketing copy, I’ve been able to apply […]
Navigating Your Writing Goals by Guest Blogger Penny Reeve
Have you ever stood at the edge of a road, holding the hand of a small child, getting ready to cross the road safely? You glance up the street. You look back down the other way. You take notice of the cars and the traffic lights and when all is clear and safe and your […]
Always Winter and Never Christmas
A few years ago I was doing some shopping in our local mall (formerly the largest in the nation, at a time when malls were a new concept.) I, of course, expected to see the typical Santa scene, with lines of tots waiting to sit on the lap of this fatherly figure to share their […]
Tips for Productive Writing by Helena George
Ultimately, to have a productive writing session, you need to have self-control. I can give you all the best tips in the world, but unless you have zero self-control, it won’t help. Here’s my tip: open your document and write. And don’t stop. Need something more specific? Social Media? Turn it Off! Yes, this is […]