The Key to REAL Writing Success
We all want to be successful writers. But how do we define success? A recent search for the word “success” in the Amazon books category yielded 266,470 results. At the click of a button, more than a quarter of a million books available today on how to become successful! Let’s face it. No one wakes […]
The Good, the Bad, and the Mediocre of Self-Publishing
Kenneth G. Winters, author of the YA novel The Lost Crown of Colonnade, served as a Navy chaplain; a few years ago, he retired from full-time ministry. After investigating several Christian self-publishing companies, he published this first novel in 2011. He shares here, in the fifth of our Write2Ignite author interviews on self-publishing, what he […]
Writing Resolutions for 2018
Have you made personal new year’s resolutions for this year? If you did, now that we’re two weeks into 2018, how many resolutions have you kept? Have you set any new year’s resolutions for your writing? It’s not too late. Here are a few resolutions for you to consider: Pray Of course you’d expect […]
A Case of Grace at W2I!
In this post, author Kristi M. Butler shares how her new books about Groundhog Day and groundhogs emerged from attendance at Write2Ignite Conference, a vacation cabin, and meeting illustrator Samantha S. Bell. Write2Ignite is one of my “happy places”! Perusing the website and blog brings back sweet memories and never fails to bring a smile […]
Writing in a Wonder-Full World
“The world will never starve for want of wonders, but only for want of wonder.”—G. K. Chesterton When you see a mushroom in your yard, do you dismiss it? Or do you tap it with a stick to see it bounce? Do you think of fairies and smile? And when you see the little snail […]
Showing Christmas Using the Five Senses
Show; don’t tell. We hear it all the time. Don’t tell the reader, show the reader. Draw readers into your story. Make it easy for them to feel as if they’re in the middle of whatever you’re writing. Prompted by a recent series of blog posts on the Hartline Literary Agency website, I’ve been thinking […]
#GivingTuesdayW2I
Write2Ignite Conference held its first-ever Black Friday deep discount pre-registration, for the 2018 Conference September 21-22 at North Greenville University in Tigerville, SC. Focusing on Christian worldview literature, non-profit W2I provides instruction and resources for writers, from young (middle-school – college) to adults writing in any genre for ages birth to young adult. One 2017 participant writes, “I went to […]
Money’s Tight—Can I Afford the Conference?
Hi, friends! It’s Cathy Biggerstaff, financial director for the 2018 Write2Ignite Conference. Numbers and dollar signs dance in my head. In today’s economy, I’m always looking for ways to generate funds. This month, I’m concentrating on your side of the equation! Here are nine ways you can pay your way to the 2018 conference: Black […]
Thankful for Silver Linings
The writing life can be unpredictable. Times of joy interspersed with times of discouragement. Mountains and valleys. Successes and failures. Problem is, all too often, the discouragement and failures seem to outnumber the joys and mountaintop experiences. So what do we do when our visits to the valleys seem to morph into extended stays? When […]
Self-Publishing Series Part IV Author Interviews
Author and former Write2Ignite Team member Janice D. Green has a wealth of experience with self-publishing projects. Below, she shares information about the steep learning curve she experienced as she navigated different options, programs, and methods for publishing books herself. What book did you first publish using a self-publishing provider or system? I have self-published several […]