The Blessings of Fall
Jean Matthew Hall founded Write2Ignite in 2008. For ten years she and I have encouraged one another in our writing and publishing pursuits. I was delighted when she received a contract for four picture books with Little Lamb Books; one for each season. The first one, God’s Blessings of Fall in the Bountiful Blessings Series just came […]
What About Rejections? Part I
Now that we’re ready to dig into our various writing projects and (gulp!) even think about submitting a few…we face a common enemy: Fear of Rejection. To encourage your hearts, our faculty shared some of their rejection stories. Now you can say to yourself, “If they were rejected and look how far they’ve come… I […]
“Writing a Book Can Be Easy”
Increasingly writers are bombarded with advertisements for writing courses or programs claiming to help them produce a book in timeframes as short as 24 hours or a few weeks. Anyone can come up with ideas that can be copied into sentence-generating templates or outlines and compiled as a “book” – but is this really writing? […]
The Finishing Touch
Here’s a sneak peek at conference presenters with descriptions in their own words. We’ll be posting a teaser page each Monday. To register, visit: https://write2ignite.com/registration-2019/ Vijaya Bodach – Writing a Book that’s Controversial Come to this workshop if you feel called to bring the Light of Christ to problems in this fallen world. […]
Looking for an Afternoon Pick-Me-Up? **PLUS A GIVEAWAY**
Here’s a sneak peek at conference presenters with descriptions in their own words. We’ll be posting a teaser page each Monday. You still have time to take advantage of the Early Bird Discount. To register, visit: https://write2ignite.com/registration-2019/ Kim Peterson – Selling Snappy Sidebars Sidebars fill the pages of magazines, our computer screens, and even […]
Part III- What is Our Faculty Looking Forward To?
For the last two Thursdays, we’ve been hearing what our team and attendees are looking forward to at the 2019 Conference. Today we hear from some of our faculty. For more information about each one of these workshop leaders, please consult our Faculty page. Tessa Emily Hall, Author and Associate Agent Hartline Literary Agency Since […]
Decisions, Decisions
Here’s a sneak peek at conference presenters with descriptions in their own words. We’ll be posting a teaser page each Monday. You still have time to take advantage of the Early Bird Discount. Visit: https://write2ignite.com/registration-2019/ Kim Peterson – Deepen Your Middle Grade & Young Adult Novels In this hands-on workshop, explore how to make […]
Let’s Get the Juices Flowing!
Here’s a sneak peek at the Conference sessions, described by the presenters themselves. Watch for new “teaser” posts each Monday. You still have time to take advantage of the Early Bird Discount. See: https://write2ignite.com/registration-2019/ […]
WE HAVE A WINNER!
After our five judges reviewed the entries, votes were tallied up and “The Costume Closet” by Carolyn Bennett Fraiser is the winner for our Picture Book Manuscript Contest. For her imaginative story, Carolyn wins free registration to our writers conference, an engraved plaque, and a free detailed critique of her winning entry. Honorable mention […]
An Inside Look Into A Freelance Editor’s Work
Check out these bookshelves! These are just some of the books which Write2Ignite team member, Brenda Covert, has edited. (She edited all of the books on the second shelf and about half on the top shelf.) Brenda took time out of her busy writing, editing, and grandparenting schedule to answer some questions about what she […]