by Jan Prahl At Write2Ignite, one of our goals is to encourage you to write quality material for children and teens. As you pursue that goal there will be many opportunities to brag. Got a brag? Lay it on me! Here are a few questions to get your brag on. We want to...
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Where is your writing place/space?
Do you have a special place where you like to write? What makes it work for you? Kathleen M. Muldoon wrote a chapter in her book Sowing Seeds: Writing for the Christian Children's Market about the importance of setting up a place to write. Here are the first few...
W2I! 2017 Conference date is set
Note the date and mark your calendars. The date for W2I! 2017 is March 24-25 and the place is North Greenville University. The W2I! planning committee has met several times and gathered ideas and information to make our spring conference a success. We are also looking...
Be an Author – Do One Thing
Do you have dreams of being an author? Specifically, you may feel a calling from God to write for children. I challenge you to do one thing this summer. Pick something from the list below. Do one thing. Attend a writers conference. Join a critique group. Subscribe to...
Free Photos for Your Blog
You’ve written a terrific blog post. Next step is to scour the Internet for the right photo to accompany your post. But just as our writing is copyright-protected, so are many of the photos we find on the Internet. So where can you find appropriate photos that are...
Is Writing the Impossible Mission?
Writing conference season is in full swing. Conferences are such exciting times-filled with renewed relationships, new friendships, and countless dreams. Mixed in with the dreams, however, are less appealing realities. Changing markets, a depressed economy, and the...
Making preparations to attend Write2Ignite! 2016
Write2Ignite! 2016 is less than four weeks away! Do you feel the excitement building as I do? Are you ready? What do you need to do so you can get the greatest benefit from attending Write2Ignite! 2016? What should you put on your timeline for getting ready? Much...
How to Write a Query for Schoolhouse Teachers: Part Three
By this point in the process, you have lots of content and a good idea of where you’d like to take it. Today, let’s look at putting the pieces together. Now that you have a sense of how much content you can write about your topic, what size lessons fit it the best? Do...
Three Reasons to Write for Kids
Conference season is here. Perhaps you are registered for a writers conference, an especially good investment in your career. Before you head off for that event, you should consider the purpose of your writing. Here are three main categories of writing for children. 1...
Joyful Notes from Our W2I! 2016 Song Leader
by Janet Roller “Worship is simply giving God back His breath.” - Louis Giglio I’m thrilled to be a part of the Write 2 Ignite Conference where we’ll breathe out God's breath together. Music has always been a part of my life. I grew up on the second row of a small...








