Writing Devotions: It’s More Than Just a Message
Writing devotions for children has an exciting caveat: we get to write lots of fun stuff to go along with the key message as well.
WHERE DO WRITING IDEAS COME FROM? by Guest Blogger, Annette Whipple
Award-winning nonfiction author, Annette Whipple, discusses writing inspirtaiton.
5 Tips for Overcoming Writing Critique Group Jitters
Does the idea of attending a writing critique group make you nervous? You’re not alone! Check out a few tips for calming those critique jitters.
Great Writing Isn’t Born—It’s Built Sentence by Sentence with Self-Editing
While I was self-editing my first children’s novel in 1989 (gasp, yes, I hung out with Methuselah et al.), I consulted a great little book called Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to edit yourself into print. The wise authors, David King and Renni Browne, helped me look professional in many areas including dialogue and proportion […]
The Right Amount to Write
All around the internet, at writer’s conferences, and in any gathering of literary minded folks, you’ll find writers of all genre and for all ages asking this question: “Is it important to write every day?” As this year comes to a close and a new year is dawning on our horizon, this is also a […]
Choosing Your Mentor Text
As any brave explorer would do before embarking on a journey, it’s important for us as children’s writers to choose a reliable flashlight to help us find our way.For writers, our flashlight is a mentor text. What exactly is a mentor text, you may ask? In a nutshell, it’s a children’s book that you want […]
Get to Know Our New Team Member: Nancy I. Sanders
Meet our new planning team member, Nancy I. Sanders
Handy Resources for the Serious Writer
A writer can never have enough craft books—true or false? True, of course! In that case, I have two for you. The first, Blueprint for a Book is written by Jennie Nash, and the second is The Conflict Thesaurus. Both stellar in helping you flesh out plot and characters.
Should Writers Be Hopeful About the State of YA Christian Fiction? by Tessa Emily Hall, Master Class Instructor
Tessa Emily Hall, Write2Ignite’s YA Master Class instructor, provides hope for Christians writing in this genre.
Writing Christian Themes in Young Adult Literature by Guest Blogger Vijaya Bodach
Christian Themes in YA books.