What Needs to Happen at the Beginning of my Story?
Excerpt from DELVE, PIVOT, PROPEL: 350 Writing Secrets to Elevate Your Storytelling and Transform Your Novel
by Steven James
Your story’s opening will (1) feature a character who matters,
Writing Advice to Live By
By Jodie Bailey
Now, this is the piece of advice I live my writing life by. Ready?
Tomorrow Me will love Today Me.
How does that work? Well, it couples with my other piece of favorite advice: You can’t edit a blank page.
When it’s hard and
How to Land Podcast Interviews
From Someone Who Landed More Than 50 Guest Spots.
By Janet McHenry
There are so many promotional approaches writers can take when launching a new book. Because the concept behind Praying Personalities: Finding Your Natural Prayer Style (Kregel, Feb. 2024) is unique and intriguing,
You Need An Author Website
by Damon J Gray
I budget for one writers conference each year and, every time I attend a conference, I am taken aback by the number of authors who have no website at all, not even a mediocre one. A writer without a website
Cascade Writing Contest 2025
Get Ready for the 2025 Cascade Writing Contest! For Published and Unpublished Writers.
Cascade Christian Writers is delighted to announce that the 2025 Cascade Christian Writing Contest will open December 15. The annual contest honors excellence in writing and provides recognition and valuable feedback from judges
What’s Keeping You from Writing?
By Karen Barnett
“I admire anybody who has the guts to write anything at all.”
~ E. B. White ~
Many of us begin our writing journey with a wild sense of anticipation. Like Bilbo in The Hobbit, we run down the