Category: Writer’s Life

  • The Writer’s Spiritual Battles of Leadership

    by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed.D. @khutch0767 Leadership is a blessing, but often comes with unexpected spiritual battles and loneliness. This is especially true for Christian authors and creatives in leadership roles. I learned this firsthand during my years as an assistant principal and then a principal. Each promotion brought more responsibility, a…

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  • Writing Can Be A Balancing Act

    By Julie Lavender @JLavenderWrites On a return flight from a recent writers’ conference, I arrived at the San Jose, California airport with lots more spare time than usual. Two other gals and I took an Uber to the airport, and their flights were much earlier than mine. Perhaps my extended…

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  • Sweet Smell of Victory

    by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea “Smell this.” Honestly, the number of times I’ve been given that command and it’s turned out to be a pleasant experience? So very few. The times that immediately pop to mind are the ones when someone has held out a container of chunky milk. Or when somebody…

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  • 10 Writing Myths and Why

    By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills A writing myth is a popular belief that is wrong. Since my first publications in 1997, I’ve encountered my share of myths. It’s time to dispel ten of them. A writer must be born with the gift of writing. Some are born with talent in their…

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  • First the Writer Needs to be a Reader

    by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 When we want to write Scripture-based content, we have an adventure waiting for us—to be readers of Scripture. In order to write the best possible messages for our readers, first we have to take in the message. To understand it, know it, and live it. Then…

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  • When You’re Not a Morning Bulb: How to Get the Most Out of a Writing Conference on Very Little Sleep

    By Julie Lavender @JLavenderWrites For the last week or more, one of the bulbs in my kitchen flickers when I first turn it on every morning. It burns bright for a minute or two, then goes dark for another couple of minutes. It then comes back on for three minutes,…

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