A friend of mine feels the Lord nudging her to write. Her question to me? “How do you figure out what to write about?” When just dipping your toe into the writing waters, begin with a topic you already know. Writing about something familiar to you eliminates the need for research. You can trust your …
by Fran Geiger Joslin Writing can feel overwhelming and difficult, especially when getting started. I recommend writing a paragraph or blog-length article first. Then go back through your piece, tweaking it with each tip below to gain more interesting content. The more you practice following these rules, the more your writing will improve.
by Erin Ensinger My childhood shares some uncanny parallels with Laura Ingalls.’ When I turned seven, my pioneer parents packed up our Ford Escort and fled the civilization of our small paper mill town. Staking a claim in the backwoods of Maine, we lived in a trailer without running water or electricity while my father …
by Fran Geiger Joslin If writing a book ever crossed your mind and you investigated publishing, you know all about publishing perils. I spent some time this last month reading about the perils of traditional Christian publishing. The number one peril, it appears, is the necessity of a platform. Understandably, for-profit Christian publishing houses must …
by Erin Ensinger When I asked ABH President Fran Geiger Joslin to speak to my freelance writing class at Cairn University in 2017, she challenged me to think twice about whether I really wanted her input. She never gives the typical advice on topics such as how to get published, make a full-time living as …
by Fran Geiger Joslin How much does it take to make me smile? Well, most people would say I smile all the time, but I mean what does it take to get me really excited? The answer? Not much—and yet, so much! Let me explain. I work among writers. Good writing makes me so happy! …
by Erin Ensinger As a seven-year-old, I donned a pair of lens-less sunglasses rummaged from a box of cast-off clothing. Those glasses worked like a magic charm. I put pen to wide-ruled notebook paper and the words of my first mystery thriller gushed forth. After all, John Boy Walton never sat down to journal without …
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