Writers’ Workshop
Five Inspiring Podcasts for Writers
I was going to save this post for January, when most of us start doing our vision casting for the new year. But I’m finding this transition into the fall season to be a difficult one. For one, I just got back from an awesome, early-20th-anniversary trip to London,...
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#2MinWritingTip – Don’t Be A Blind Follower
You’ll notice that in the tip above I did not say “break the rules.” There’s a reason that the rules were invented in the first place–they’re meant to steer beginning (and advanced) writers away from pitfalls that could ruin their stories, make them less marketable, or alienate readers. But...
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#2MinWritingTip – Cutting Word Count
If you’re writing for traditional publication, you’re required to adhere to certain word counts for certain publishers or genres. But what happens when you’ve streamlined and cut as much as you can…and you’re still thousands–or tens of thousands–of words over your ideal length? The fastest way to cut length, of...
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A Writer’s Life: Melanie Dobson
I’m thrilled to welcome fellow Tyndale author Melanie Dobson to the blog today, especially since she’s talking about one of my favorite parts of writing–research! I’ve often said that writing was much different back when I was limited to what I could check out from the library or who I...
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