How to Improve Your Novel’s Pacing and Keep Readers Turning Pages

From Edie: Zena Dell Lowe helps writers learn how to improve your novel’s pacing, create stronger story momentum, avoid slow scenes, and keep readers engaged and turning pages until the end.

How to Improve Your Novel’s Pacing and Keep Readers Turning Pages

by Zena Dell Lowe @ZenaDellLowe

Writing a novel is like running a marathon. It’s not just about starting strong. You have to maintain momentum all the way to the finish line. That can be difficult when you’re trying to sustain a 70,000–85,000 word story. It’s easy to get bogged down in the middle. Characters start drifting. The story seems to lose the energy it had at the beginning. 

How Christian Writers Can Identify Their Ideal Reader and Write with Purpose

From Edie: Miriah Taverna shares how Christian writers can identify their ideal reader, clarify their message, connect more deeply with their audience, and write with greater purpose.

How Christian Writers Can Identify Their Ideal Reader and Write with Purpose

by Miriah Taverna

In 2015, I knew I wanted to write a book “someday.” 

In 2018, I wrote these words on an index card and hung it on my desk. 

“Write the book so that other girls can know the redemptive love and power of Jesus Christ.” 

What to Do After a Writers Conference: 7 Essential Follow-Up Steps for Writers

From Edie: Susan U. Neal helps writers discover what to do after a writers conference with seven essential follow-up steps to build connections, pursue opportunities, and move your writing career forward.

What to Do After a Writers Conference: 7 Essential Follow-Up Steps for Writers

by Susan U. Neal @SusanNealYoga

The Conference Is Over...Now What?

Have you attended a Christian writers conference this year? If so, you've invested a significant amount of time, money, and effort into growing your writing career. But once the conference ends, the real work begins.

Did you follow up on the opportunities God placed in front of you? If not, you may be missing some of the greatest benefits of attending. It's been estimated that as many as 80 percent of writers who are asked by an editor, agent, or publisher to submit additional material after a writers conference never follow through. Don’t be part of that statistic. 

When God Stretches Your Pen: Trusting His Call Beyond Your Writing Comfort Zone

From Edie: Kennita Williams reminds us that when God calls you beyond your writing comfort zone, we must learn how to move past fear and insecurity, trust His purpose, and write with faithful obedience.

When God Stretches Your Pen: Trusting His Call Beyond Your Writing Comfort Zone

by Kennita (Kay) Williams

“Enlarge the place of your tent… do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.” — Isaiah 54:2 (NIV)

Stretching is not comfortable.

If we are honest, most of us spend our lives trying to avoid it.

We like routines that feel familiar. We enjoy assignments we know we can accomplish. We gravitate toward the places where we feel competent and confident. But God has a way of interrupting our comfort with one simple invitation:

Stretch.

When Publishing Goes Wrong: 4 Ways Writers Can Recover and Move Forward

From Edie: Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes reminds us that when publishing goes wrong, setbacks don’t have to derail you. Discover four ways writers can recover, learn from challenges, and keep moving forward.

When Publishing Goes Wrong: 4 Ways Writers Can Recover and Move Forward

by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes @KHutch0767

When the Fish Boiled: Lessons in Grace, Recovery, and the Unexpected Challenges of Publishing

Early in my teaching career, my classroom became the talk of the private school where I worked. I was a young teacher, full of enthusiasm, creativity, and a desire to bring learning to life. My class was a place where students explored, discovered, and experienced the wonder of the world around them.

I had a spider aquarium, a turtle, and a thriving fish aquarium. My students grew corn, potatoes, and tomatoes. We didn’t just talk about science; we lived it. My classroom became a hands-on learning environment where curiosity was encouraged, and students were excited to walk through the door each morning.

How to Create a Welcome Email Automation for Your Author Newsletter

From Edie: Kate Huff shares how to create a welcome email automation for your author newsletter that engages new subscribers, builds trust, and turns readers into buyers.

How to Create a Welcome Email Automation for Your Author Newsletter

by Kate Huff @KateOliviaHuff

You did it. You got your email platform set up. Congrats, that's a big task to check off the list.

Now it's time to grow your subscribers. And that's where a welcome automation comes in.

When Will It Be My Turn? Encouragement for Writers Waiting for a Yes

From Edie: Tammy Karasek knows how it feels to be discouraged by writing rejection and/or others’ success. She helps writers find encouragement to trust God’s timing, overcome comparison, and keep writing.

When Will It Be My Turn? Encouragement for Writers Waiting for a Yes

by Tammy Karasek @TickledPinkTam

Writing conferences are happening all over the country, and there have been many so far. With all of them, we’re hearing about the successes of our fellow writers. While we listen to the contest finalists announced, friends are being asked to send in proposals to various agents or acquisition editors, many of us may pause and wonder—when will it be my turn? We listen to their exciting announcements as we may receive rejections. Or worse, no response at all.