How Writers Can Reset Their Writing Life Before the Busy Fall Season

From Edie: Feeling overwhelmed as fall approaches? Discover practical and faith-filled ways writers can reset their writing life, refocus on God's calling, and prepare for a productive season ahead.

How Writers Can Reset Their Writing Life Before the Busy Fall Season

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson

If you’re anything like me, July doesn’t feel like the middle of a relaxing summer anymore. When I was a kid, I felt like summer had stretched on forever and back to school was still weeks away. I don’t know if the rhythm of life was different back then or my memories have been fuzzy over the years. I suspect it’s a combination of both. 

Either way, July looks and feels very different now. Back-to-school aisles populate every store. Even more ridiculous is the amount of Halloween displays are already up. I feel like the summer I had to breathe and get ready for the busy fall season has evaporated. Now I’m stressed, rushed, and resentful. Not really a good combination. 

Instead of enjoying what's left of summer, I find myself feeling rushed, stressed, and even a little resentful that another busy season seems to be racing toward me.

How to Write Email Subject Lines That Get Opened: A Guide for Authors

From Edie: Kate Huff shares how to write email subject lines that authors can use to increase open rates. Discover proven formulas, real examples, and simple tips to create subject lines readers can't resist opening.

How to Write Email Subject Lines That Get Opened: A Guide for Authors

by Kate Huff @KateOliviaHuff

You have half a second to convince someone to open your email. That's it. The good news is that learning to write email subject lines that actually get opened isn't about being a marketing genius. It's about sounding like a friend, not a salesperson.

Think about your own inbox. Do you open every email that slides in? Is there one that causes you to open it quicker than the others?

How to Reset Your Writing Routine When You're Overwhelmed

From Edie: Tammy Karasek helps when a writer feels overwhelmed by deadlines and too many writing projects. She shares practical ways to reset your writing routine, regain focus, reduce stress, and write with renewed purpose and joy.

How to Reset Your Writing Routine When You're Overwhelmed

by Tammy Karasek @TickledPinkTam

My summer writing schedule hasn’t gone as I planned back in early Spring. Maybe you can relate. What I thought would be a calm, laid back time of writing has turned into a cross one task off the list and add three new items—many projects and with near simultaneous due dates. 

What’s a writer to do? 

YouTube for Writers, Part 11: YouTube's AI Crackdown—How to Avoid Demonetization, Channel Strikes, and Common AI Pitfalls

From Edie: Samantha Tschritter shares YouTube's latest AI policies and discover how writers can avoid demonetization, channel strikes, and common AI mistakes while using artificial intelligence ethically to grow their channels.

YouTube for Writers, Part 11: YouTube's AI Crackdown—How to Avoid Demonetization, Channel Strikes, and Common AI Pitfalls

by Samantha Tschritter @SETschritter

You’ve heard this. You know. Writing industry professionals are cracking down on the use of AI. Literary agents discard cover letters and proposals if they recognize artificial intelligence diction. Many bookstores are shying away from book covers obviously created with AI. If an author uses AI to write a magazine article, that author will not be invited to share future content. 

How to Invite God Into Your Writing Process as a Christian Author

From Edie: Miriah Tavera helps writers discover why prayer should be part of every writing session and learn how inviting God into your writing process can bring greater peace, clarity, creativity, and purpose as a Christian author.

How to Invite God Into Your Writing Process as a Christian Author

by Miriah Taverna

We often run to God when making big, important life decisions, asking Him questions like who to marry, where to live, and what career to choose. But sometimes we miss the beautiful opportunity of coming to Him with the little, seemingly insignificant decisions. 

I believe He wants to be part of it all. The good, the bad, the ugly. The massive and the minute. The exciting and the boring. And everything in between. 

How to Prioritize Your Next Step as a Writer (Without Feeling Overwhelmed)

From Edie: Feeling overwhelmed by too many writing priorities? Learn how to identify your next best step, focus your efforts, and make meaningful progress on your writing journey.

How to Prioritize Your Next Step as a Writer (Without Feeling Overwhelmed)

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson

If you've attended a writing conference this year—or even listened to webinars, read craft books, or followed writing blogs—you're probably carrying around a notebook full of ideas.

That's a wonderful resource filled with valuable information.

Until it isn't.

7 Writing Lessons Every Author Can Learn from Alice in Wonderland

From Edie: Discover seven timeless writing lessons from Alice in Wonderland that will help you find direction, overcome fear, and grow as an author.

7 Writing Lessons Every Author Can Learn from Alice in Wonderland

By Edie Melson @EdieMelson

I have a confession to make.

I adore Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. But, every time I read it, I discover something different. This classic from Lewis Carroll is delightfully confusing, wonderfully imaginative, and just a little bit frustrating. But perhaps that's exactly why it has remained on of my favorites—and the favorite for generations of others.

Writing can feel a lot like entering Wonderland.