3 Grammar Sites to Bookmark for reference
This article is part of the Writer’s Toolbox which features writing resources, tips & tricks, and general writing helps. Are you a card carrying member of the grammar police? When you read text filled with grammatical errors do you have physical reaction? Are you a sought out member of your writing group because of your superior editing ability? Well, this article is not for you. This article is for the rest of us who want to write correctly but our minds are geared more toward the creative edge of writing. We’ve received enough rejection notices that the back burner task of editing has suddenly forged it way to front and center. For those of you who need help in the editing department, here are my picks for go to grammar sites. Grammarly-...
Read MoreThe Social Media Cheat Sheet from Flowtown
New to Social Media? Overwhelmed by the options. If you’re like me (an adult with ADD) too many options can turn you off to an idea before you even give it a chance. Social Media is like that. Many authors get overwhelmed with the options. Here’s a quick cheat sheet for you from Flowtown that makes understanding Social Media a little easier. You may not be able to read it on this page. If you click on the image below, a new window will open and you can resize this infographic. If you like this graphic, be sure to visit their website at www.flowtown.com, sign up for an email subscription from Flowtown HERE, follow them on Twitter, or like their Facebook Fan...
Read More2012 Christian Writers Conferences
APRIL CONFERENCES April 13-14, 2012 AMERICAN CHRISTIAN WRITERS MENTORING RETREAT Nashville, TN - Marriott Hotel http://www.acwriters.com April 13-14, 2012 CALLED TO WRITE CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE Pittsburgh, KS – Lamplighter Inn http://www.christianwritersfellowship.blogspot.com April 14, 2012 SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN WRITERS SPRING FELLOWSHIP Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), CA http://www.sandiegocwg.org/?p=104 April 14, 2012 UTAH CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE Bluffdale, UT - MidValley Bible Church http://www.utahchristianwriters.com/index.php April 16 – April 19, 2012 NATURE WRITING BOOT CAMP Highlights for Children Foundation, Honesdale, PA http://www.highlightsfoundation.org/content/nature-writing-boot-camp-0 April 19 – April 22, 2012 SCIENCE...
Read MoreHave You Met Nora St. Laurent?
If you love Christian fiction and non-fiction books and love to read and discuss them with friends, you need to meet Nora St. Laurent. Nora is a passionate servant leader of two book clubs near Atlanta, GA and the CEO of The Book Club Network, a place where authors meet book clubs to learn and discuss their books. From Nora’s love of reading and reviewing Christian books and facilitating book clubs, came a dream. Our dream is that we will be able to support the growth and success of existing book clubs as well as to facilitate the birth of new reading groups around the world. We desire to expose our Reading Group members to authors and books, for their clubs, that they might not be able to easily find...
Read MoreWhy You Should Embrace SEO
Whether you are just starting out as a blogger or have been blogging for some time, when it comes to getting your writing exposed to a larger audience, there are two words that hang in the back of your mind; ‘content‘, the type of material you post on your site, and ‘SEO‘, how to use all the tools available to you to expand your audience and grow your influence or platform. Both are equally important. While content is the more enjoyable of the two (writers write, right?), SEO, seems to be an elusive intangible thing writers can never quite understand, much less embrace. In the minds of writers, content is much easier to deal with than SEO. After all, what you write is what you want read. You contemplate the basics of the what, the...
Read MoreMarkets, Submission Guidelines and Contest Deadlines for March 2012
Spring is almost here and conference season is well under way. Here’s the monthly list of writer’s markets, submission guidelines and contest deadlines for March 2012. Look for a list of Christian writer’s conferences here as well. Below is this month’s list of open submissions with deadline dates and links to the information pages of the markets or groups accepting submissions. Read further for a list of markets that are continually accepting submissions. Check back each month for a new list. A huge thank you to Sally Clark who compiles much of this list each month on her site for Christian writers called Christian Writers Info. Know of any other markets, contests or deadlines? Feel free to leave a comment and I get it added to next...
Read MoreHave You Met My Friend Renee Ann Smith?
Love books? Love writing? Love reading? Well then, you should meet my friend Renee Ann Smith. She’s a high school teacher by day and inspirational fiction writer by night. Her blog is filled with inspiration like Book Reviews, Blogging Helps, Quotes, Kindle Freebies and a passel of great resources to Be Inspired. Renee shares all this plus devotion and stories of inspirational folks on her blog Doorkeeper (www.reneeannsmith.com). Reading through her blog, you discover the inspiration for creating it came from the men and women who muscled through some challenge or problem in life, and then beckoned her through the door they had opened, calling, “I found the way. Follow me.” Renee is also a member of The Kindred, a sweet little group of Christian book...
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I’m a writer, web designer and chaser of the wonders of our great God. I help Christian authors, publishers and other organizations develop, focus, promote and grow vibrant social media platforms while having a blast doing it. 
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