“Lord, guide my writing along the right path for Your name’s sake.” This prayer is modeled on Psalm 23:3. God acts as a Shepherd, one who watches the path, sees ahead, and knows the best direction to take. I want God to shepherd my writing. Where do you want your writing to go? What path…
Hyatt’s Platform Stands Solid; Gets Noticed Michael Hyatt. 2012. Platform: Get Noticed in Noisy World. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. My introduction this fall to social media evokes memories of my experience with survival camping as a Boy Scout. Survival camping tested your skill with the equipment, with problematic colleagues, and with hiking through rugged terrain….
CCWF Writing Clinic Exploring Peer Critique August 10, 2019 9:00am – 12:00N Centreville Presbyterian Church Centreville, VA Members: free Non-members: Register Here Join CCWF Discover the value of peer feedback for your writing. The good outcome of the common shared critique of our writing is expressed in writer quotes, purpose statements and expressed…
Father, strengthen my writing with Your power, a writers prayer based on Ephesians 3:16. Writing is a bridge of words that carries a thought from the writer to the reader. Powerful writing changes both the reader and the writer—it has an impact. It brings new realizations, new connections, new possibilities, new ways of being. Powerful…
2019 Summer Webinars How to Structure Your Book Part II with Melanie Rigney Melanie Rigney is the author of three books, including the just-released Woman of Worth: Prayers and Reflections for Women Inspired by the Book of Proverbs (Twenty-third Publications). Earlier in her career, she was the editor of Writer’s Digest magazine, and acquired…
Formation of the writer. “Father, thank You that I am who I am.” Betsey Kodat “Father, thank You that I am who I am.” It is a little arrogant of me to echo the giant Apostle Paul in saying this prayer (1 Cor. 15:10). But I certainly feel humble when I say, using Paul‘s words,…
2019 Summer Webinars with Melanie Rigney Melanie Rigney is the author of three books, including the just-released Woman of Worth: Prayers and Reflections for Women Inspired by the Book of Proverbs (Twenty-third Publications). Earlier in her career, she was the editor of Writer’s Digest magazine, and acquired books for WD, Macmillan Computer Publishing, and Thomson…
Writing that Sings “Let my writing sing to You, Lord.” I am inspired to pray this prayer because the psalms are full of singing. “Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord.” (Ps. 95:1). “Sing to the Lord a new song.” (Ps. 96:1) “He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of…
Using Figurative Language to Creatively Develop Narrative Themes with John Jenkins May 4 9:00am – 12:00N Centreville Presbyterian Church Centreville, VA Members: free Non-members: Register Here In the May 2019 Capital Christian Writers Fellowship meeting, we will explore use of figurative language to creatively develop narrative themes. We will look at Shane, by Jack Shaefer…
An Undivided Heart to Write Betsey Kodat “Unite my heart to write in honor of You!” I say this prayer based on David’s prayer: Unite my heart—give me an undivided mind—to fear your name. (NIV, CSB). Does anyone out there feel divided? scattered? accosted with responsibilities? torn? like they’re spinning? I don’t know about you, but…
