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Read more about the article Never Give Up! (by Ane Mulligan)

Never Give Up! (by Ane Mulligan)

  • Post author:Ralene Burke
  • Post published:November 25, 2015
  • Post category:Encouragement/Guest Posts

  God invited you on this writing journey with Him, so even when discouragement hits—and it will—don't give up. God kept the publishing door shut to me for many years.…

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Read more about the article 4 Lessons I Learned from my Readers (by Kathrese McKee)

4 Lessons I Learned from my Readers (by Kathrese McKee)

  • Post author:Ralene Burke
  • Post published:September 16, 2015
  • Post category:Guest Posts

My new book is finding its fans. I know this because I’ve been receiving feedback from people I’ve never met. It’s no longer my mom, sister, and friends giving me…

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Read more about the article Joyful Writing: How to Keep It (by Catherine Castle)

Joyful Writing: How to Keep It (by Catherine Castle)

  • Post author:Ralene Burke
  • Post published:August 26, 2015
  • Post category:Encouragement/Guest Posts

What a release to write so that one forgets oneself, forgets one’s companion, forgets where one is or what one is going to do next—to be drenched in sleep or…

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From Beginning to End–How to Finish Your Manuscript (by Cindy Stewart)

  • Post author:Ralene Burke
  • Post published:August 19, 2015
  • Post category:Guest Posts/Writing

Are You A “Newbie” Struggling to Finish Your First Manuscript? Has the bite of the perfectionist bug slowed you down? Are you tempted to quit? I consider myself a “newbie”…

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Why I’m Glad it Took 11 Years to Get my First Novel Published (by A.J. Cattapan)

  • Post author:Ralene Burke
  • Post published:August 14, 2015
  • Post category:Encouragement/Guest Posts

  I started my writing journey about eleven years ago when I enrolled in a class on writing for children and teens. Although I’d harbored secret desires of being a…

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Read more about the article Be Strong, Fear Not (by Patrick E. Craig)

Be Strong, Fear Not (by Patrick E. Craig)

  • Post author:Ralene Burke
  • Post published:July 15, 2015
  • Post category:Encouragement

The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can. Often these…

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Read more about the article I Wrote a Novel (by DJ Mynatt)

I Wrote a Novel (by DJ Mynatt)

  • Post author:Ralene Burke
  • Post published:July 8, 2015
  • Post category:Encouragement/Guest Posts

I wrote a novel. It’s not what I expected to write; yet when I sat down to write, the words just flowed onto the page. I had lots of ideas…

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Read more about the article Ekphrastic Writing–Creative Speed Dating (by Sarah E. Morin)

Ekphrastic Writing–Creative Speed Dating (by Sarah E. Morin)

  • Post author:Ralene Burke
  • Post published:June 26, 2015
  • Post category:Guest Posts

When you hit a creative block, maybe you read outside your genre to find new inspiration. Maybe you talk it out in your local writing group. But have you ever…

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Read more about the article What’s Your Story?

What’s Your Story?

  • Post author:Ralene Burke
  • Post published:June 15, 2015
  • Post category:Encouragement

All writers have 1 thing in common. It doesn't matter if they are writing fiction or nonfiction, books or articles, brochures or blog posts--they all have 1 thing in common.…

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Read more about the article 3 Truths About the Writing Life (by Patty Smith-Hall)

3 Truths About the Writing Life (by Patty Smith-Hall)

  • Post author:Ralene Burke
  • Post published:June 10, 2015
  • Post category:Encouragement/Guest Posts

I’ve always been one to know the facts. Be it in my old job as a research nurse or in my writing life, I’ve always wanted to know what to…

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