Seven Ways to Preach Without Being “Preachy” and Teach Without Being “Teachy” Can Christian fiction books teach important truths and historical facts without sounding like school lessons? Can Christian fiction for children incorporate Scripture without putting the reader in “church”? …
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Three Ways to Add Drama to Creative Writing
Three Ways to Add Drama to Creative Writing Attending The Well, a conference for Christian Creatives, got me thinking about three ways to add drama to creative writing. It’s good to write what God lays on your heart; it’s better…
How Friends and Family Can Benefit in Self-Publishing
How Friends and Family Can Benefit in Self-Publishing Should authors use friends and family in their book’s self-publishing process or just get professional help? This is an important question, especially for independent authors. Many may assume professionals cost too much…
Can a Christian Author Write for The General Market?
Can a Christian Author Write for The General Market? I was doing some research for a class I’m teaching at Mt. Hermon in 2024—Christians Writing For The General Market—and I discovered something that was very interesting… and very disturbing. In…
How to Create Your First Video Study
How to Accompany Your Book with a Video Study, Part 3: How to Create Your First Video Study If you have read my first two posts in this series, I hope you are excited about the possibility of accompanying your…
10 Ways to Serve Readers with Your Book
10 Ways to Serve Readers with Your Book Readers look for compelling content, but they become delighted and loyal fans when they discover added benefits in your books. As a writer your main objective is to connect to readers and…
Biblical Fiction Framed by Biblical Truth
The Bible shows truth, reveals God’s messages, and tells the story of God and God’s people through history. Today’s fiction is—well, it’s fiction. How do we blend fiction with truth? What is the place of biblical fiction? How can we…
Making Christian Fiction Better
Christian fiction has begun to get a bad name. Why is that? Do you want to market your novel as Christian fiction? How can we begin making Christian fiction better? What Is Christian Fiction? Christian fiction readers expect a book…
Is God Calling You to Self-Publish?
Do you have a mission from God to reach readers? Many years have passed since I first wrote some children’s stories I knew came from God. I shared them repeatedly with my four-and six-year-old children, never realizing God had a…
Five Good Rules for Writing Medical Characters or Scenarios
Five Good Rules for Writing Medical Characters or Scenarios Have you committed “Novel Malpractice”? If you’re self-publishing, a Christian author, writer, or even a publisher—are you sure the medical characters and scenarios in your novels are all correct? As an…
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