Monthly Archives: December 2012

Writing Tip & Prompt: Take a Page out of Your Favorite Book

On Fridays, we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip –Take a Page out of Your Favorite Book Study and write out notes using your favorite book or a writer you admire. Flip through the…

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Writing During the Holidays

Our writing is thankful for the holidays, but not because we deem a holiday the excuse we’ve been looking for to put our thoughts to rest. Quite the contrary. Such days are full of life — bursting with color. During the holidays, personality surrounds you, and the uplifting tone has a way of re-centering your spirit — a…

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Writing Tip & Prompt: Know your Characters

On Fridays, we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip – Know your Characters Sometimes, when you get an idea for a story you just want to dive in and start writing without doing any…

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What a Year!

It’s that time of year when many of us tend to look back and think of what has happened and what we have accomplished. For WestBow Press, Thomas Nelson and book publishing in general, 2012 has been a year of change and growth. WestBow Press continues to help a record number of aspiring authors fulfill…

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Writing Tip & Prompt: Focus on the Narrative

On Fridays, we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip – Focus on the Narrative Improve your author voice by watching movies. Movies cram as much narrative, spoken and unspoken, into a frame as possible.…

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Q&A with Dr. Cregg Chandler, WestBow Press Author and Retired Air Force Chaplain

Dr. Cregg Chandler is a retired Air Force chaplain who has done extensive research on what he refers to as an ethical epidemic in the military: fidelity. Chandler recently published his book, A Separation Survival Guide for Military Couples, on said topic and was featured on CBS This Morning in mid November. Here we dive…

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Writers Conferences and Events: Planning Your Way Through 2013

So you’re a published author now and are interested in promoting your book, attending workshops and networking with other writers and publishing professionals.  A great way for you to promote your book and network with other writers is to attend any of the Christian writing conferences, book festivals, workshops and events offered throughout the year. Even if you…

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