I recently had a gentleman ask me to do some ghostwriting for him, and I agreed to meet with him to see what I could do for him once I finished two other projects for deadlines this week. This gentleman has some great stories, but we hit a rough patch right from the beginning. He needed me to get some material to some local publications quickly for a deadline that conflicted with what I had already committed to. Still, trying to accommodate, I...

Just posting a reminder about the upcoming writers conference in Elizabethtown Kentucky. This conference is economical, providing a variety of workshops for all stages of writing. Kentucky Christian Writers Conference has drawn attendees, both domestic and international. Check out the blog at the link below to read about faculty members and editors who will teach this...

I’ve said before that a writers conference is an excellent way to develop your skills if you’re a beginning writer, or to polish your skills if you’re a seasoned writer. It’s also a great way to network with publishers and other writers, which can lead to referrals and publishing your written works. One of the best conferences in the Kentucky area is the Kentucky Christian Writers Conference held in Elizabethtown every...

If you are a writer, or public speaker, you likely understand the significance of networking to market yourself. What you may not understand is that when you do network, if you do it solely to sell your books, or secure speaking engagements, people pick up on this pretty quickly. Any time you are networking to talk about what you have to offer, it’s important to do this with the end user in mind. Take the focus off of yourself, and show them...

I’ve been using David RM Journaling Software, and I noticed something I hadn’t before. It has prompts to help writers, and particularly if you are creating memoirs, autobiography, family history, etc. There is a memory grabber piece to this that provides prompts for life events and creating timelines to be sure you capture the important milestones. If you’d like to check out this software, you can do a 45 day trial to see if...