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“I have a story that will make you believe in God.”—Yann Martel
We started this blog with the goal of helping our readers become better writers: ...
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I have a few different fingers in the publishing pie. I wouldn’t be writing for this blog if I wasn’t a writer, but that’s not the aspect of publ...
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I will not soon forget a writing tactic that my dad taught me during public school. I was uptight about writing my first history exam. I hated hi...
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I remember clearly the very first time I wrote the two most beautiful words in the English language, The End, at the conclusion of a manuscript. ...
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A shy young man musters up his courage one evening and forces himself to go to a dance being held in his small town. Drawing in a deep, calming b...
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Writers’ conferences have been refreshment stands along the marathon route to publication of my book, Blooming.The first time I went to a God Uses ...
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I remember the day I found out.It was during session two of my first-year Creative Writing seminar at the University of Windsor. We had just rece...
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One of the things I hear beginning and aspiring (and, remarkably often, seasoned) writers say over and over is how very difficult it is to say th...
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Progress rarely happens in a straight line. It isn’t steady. It isn’t stable. Rather, it happens in fits and starts. For example, when you’re try...
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On August 12, 2008 my life was changed forever when my 18-year-old son, Ben, was diagnosed with leukemia. Initially, after his diagnosis, a Faceb...
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“Try not. Do…or do not. There is no try.”Ah; words to live by, and this particular pearl of wisdom is among my favourites. While I wish I could...
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At Word Alive Press we know how valuable feedback can be to writers, and this week our blog will be focusing on how to receive—and give—feedback on...
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