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Inspiration – on the Write for a Reason Podcast
How complicated should your story be?
Writers Are Readers – But What To Read?
Fantasy Writing
Some Thoughts on Dialogue
How to weave a message into your story, with gentleness and respect
Going Through a Tough Time?
What Do You Want Your Readers to Feel?
What Makes YOU Sit Down and Write?
How Do You Know When to Stop Editing?
Beginnings of stories.
Wise Word Choice
Including Weather
Christian Books to Bring Light at Hallowe’en
One Vital Thing
Ending Your Chapters Well
Summer Reading and More Writing Prompts
Fun Writing Prompts for All the Family!
Publishing, Self-Publishing, Hybrid Publishing, Vanity Publishing: What should you do?
The Question of Chapter Length
Book Launches – the Real Reason they Need to Work
What to Read This Summer?
Getting Ready to Launch Your Book
Planning Your Book Launch
The Big Picture
Fabulous Words
A Prerequisite for Editing
Who Is the Greatest?
Read to Learn
Redeeming the Tough Times
International Women’s Day
Advice When Sending Unsolicited Manuscripts
Who are you writing for?
How to Thrill Your Readers with Your Ending
Closing Story Arcs
Positive Affirmation is Not Just for Dogs?
Are your writing goals big enough, or small enough?
A Quick Way to Add Atmosphere to Your Story
Secrets!
A Fun Writing Exercise For You!
Why Choose the First Person Narrative Voice?
Using All the Senses
7 Common Problems Writers Face When Writing Their First Novel (and what to do about it)
Secondary Characters – Have You Got Them Covered?
What is your protagonist wearing?
Colour!
Don’t Give Up
Writing Stories for Our Time
Creating Engaging Characters (Video Training)
October Challenge
Writer’s Block
What Can You Learn from People Watching?
Does Every Chapter Need to Finish on a Cliffhanger?
Endless Distractions
Are You Juggling Too Many Balls?
The Spoken Word
You’ve Got to Have a Problem
One Way to Quickly Add Atmosphere and Emotion to Your Story
Kill Your Darlings
Choosing Names for Your Characters
Essential Stuff!
The Best Music for Writing
Bringing Hope
Good News to Share!
Should You Start Your Story with Problems? (Video)
The Panda Who Eats Shoots and Leaves (Video)
More Pace! (Video)
Getting Pace Right (Video)
Setting Out Your Manuscript
Who Are You Writing For?
Voices for Your Characters
Freewriting
Should You Ask Your Family to Look at Your Manuscript?
Brilliant Beginnings – An Exercise for You to Do!
Theme and Purpose
Animals in Stories
Do You Need Adults in Your Story? (Video)
How Many Characters Should You Have in Your Story? (Video)
How To Grab Your Readers’ Attention From the Start (Video)
How to You Get Your Message Across? (Video)
When Should You Start Posting on Social Media?
Creative Writing Fun and Games!
How Can We Make Plans?
Creating Your Characters
Join the Online Writing Course
My Writing is Untidy – Does it Matter?
Refresh and Renew
Getting Dialogue Right
Recommended Reading List
30 Fun Creative Writing Prompts
Don’t Let Them Stop You
Diversity in Children’s Christian Books
Having Fun Together
Today I Was the Delivery Driver!
Have Your Interviewed Your Protagonist?
5 Common Mistakes New Writers Make
Is your laziness preventing you from writing? 6 Steps to Defeat this Enemy!
Essential Creative Writing Tip for the Start of Your Story
Writing Enemies – Distractions and How to Beat Them
Defeat Your Enemies: The Self-Doubt Giant
Enemies… and How to Defeat Imposter Syndrome
Are We Reading You Loud and Clear?
Vanishing Perspective
What is Success?
Will Your Readers See Your Setting?
Seven Reasons You Need a Plan
Your View of Covid-19
How to Get Your Story Written Faster
Picture Writing Prompts
Christian Content in Novels
Descriptions: Taking it All In
One Quick Way to Annoy Your Readers
How are Your Characters Feeling?
Living in Security – Are You?
Do You Need to Change Your Plans?
Editing Your Manuscript
Use Your Fears for Good
Pace!
Nine Tips for Writing in a Time of Uncertainty
3 Writing Exercises for You
Want to Have a Successful Story Plan by Summer? You Can!
Bad news…
Writing Workshop
Ingenuity, Perseverance, Desperation
Your Story’s One Main Aim
Beating Imposter Syndrome
Do You Use a Thesaurus?
Basic Story Structure – the Five Steps You Need to Follow
How to Make Sure You Achieve Your Writing Goals for 2020
Two Fun Christmas Writing Exercises!
Put Your Talent to Work in 2020
Why are Goals So Important?
Christmas Stories
Writing Habits of Authors
Creative Writing Challenge!
Tension – the Ebb and Flow
Watch that Spellchecker!
Vital Prayer Support
How Well Do You Know Your Readers?
Children Save the Day!
Three Reasons You Might Receive a Rejection Letter from a Publisher
Sending Your Book Proposal to a Publishing House
Writing to Help
‘Show Don’t Tell’ Practice
3 Reasons You Need Prayer Support
Stories are Powerful
Three Things You Really Need to Know About Stakes
Editing Your First Draft
Too Clever?
The Best Way to Beat Overwhelm
Getting Better
Pigs, Wolves, and a Story Worth Telling
3 Reasons to Set Your Novel in a Place You Don’t Know
What do cooking smells, fresh flowers in a vase and a polished table have in common?
7 Reasons to Set Your Story in a Place You Know
How to Turn Your Holiday into a Story
More Creative Writing Fun!
Writing for Fun
5 Reasons to Choose Third Person Narrative
5 Reasons to Choose First Person Narrative
3 ‘P’s in video format!
Will You Be Successful?
Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail!
How to Find Your Writing Voice – 7 Quick Tips
Small Beginnings – Everyone Has One!
Easter People
Dialogue Tags
Lovely to Laugh!
7 Gleanings from Reading a Stack of Books
3 More Things to Beware of when Writing Stories for Children
7 Things to Beware of when Writing Stories for Children
Jan Godfrey, a Writer for a Reason
Writing Prompts IV
Writing Prompts III
Writing Prompts II
Writing Prompts I
Getting a Bit Stale?
Read
Starting from Scratch – Target Readers
Happy New Writing Year!
Time to Set Your Writing Goals
Happy Christmas!
Who Holds the Key?
The First Paragraph
Two words or one: Part II
Two words or one?
How could you write 500 words a day?
Keeping Going Despite the Distractions
Is My Story Good Enough?
Metaphors and Similes
Creative Writing Tip – Personification
Onomatopoeia
Rambling
We All Need A Hero
Terrible Baddies!
Flawed Goodies?
Important V Urgent
Write it or Lose it?
Fiction is Fiction
Understanding
Panning for Gold
Is My Story Good Enough? 4 Solid Pieces of Advice
All Tied Up
Being Mean II – The Reason
Time to Be Mean
Take Note
Naming Characters Part II
What’s in a Name?
Sudden Surprises
What Do You Think of Glossaries?
Are They Like You?
Purpose and Passion
How Do You Just Do It?
Expressing Thanks
Varying the Length
Character is King
Is Your Protagonist Motivated?
Talent or Skill? Skill and Talent?
Creating a Scene – Three Essentials
Read Anything Good Recently?
Write Something Dull
Lego Cathedral
Ten Writing Prompts to Help You Get Going
How to Be an Overcomer
Listening In
Your Alter Ego?
Light in the Darkness
Happy Christmas!
Does That Need Updating?
A Different Kind of Practice
Keeping the Balance
Essential Information on Copyright
Is that Usual? Does it Matter?
Have You Checked That?
Four Best Editing Tips
Make Yourself A Playlist
Uncertainty v Clarity
What Is Your Protagonist’s Greatest Need?
Out with the Bland!
Do You Have Goals?
Strong Words
Stepping Stones
Save It For Another Day!
What One Thing Does Your Protagonist Need?
Obstacles
What Will You Do with Your Story?
Voices
Are You Going To Tell?
Mountains and Valleys
Twists and Surprises
Do You Really Need All That?
Cut It Up!
Bringing Hope
The End of All Things (Part 2)
The End of All Things, or the Beginning?
English Literature
How Long Will It Take?
The Writing Habit
Creating a Fictional World
Three Ways to Improve Your Novel Instantly
Time To Get Some Exercise?
Why Is She Rude?
Suppose You Only Had Six Months?
Four Essentials
Creative Writing Exercise
7 Reasons to Add Humour to Your Novel
Your Dream World
How Hostile Is Your Antagonist?
Unpacking Emotions
3 Helpful Tips on Writing Dialogue
Bringing Your Characters To Life
Start with your Protagonist
Three Quotes to Help You with Your Writing
2017: 3 Essential Questions All Christian Writers Should Ask Themselves
Christmas . . . Whose Birthday Is It?
Keep It Simple
4 Ways to Keep Your Language Contemporary
Chapter Breaks – How Do You Break Yours?
Save It!
Avoid Celebrities
Finding the Lost
Whether the Weather . . .
Shock Your Readers
Surprise!
Quick Creative Writing Tip
Novel in a Month?
Descriptions: the Balancing Act
Your Story Does Not Need To Be Published
Stalk, Sidle, Slither, Stomp, Dash
You Know This, But . . .
Secrets
Getting Emotional
Freewriting
Passive v Active Voice
Inspirational Quotes
Metaphors and Similes . . . What’s the Difference?
Should Adults Help?
Don’t Let The Distractions Distract You
3 Writing Tips From New Christian Author
3 Things To Look Out For On Holiday

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