7 Steps to Writing a Christian Nonfiction Book
What is a nonfiction book? It’s any book about a factual topic like history, biography, theology, and science. It includes “how-to” and “self-help” books....
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Does Your Writing Connect Readers to God?
Christian writers face a dilemma most other writers don’t face. They want to write for God, to honor him, yet at the same time...
Wisdom for Christian Writer Moms
To my fellow mamas out there who want to write. I see you, and I hear you. You want to write and you want...
Nonfiction Techniques For Christian Writers
Nonfiction books and blog posts are the heart of Christian writing. Fiction entertains, but nonfiction informs and inspires. Christian nonfiction includes a wide range...
7 Tips for Starting a Successful Christian Blog
You’re a Christian, and you want to help others. That’s only natural for a Christ-follower. You can do that in many ways. You can...
Redeem Your Writing Time with a Pomodoro Clock
There are many myths and superstitions about writing. Some believe in “the Muse,” an outside force who they think inspires writers. On the other...
5 Reasons Why the Sunday Sermon is Boring
Stephen Bedard, a Christian apologist and blogger I respect, recently wrote about “5 Things You Can Do While Your Pastor is Preaching.” They were things...
Top 12 Word Usage Errors
Writers repeat common errors, and I’ve listed the top 12 here. In my experience as an editor, I have discovered that most are not used out of...
Which Bible Translation is Best for Christian Writers?
Which Bible translation is best for Christian writers? Grammar is dynamic. Many Christians don’t believe that, however. For example, a large number are happy with...
The Dynamics of a Good Story
All writing is storytelling. Christian writers can use that important idea to attract and sustain the interest of their readers. There are all kinds of...
Exploring Your Writing Genre
“After careful study, I decided to write and tell you what took place,” Luke 1:3. Most of us want to write in the genre we...
Copyright: What are the Boundaries of Fair Use?
The U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of authors to make money off their intellectual property. In Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8, it says that...
C.S. Lewis Answers His Mail
C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) was first an Oxford University don (tutor or professor), then the same at Cambridge, where he taught Medieval and Renaissance Literature. He...
How to Write a Local Church History – A Writer’s Guide
As editor of ChristianWritingToday.com, I frequently get questions from people asking if it is possible to make a living as a Christian writer. Many people think...
Talking with Dr. Larry Richards
Know anyone who has written over 250 Christian books and influenced millions of minds over the last 40 years? I do, and his name...
