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Who Needs To Attend A Writers Conference?

By Joyce Glass | Create

Tips and Inspiration For Your Next Writer’s Conference! Who needs to attend a writer’s conference? –  Tip from#TheWriteCoach Click to Tweet Conference Tips: – Bring a laptop/iPad or Notebook for notes. – Bring a rolling bag to carry things around.  – Bring business cards. – Bring a willing attitude to learn. – Research the editors, agents and publishers attending.  – Build relationships […]

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Quick Tip #3 From The Write Coach

By Joyce Glass | Create

What is vital for every writer to do? What is vital for every writer to do? – Quick Tip #3 from#TheWriteCoach Click to Tweet Watch Facebook LIVE Post! Conference Tips: – Bring a laptop/iPad or Notebook for notes. – Bring a rolling bag to carry things around.  – Bring business cards. – Bring a willing attitude to learn. – Research the editors, […]

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Learn From The Expert ~ Interview With Yvonne Lehman

By Joyce Glass | Writing

Yvonne Lehman has written 57 novels, and was the founder and director of the Blue Ridge Christian Writers Conference in Asheville, NC. Today she shares tips about the writing process, how to traditionally publish, and her journey to becoming a professional writer. Blue Ridge Novel Retreat ~ October 8-12, 2017You can Learn More and Register at www.YvonneLehman.com.Register by May […]

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Are you tensed up? How do you use past tense?

By Joyce Glass | Grammar

The Verb Phrase – Part 1 – Past TenseWe use words to communicate information, how we feel, and instructions. The ability to communicate clearly and correctly happens when we know how to use words powerfully. Last time on Grammar time we reviewed the basic sentence structure, which is Subject-Verb-Object (SVO). A sentence is not complete […]

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Quick Tip #2 From The Write Coach

By Joyce Glass | Writing

What are you doing with all the ideas bouncing around in your head?Watch Facebook LIVE Post! Learn how to use Evernote to capture notes! It is easier than you think!Top 5 Ways To Use Evernote What are you doing with all the ideas bouncing around in your head? Capture them! Quick Tip From #TheWriteCoach Click to […]

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You Want To Write A Book

By Joyce Glass | Clarity

Before You Take OffWriting a book is similar to flying an airplane. It is overwhelming when you start, but when you fly high, it is exhilarating. However, there are many steps before you take off the ground in an airplane. You plan a flight path, make sure everything is working on the plane correctly, go […]

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Do you want to use adverbs?

By Joyce Glass | Grammar

To Use Adverbs or Not To Use Adverbs? For this is the question, my dear writer.If you are building a home, you need to know how to create a framework for the house. However, to create the framework you need to know the different elements of the house you are going to frame. What is the […]

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Create Powerful Words

By Joyce Glass | Create

Quick Tip #1 From The Write CoachHow do you find the best word? Do you ever struggle to find powerful words when you are writing? I found a great tool to help  you! This is good if you are writing a book, an email or even a Facebook post!Sometimes the perfect word alludes us. Now you can always find […]

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How To Create Classy Graphics

By Joyce Glass | Complete

Three Steps To Classy Graphics  # 1 Chose a program/site to use. My favorites:www.Canva.comPowerPoint [PC & Mac] or Keynote [Mac or at iCloud.com]Other Options:www.Pixlr.com www.PicMonkey.com  # 2 Chose a great photo or take one yourself! My favorites:www.Pixabay.comwww.FreeDigitalPhotos.netOther Options:www.AllTheFreeStock.com www.123rf.com www.ShutterStock.com # 3 Add your text. Add a quote or information on your graphic.Remember!!Add your website and/or hashtag on […]

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Grammar Tip ~ Pronoun Agreement

By Joyce Glass | Grammar

Can you agree? ​As you write a book or blog post keep in mind pronoun agreement. It is distracting and confusing if you keep changing pronouns. I created a four-step checklist to help you edit for pronoun antecedent agreement.Step 1: Back To The Basics Personal Pronouns are he, she, it, or they etc. Antecedents – noun or noun […]

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Blog Post Blueprint ~ Using WordPress

By Joyce Glass | Create

What elements create the perfect blog post? #1 Create Great Content!  Provide value to your reader. Infuse illustrations, stories, and stats for more interest. Give simple instructions to big problems your readers may struggle with.  #2 Use A Headline Optimizer  You can see how well your title ranks by testing it at this link. Enter your title […]

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Top 5 Ways To Use Evernote

By Joyce Glass | Create

Evernote helps your brain! Instead of looking in folders on your browser, then folders in your email, and folders in your documents when you are doing research or working on a writing project. You can put them all in Evernote! Tag them the name of the project. Today I am sharing my Top 5 Ways I […]

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After The Draft … What’s Next?

By Joyce Glass | Create

Now What? You labored long to write your first draft. There are many steps to take next. Where do you begin? 1st – Self-Edit​Content Flow Does all your content flow in a natural progression?  Is your content easy to follow?  Are you making a clear point in each chapter and the book or blog post as a whole? Do […]

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What is Passive Voice and Active Voice?

By Joyce Glass | Create

​What is the Active Voice? When you are reading ​a blog post, an article or even a book, do you want the writer to be clear and the writing to have forward motion?  Do you ever start skimming a blog post or article, and the writer spends more time describing an incident or pertinent information verses telling the […]

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