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Using Routine to Combat Writing Anxiety

May 4, 2017
Staff Writer
Self-editing Tips, Stuck? Discouraged?, The Writing Life, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Gabrielle Schwabauer, Staff Writer I’ve taught my mind to expect writing, to think of it as a daily responsibility like making supper or taking a shower. I’ve taught my anxious brain that I can produce words on command, and that if it’s a difficult and frustrating process, that’s okay.

When Creativity Dries Up

April 20, 2017
Student Contributor
Guest posts, Push Your Imagination, Stuck? Discouraged?, The Writing Life, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Hannah McManus, Guest Contributor I have always been creating stories. I thought I always would. So I was blindsided when my seemingly endless stream of creativity dried up, leaving me in a creative dry spell that lasted nearly three years.

How To Weave the Gospel into Your Stories—Hint: Don’t Try

April 13, 2017
Student Contributor
Guest posts, The Writing Life, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Ryan Robidoux, Guest Contributor If you’re a One Year Adventure Novel student and a Christian, you are not unusual. Many “OYANers” write faith-informed stories. As Christian writers, we know stories are powerful, and we want to impact people with our stories. Indeed, that’s our calling, isn’t it? To share the Gospel?

How Journalism Trains the Mind to Write Great Essays

March 13, 2017
Daniel Schwabauer
Daniel's Writing Log, Homeschooling, Parenting a Young Writer, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Daniel Schwabauer If you follow us on Facebook or get our e-newsletters, you’ve probably got wind of this year’s big announcement: I am releasing a brand-new video curriculum this summer!

A Writer to Her Younger Self

March 2, 2017
Staff Writer
Stuck? Discouraged?, The Writing Life, Workshops, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Sarah Noé, Staff Writer The saying goes that hindsight is 20/20, and I’ve certainly had moments of discovery that I wish I could pass back to my younger self. Alas, I am without a functioning time-travel device, hence I wrote up this open letter of sorts instead.