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Citations In Non-Fiction Writing — Yes? No?

When No Higher Power was released, the advertising summary led me to believe it would be dead center in my writing niche – living Christian faith in a secular world. As soon as I received it I dived in. The content was everything I could have hoped for. The book is well-organized. The ideas are […]

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5 Tips That Will Benefit All Christian Writers

Whether you’ve stumbled onto this blog from a Google search about writing, or you’re a regular GodlyWriters.com reader, chances are you want to learn from other Christian writers about what works and doesn’t work. Maybe blogging is your main writing platform, or maybe you have the next New York Times bestseller somewhere in the works. […]

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Blog Stats: Beating The Addiction

As a Christian blogger, I started with three goals in mind: Process through thoughts and struggles about worship. Glorify God. Find and connect with others who could relate to what I had to say. The processing that has occurred has been wonderful. It’s helped put pieces together in my mind. I believe God has been […]

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How to Get More Out of Your Rough Drafts

The most important thing I have learned about writing is the utility of a good rough draft. The rougher the better. In high school I would do all of my writing assignments at the last minute. My first draft was often my final draft. And it showed. I get could get an “A” and squeak […]

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Worshiping Through Writing

There was a time in my life where I equated worship with only music. I knew in my head that wasn’t the case, but every time I thought about worship, it always involved catchy melodies and acoustic guitars. I knew it was possible to worship without music. It just didn’t really sink in until I […]

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The Difference Between Writing And Editing

“Repetition. Repetition. Repetition.” “Practice makes perfect.” “You won’t succeed if you never try.” “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…” There are lots of things we can say to motivate ourselves. Everyone likes a good pep talk, after all. But does perfection ever truly […]