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4: The Scars on the Tree

Life Prompts

Welcome back! Feel free to review the “31 Prompt” Challenge Tips page if you need to. Today, we prepare to write by reading Psalm 1:1-3. Food for Thought: In his book, Merciless, Frederick Umar shares this story: I go out to the local farm or hardware store and find a tree that I like… I [...]

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3: Are You Kidding Me, Lord?

Life Prompts

Welcome back! Take a few minutes to review the “31 Prompt” Challenge Tips page if you need to. Food for Thought “Are you kidding me, Lord?”  That would be the modern response of Sarah (remember, Abraham’s wife?) when she found out that she would finally have what she always wanted — a child. Little problem: she [...]

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2: Looking for Submission

Life Prompts

Welcome back! Feel free to review the new “31 Prompt” Challenge Tips page designed specifically to help you have a fruitful writing experience. Food for Thought The first biblical “cat fight” between two strong-willed women involves Sarah, the wife of Abraham, and Hagar, Sarah’s slave. The quick version goes something like this: Sarah, who could [...]

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1: Have You Ever Felt Like You Were Forgotten?

Life Prompts

Welcome to the first day of our 31 Prompts writing challenge.  Before you begin, pause for a minute and pray that the Lord will guide your writing. Remember that you have two days to write on your prompt. The first is for writing with abandon. The second is to revisit your writing with fresh eyes. [...]

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“31 Prompts” Writing Challenge: Tell the Rest of Your Story

Life Prompts

Could you use a boost of creativity, accountability, and inspiration to keep writing your life story?  Take the “31 Prompts” Challenge and tell the rest of your story. In a few minutes, I’ll share how you can win two hours of my undivided attention to help you become a more proficient writer or user of [...]

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Day 31: A Chapter Ends, Another One Begins

31-Day Writing Challenge

Welcome to the final day of our 31 Day Story Writing Challenge.  Over the last 30 days you have received the equivalent of a three-hour college credit writing course I’d teach at San Diego Christian College ($1200 – $2700 value).  It is my gift to you — that’s how much I believe in the power [...]

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Day 30: Time for the Fine-Tooth Comb

31-Day Writing Challenge

Welcome to Day 30 of our 31 Days Story Writing Challenge. Can you believe you have almost made it through 31 days of writing instruction and inspiration? You should be excited because in one more day you will give a piece of your writing away… and find out what I have in store to help [...]

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Day 29: Happy Revision

31-Day Writing Challenge

Welcome to day 29 of our 31 Day Writing Challenge.  Today, you  are continuing yesterday’s revision assignment, so I bring you some authors’ thought-provoking tips on the art of revision. May they inspire your journey. Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ~Anton Chekhov Writing is [...]

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Day 28: The Act of Seeing Again

31-Day Writing Challenge

Welcome to day 28 of our 31 Day Story Writing Challenge.  Hopefully, you have a good draft that has undergone some serious crafting.  Now, it’s time for more intentional revision. Let’s begin. Did you know that “revision” is the act of seeing again? My friend and author Leeana Tankersley reminds us that (in the process [...]

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Day 27: Time to Craft

31-Day Writing Challenge

Welcome back to day 27 of the 31 Day Story Writing Challenge. Today, it is all about “crafting” as you continue preparing a slice of your story for publication. First, let’s pause to reflect on the concept of “crafting”: Crafting (noun): a profession or activity that requires skill and training, or experience or specialized knowledge [...]

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Day 26: Call for Submissions = A Call for Action

31-Day Writing Challenge

Welcome to Day 26 of the 31 Day Story Challenge.  If you completed yesterday’s assignment — and the fact that you are back for more — means that you are ready to prepare a slice of your story to give it away.  A daily discipline of putting words on a page is great, but sooner [...]

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