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Interview & Book Give-Away with Author Eddie Snipes

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I’m thrilled to introduce my friend, Eddie Snipes, President of the Christian Authors Guild. You’re in for a treat! You’ll want to get the whole scoop on Eddie below, and don’t forget to leave a comment and you’ll in the drawing for a free book!

Let’s start with an easy question everybody always wants to know: Have you always wanted to be a writer?

In school, I grumbled that I had nothing to write. I often tell people that I was so good in Grammar that I was invited back to take the class four times.

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Making the Most of Writing Opportunities

istock10-11sendfileEach month I post a list of writing opportunities here at The Christian Writer’s Den, and as a result, many of you have found success through the years by taking advantage of those opportunities.

But some have admitted that even with the prepared list delivered to your Inbox each month, you’ve never taken advantage of the posted leads.

Why not?

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The Three Best Ways to Ensure Failure

istock1011successfailureIn the world of writing we read a lot of opinions on how to succeed as a writer. But have you ever considered the surefire ingredients of failure?

Today’s post is from my friend, Dave Weiss, pastor and founder of AMOKArts and AMOKArts Tribe, a blog for anyone interested in using art to serve others and glorify God.

Check out this video. Regardless of your goals, are you headed toward success or failure?

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The Road to Christian Writing Success

2011ncompasswritingretreatEdie Melson and I just returned from leading the NCompass Writing Retreat, our 9th four-day get-away for writers. As always, it was a time of refreshing, refueling, and, of course, rewriting.

But this year the focus was on another re: releasing.

No matter where we are on this writing journey, we tend to compare. We compare our words to other writers and determine our worth. We compare their publications to our rejections. We long for their successes and see ourselves as failures.

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