Megan DiMaria
StoryFest 2024
Calling all Christian fiction book lovers! The ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) Storyfest Readers' Retreat, created for...
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A Prisoner of Hope
Offering hope and encouragement for life, writing, and living a thoughtful life.
A Prisoner of Hope
Offering hope and encouragement for life, writing, and living a thoughtful life.
I post the first and third Tuesday of the month.
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Megan DiMaria
- Jul 2
- 3 min
Opportunity alert: Scrivenings Press Writers Contests
I'm always pleased to share great writing opportunities with you. Contests are a wonderful way to get valuable feedback and these two...
Megan DiMaria
- Jun 18
- 3 min
Opportunity Alert: Writers Contest
You know I love to share good opportunities for writers. The ACFW Virgina 2024 Crown Award is accepting submissions. This is a great...
Megan DiMaria
- Jun 4
- 2 min
Opportunity Alert: Writers Contest
I'm always pleased to share great writing opportunities with you. This is a good one because when you enter contests, you get valuable,...
Megan DiMaria
- Apr 2
- 3 min
Famous Authors’ Advice for Writing
I love to search the internet for advice from those who have been successful in their writing career. Today I'm happy to share some...
Megan DiMaria
- Oct 17, 2023
- 2 min
Have you considered participating in National Novel Writing Month?
Simply put, National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo for short) is the opportunity to jump-start your writing by completing 50,000...
Megan DiMaria
- Oct 10, 2023
- 3 min
Opportunity Alert: First Impressions Contest for unpublished writers
Authors, do you write Christian fiction? If so, there's a wonderful opportunity coming up for unpublished writers. The ACFW (American...
Megan DiMaria
- Sep 26, 2023
- 1 min
Some encouragement for folks who want to write a novel
Want to be a writer? Are you thinking about it? And thinking? START NOW. If you don't know how to start, get a how-to book out of the...
Megan DiMaria
- Aug 29, 2023
- 1 min
Award-winning books to add to your TBR pile!
Last week, ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) held its annual conference. A highlight of the event is the Carol Awards. The Carol...
Megan DiMaria
- Jul 11, 2023
- 2 min
Opportunity alert: Scrivenings Press Writers Contests
I'm always pleased to share great writing opportunities with you. Contests are a wonderful way to get valuable feedback and these two...
Megan DiMaria
- Jul 4, 2023
- 1 min
FREE Christian Romance Novels!
Did that title grab your attention? It caught my eye as I was scrolling through social media, so I decided to share the info with you. I...
Megan DiMaria
- Jun 27, 2023
- 2 min
Opportunity Alert: Writers Contest
I'm always pleased to share great writing opportunities with you. This is a good one because when you enter contests, you get valuable,...
Megan DiMaria
- Jun 20, 2023
- 2 min
Keeping my head down, doing my thing
Apparently, I don't know how to quit. (That's an attribute that I inherited from my dad.) What I'm talking about is my writing journey....
Megan DiMaria
- May 9, 2023
- 1 min
Edits: Don't let them kill you
Honestly, I've edited my novel three times on my computer, printed out the entire manuscript for a red-pen edit three times, and did a...
Megan DiMaria
- Apr 25, 2023
- 2 min
Tips to get through the editing woes
Yay, for finishing writing a novel. Boo, for having to edit the darn thing. This is the third (BIG) edit on my wip (work in progress)....
Megan DiMaria
- Apr 18, 2023
- 2 min
Eliminate Weasel Words & Strengthen Your Writing
Weasel words are words that somehow manage to weasel themselves into our writing, but are passive, weak words, and generally lazy...
Megan DiMaria
- Feb 7, 2023
- 3 min
Notice stuff and fire up your creativity
Not too long ago, I met a friend for lunch. During our visit, I commented on some of the café’s artwork. She mentioned that I always seem...
Megan DiMaria
- Dec 6, 2022
- 3 min
Check out this debut novel!
I'm happy to promote my friend Heidi Main's debut novel. It's so good! I can say that with all honesty because Heidi and I were critique...
Megan DiMaria
- Oct 4, 2022
- 1 min
Yay! It's cozy-reading season
There's nothing I love more than sitting in my Adirondack chair on the patio, weather permitting. The temperatures are dropping here in...
Megan DiMaria
- Aug 23, 2022
- 3 min
Get to know author Dineen Miller
I love to connect readers with authors they'll enjoy reading! I've admired Dineen for years since meeting at a writers conference. When I...
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