Secrets to Building A Writing Ministry & MORE...

Welcome sisters!

There is lots of valuable info for you in this and future issues of Right to the Heart of Women E-zine.

In this issue…
Are you interested in starting or building a writing ministry? Please see Kathy Collard Miller's writing tip (below) on a very popular and personal way to share your faith.
In the next issue…
Are you called to speak? Find out by taking a short quiz in our next issue.
In upcoming issues…
Coming to you are features on financially supporting your women's ministry, secrets to promotion, how to plan "big events," plus how-to helps on hot-button issues facing you and the women to whom you minister.
Between issues, watch for audio postcards with valuable "one-minute tips" to help you grow spiritual and expand your women's ministry.

So sit back and enjoy! There is lots of good info in this issue and those to come that will bless you Right to the Heart.

Rebekah Montgomery, editor

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Writing With the Personal Touch
An excerpt from The Complete Guide to Writing Professionally

By Kathy Collard Miller

My interest in writing goes all the way back to my childhood. As an adult, that dream of writing was put on a back burner because I really didn't know how to make a writer's life come true. Then a traumatic experience turned my life around.

I had been married 7 years to Larry and I was the mother of a two-year-old daughter named Darcy and an infant named Mark. I couldn't handle life, marriage, or mothering and I physically and emotionally abused my two-year-old daughter.

But God was faithful. After showing me the underlying causes and solutions for my problem. He awoke within me a desire to share my story after I attended an adult education writing class.

I wrote a query letter to Moody magazine and they wanted to hear about my story. After I wrote it, they purchased it. That article, which was the first article I ever sold, has been reprinted 6 times. I've also rewritten that story in other ways from different angles for five other articles. In addition, those stories have been reprinted numerous times. Of the 120 articles I've sold, at least 35 have been personal experience stories, either my own or someone else.

Obviously, personal experience stories are a good place to begin our writing - and to continue it. You have most likely noticed how many magazines publish them. I know that if you gathered up the magazines in your home, you would find that a majority of them contain these kinds of stories.

A personal experience article tells yours or someone else's story. After writing my own story, I went on to find other people who had good stories. You can also find leads from newspaper articles, friends, and even celebrities.

The main goal of personal experience articles is to impact a reader's thinking and feeling so that they learn something and have their life changed as a result. For stories written from a Christian perspective, the goal is to create a desire to grow closer to God. Usually these include how God was a part of the story and through prayer or faith helped the person to grow and change.

This article is an excerpt from The Complete Guide to Writing Professionally, a new release by Kathy Collard Miller (Jubilant Press 2004) Kathy Collard Miller is the author of 47 books, over 120 magazine articles, and has appeared on many television and radio programs, including The 700 Club. She is a popular conference and retreat speaker, both nationally and internationally, speaking 30-40 times a year. Kathy has spoken in 29 states and five foreign countries. Visit Kathy at http://www.kathycollardmiller.com
For more info on The Complete Guide to Writing Professionally www.Be-A-Writer.com

To read more about The Complete Guide to Writing Professionally, CLICK HERE.

Blessings,

Rebekah Montgomery: Editor
Linda Evans Shepherd: Publisher

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