2019-03-22 02:00
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Welcome back to another round of Five Minute Friday Free Writes — our weekly blog link-up where we free write for five minutes flat on a single word prompt… Read More
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Five Minute Friday is an online community that encourages and equips Christian writers. We also have a weekly blog link-up in which we free write for five minutes flat on a one-word prompt.
2019-03-21 10:00
Over the past several years as I’ve been working with writers and bloggers, I often get asked the question, “What is a landing page?”
Perhaps you’ve heard someone… Read More
2019-03-20 00:05
What is an email list, and why do you need one as a blogger or writer?
If you’ve been blogging or writing for a while, you’ve probably come across courses, webinars, or e-boo… Read More
2019-03-15 01:00
Hello! Welcome to this week’s edition of the Five Minute Friday link-up — a weekly blog link-up where we write for five minutes flat on a one-word prompt.
If you’re new… Read More
2019-03-13 10:00
Welcome to the last post in our Influence Series!
I truly appreciate each of you for joining me on this six-week in-depth look at the book, Influence: Building a Platform that Elevate… Read More
2019-03-11 10:00
Welcome (back) to the Influence Online Book Discussion!
I can’t believe we’re already to Week 6 of our interviews around the book, Influence: Building a Platform that Elevates… Read More
2019-03-08 03:00
Hello, dear writing friends!
Welcome to another edition of our weekly Five Minute Friday link-up.
If you’re new, you can learn more about the link-up and how it works HERE… Read More
2019-03-06 11:00
Thank you so much for joining us for the Influence Series!
This has been an amazing experience for me, and I hope that these interviews about the book, Influence: Building a Platform that… Read More
2019-03-04 11:00
Welcome to Week 5 of our Influence Online Book Discussion!
I can’t believe we’re in the second-to-last week of our six-week series on the book, Influence: Building a Platform… Read More
2019-03-01 03:00
Hey there!
Welcome to another edition of our weekly Five Minute Friday blog link-up, where we write fast and free for five minutes flat on a single word prompt.
Want to know more abo… Read More
2019-02-27 11:00
Welcome to this Wednesday’s edition of the Influence Series!
It’s been such a blessing to connect with amazing guests to talk about the book, Influence: Building a Platform t… Read More
2019-02-25 11:00
Welcome to Week 4 of the Influence Series!
I hope you’ve been enjoying our conversations around the book, Influence: Building a Platform that Elevates Jesus (Not Me).
If you… Read More
2019-02-22 03:00
Welcome to Five Minute Friday!
This post is part of our weekly blog link-up, where we free write for five minutes flat on a one word prompt.
Learn more about how the link-up work… Read More
2019-02-20 11:00
Welcome to the halfway point of the Influence Online Book Discussion!
I’m excited to continue our series on the book, Influence: Building a Platform that Elevates Jesus (Not Me)… Read More
2019-02-19 11:00
Before publishing a book, I supposed an author followed a few easy steps. After all, the internet is full of guarantees that there are “4 Easy Steps” to just about everything… Read More
2019-02-18 11:00
Welcome to Week 3 of the Influence Series!
I hope you enjoy this installation of our conversations around the book, Influence: Building a Platform that Elevates Jesus (Not Me).
If you… Read More
2019-02-15 03:00
Hello there!
Welcome to our weekly Five Minute Friday writing prompt blog link-up!
If you’re new, you can read more about the link-up and how it works over here.
We also ha… Read More
2019-02-13 11:00
Welcome to the fourth installment of our six-week Influence Interview Series!
I’m glad you’re here, whether you’re a first-timer or you’ve been following along fro… Read More
2019-02-11 11:00
Welcome to Week 2 of our Influence Online Book Discussion!
Last week we talked about the Tension of Platform Building and Overcoming Fear with our guests. If you didn’t get a chance… Read More
2019-02-08 03:00
It’s writing prompt time!
Welcome to the weekly Five Minute Friday blog link-up, where we free write for five minutes flat on a one-word prompt every week.
Visit this page for… Read More
2019-02-06 11:00
Welcome back to the Influence Online Book Discussion!
If you’re joining us after reading Monday’s post on Tension, it’s great to see you again. If you just hopped on th… Read More
2019-02-04 11:00
Welcome to the Influence Interview Series!
I am so glad you’re here, and I hope this series will be a great blessing to you. Over the next six weeks, we’ll be discussing… Read More
2019-02-01 03:00
Hello! Welcome to our weekly Five Minute Friday blog link-up, where we free write for five minutes flat on a one word prompt.
New here? Find link-up instructions here.
This week&rsquo&hell…Read More
2019-01-29 11:00
In September 2018, I posted the following request on Twitter as I was finishing up the manuscript which has now become Influence: Building a Platform that Elevates Jesus (Not Me):
I… Read More
2019-01-28 11:00
Need a new playlist to set your mind and heart in the right direction before (or while) you write?
I put together a playlist of 17 Christian songs for writers who want to use their gifts… Read More
2019-01-25 03:00
Welcome to our weekly Five Minute Friday blog link-up!
My name is Kate Motaung, and this is my fifth year serving as the host of this wonderful online community.
If you’re new t… Read More
2019-01-23 01:00
Thinking about publishing a book? Be sure to take this book launch advice from my friend and fellow Hope*Writer, Katie M. Reid, author of Made Like Martha: Good News for the Woman Who Gets T… Read More
2019-01-18 03:00
Welcome to this week’s edition of our weekly Five Minute Friday writing prompt link-up!
If you’re new, here’s the scoop: We provide a one-word prompt every week, and… Read More
2019-01-14 11:00
It’s here! Today is launch day for my newest book, Influence: Building a Platform that Elevates Jesus (Not Me).
Note: Affiliate links have been used in this post. Tha… Read More
2019-01-11 03:00
Welcome to the Five Minute Friday writing community! I’m so glad you’re here!
I just got back from my annual two-week break, and now it’s time to kick it into full gear… Read More
2018-12-21 03:00
Welcome to the final Five Minute Friday blog link-up of 2018!
It’s been such a joy to serve this fabulous community for yet another year. Whether this is your first time here or… Read More
2018-12-14 03:00
Welcome to another round of the Five Minute Friday blog link-up!
We gather every week for a fast and fun free writing exercise. All you have to do is set a timer for five minutes and w… Read More
2018-12-11 00:55
When considering publishing a book, it can be tricky (and exhausting) to wade through all of the options. Should you self publish or pursue a contract with a traditional publisher?
As I… Read More
2018-12-07 03:00
Hello!
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Five Minute Friday blog link-up. Every week I share a one word writing prompt and invite bloggers and writers like you to participate in a… Read More
2018-12-03 11:19
Have you ever gotten the crazy idea to publish your own book?
I have — and I’m here to tell you that it’s possible! (Hard work, but possible!)
So far I’ve gone the A… Read More
2018-11-30 03:00
Welcome to our weekly blog link-up! If you’re new, you can learn more about how the link-up works by visiting this page.
For this week’s Five Minute Friday link-up, we have a spe… Read More
2018-11-23 03:00
Hello! If you celebrated Thanksgiving, I hope it was wonderful!
We have so much to be grateful for, don’t we? So, so much.
If you’re new to the Five Minute Friday writing communi… Read More
2018-11-16 03:00
It’s Five Minute Friday time!
Each week we gather around a single word, set a timer, and free write for five minutes flat.
Sound like fun? Learn more about how the link up works here… Read More
2018-11-14 00:41
After completing the annual Write 31 Days writing challenge, I asked participants what they learned about themselves as writers as a result of the month-long challenge. I loved Hulda Bennett… Read More
2018-11-09 03:00
It’s Five Minute Friday time!
If you’re new to the weekly link-up, you can learn more about how it works over here.
This week’s Five Minute Friday writing prompt is: BURDEN… Read More
2018-11-02 02:00
Hello, friends!
It’s time for our weekly Five Minute Friday writing prompt and blog link-up!
(If you’ve just come off of the Write 31 Days Challenge you might be feeling ready fo… Read More
2018-10-31 10:00
We did it! We made it to the end of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Challenge!
If you’re still here, you definitely deserve a cupcake.
Today is Day 31 of 31 Days of Five… Read More
2018-10-30 10:00
It’s Day 30 of 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, and today we’re writing on the prompt, VOICE.
My personal series this month is on 31 Days to Telling Your Story.
Click here for… Read More
2018-10-29 10:00
Today is Day 29 of 31 Days to Telling Your Story – a series of posts written in five minutes flat as part of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Challenge.
Read more posts from… Read More
2018-10-28 10:00
This is Day 28 of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Challenge, as well as my own personal series, 31 Days to Telling Your Story.
Find links to the other posts in this series here… Read More
2018-10-27 10:00
Welcome to the series, 31 Days to Telling Your Story.
Today is Day 27, and we’re writing on the prompt, WHOLE.
For more posts in this series, visit the Table of Contents page.
… Read More
2018-10-26 02:00
Hello! Welcome to our weekly Five Minute Friday blog link-up.
If you’re new, you can learn all about how it works right over here.
If you’re taking part in the 31 Days of Five Mi… Read More
2018-10-25 10:00
Today’s prompt for 31 Days to Telling Your Story is: CAPTURE.
Each post in this series has been written in five minutes flat as part of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes writing c… Read More
2018-10-24 10:00
It’s Day 24 of 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, and today we’re writing on the prompt, BRIEF.
My personal series this month is on 31 Days to Telling Your Story. Click her… Read More
2018-10-23 10:00
Today is Day 23 of 31 Days to Telling Your Story – a series of posts written in five minutes flat as part of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Challenge.
Read more posts from… Read More
2018-10-22 10:00
This is Day 22 of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Challenge, as well as my own personal series, 31 Days to Telling Your Story.
Today’s writing prompt is: HELP
Find links to… Read More
2018-10-21 10:00
Today is Day 21 of the series, 31 Days to Telling Your Story.
This series has been written in conjunction with the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes writing challenge, and today we&rs&hell…Read More
2018-10-20 10:00
Today’s prompt for 31 Days to Telling Your Story is: AUDIENCE.
Each post in this series has been written in five minutes flat as part of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes writing… Read More
2018-10-19 02:00
Hello! We’ve made it to Day 19 in our challenge, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes! I’m using the prompts from this challenge to write my own series, 31 Days to Telling Your Sto… Read More
2018-10-18 10:00
Welcome to Day 18 of 31 Days to Telling Your Story – a series of posts written in conjunction with 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes.
Today’s prompt is: SEARCH
For… Read More
2018-10-17 10:00
It’s Day 17 of 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, and today we’re writing on the prompt, PAUSE.
My personal series this month is on 31 Days to Telling Your Story. Click her… Read More
2018-10-16 10:00
Today is Day 16 of 31 Days to Telling Your Story – a series of posts written in five minutes flat as part of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Challenge. Read more posts from… Read More
2018-10-15 10:00
This is Day 15 of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Challenge, as well as my own personal series, 31 Days to Telling Your Story. Find links to the other posts in this series here… Read More
2018-10-14 10:00
Today’s prompt for 31 Days to Telling Your Story is: ASK
Each post in this series has been written in five minutes flat as part of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes writing challe… Read More
2018-10-13 10:00
Welcome to Day 13 of 31 Days to Telling Your Story – a series of posts written in conjunction with 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes.
Today’s prompt is: TALK
When I… Read More
2018-10-12 02:00
Welcome to our weekly Five Minute Friday link-up!
This month we’re doing a special annual challenge called 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes.
Have you checked out the participants&rsq&hell…Read More
2018-10-11 10:00
It’s Day 11 of 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, and today we’re writing on the prompt, DOOR.
My personal series this month is on 31 Days to Telling Your Story. Click here… Read More
2018-10-10 10:00
Today is Day 10 of 31 Days to Telling Your Story – a series of posts written in five minutes flat as part of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Challenge. Read more posts from… Read More
2018-10-09 10:00
This is Day 9 of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Challenge, as well as my own personal series, 31 Days to Telling Your Story. Find links to the other posts in this series here.
T… Read More
2018-10-08 10:00
Today is Day 8 of 31 Days to Telling Your Story, and today we’re writing on the prompt, COMFORT.
I’m busy sharing five reasons I believe you should share your story. Read Reason… Read More
2018-10-07 10:00
Today’s prompt for 31 Days to Telling Your Story is: Hope.
Each post in this series has been written in five minutes flat as part of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes writing chal… Read More
2018-10-06 10:00
It’s Day 6 of 31 Days to Telling Your Story, and I’m in the process of sharing five reasons why I believe you should share your story.
Read Reason #1 from yesterday’s post… Read More
2018-10-05 02:00
Hello, friend! So lovely to have you joining us for this edition of our weekly Five Minute Friday link-up.
If you’re new to the link-up, you can learn more about how it works right ove… Read More
2018-10-04 10:00
It’s Day 4 of 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, and today we’re writing on the prompt, WHY. My personal series this month is on 31 Days to Telling Your Story. Click h… Read More
2018-10-03 10:00
Welcome to Day 3 of 31 Days to Telling Your Story – a series of posts written in five minutes flat as part of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Challenge. Read more posts from th… Read More
2018-10-02 10:00
This is Day 2 of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Challenge, as well as my own personal series, 31 Days to Telling Your Story. Find links to the other posts in this series here.
T… Read More
2018-10-01 11:00
Welcome to the first post in the series, 31 Days to Telling Your Story. I’m so glad you’re here! I pray that this series will be a great blessing to you, and that you’ll le… Read More
2018-09-28 21:23
Welcome to 31 Days to Telling Your Story — a series of blog posts written in five minutes flat to encourage and equip you to tell your story.
This series is in conjunction with the 201… Read More
2018-09-28 02:00
Welcome to our weekly blog link-up! Each week we gather to write for five minutes flat on a single writing prompt.
Today’s Five Minute Friday writing prompt is: POTENTIAL
If you&rs&hell…Read More
2018-09-21 02:00
Hello, friend!
I’m so glad you’ve popped over for this week’s edition of the Five Minute Friday blog link-up. If you’re new here, an extra special welcome to you! I h… Read More
2018-09-14 01:00
Hello! Happy (almost) weekend!
It’s FMF link-up time, which means we gather ’round to free write for five minutes flat on a single word prompt.
This week’s Five Minute Frid… Read More
2018-09-07 02:00
Hello! Welcome to our weekly Five Minute Friday blog link-up, where we free write for five minutes flat on a one-word writing prompt!
Learn more about how the link-up works by clicking here… Read More
2018-08-31 02:00
It’s link-up time!
Welcome to another round of our weekly Five Minute Friday blog link-up. We write for five minutes flat on a one-word prompt . . . no editing, no overthinking . . . J… Read More
2018-08-31 01:32
Welcome to the 2018 edition of 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes!
This has become an annual tradition inspired by the Write 31 Days challenge, which takes place every October.
For Write… Read More
2018-08-27 04:18
What is the measure of success for writers? How do we know when we’ve “arrived” or achieved a measure of success that is worth noting?
I’m thrilled to welcome my frie… Read More
2018-08-24 02:00
Welcome to our weekly Five Minute Friday link-up! So glad you’re here! Be sure to scroll down to learn about some exciting upcoming events and to read posts from other bloggers.
If you… Read More
2018-08-17 02:00
Hello from West Michigan! After a glorious (and busy!) nine weeks in South Africa, my family and I are safely back in the States.
Thank you so much to all who prayed for our travels and our… Read More
2018-08-10 02:00
Hello friends!
Welcome to our weekly writing prompt! After a fabulous nine weeks in South Africa, this is my family’s last weekend in Cape Town before heading back to the States on Sun… Read More
2018-08-03 02:00
Welcome to the weekly Five Minute Friday writing link-up!
If you’re new to this online writing community, you can learn more about us and how the link-up works by clicking here.
A… Read More
2018-07-27 02:00
Hey there! Welcome to another round of the weekly Five Minute Friday link-up! I’m waving hello from Cape Town, South Africa — we have a couple more weeks left in this beautiful c… Read More
2018-07-20 02:00
Welcome to the weekly Five Minute Friday blog link-up!
We gather every week to write for five minutes flat on a single word prompt . . . so get your timer and your typing fingers ready! We&r&hell…Read More
2018-07-16 13:33
Looking for the best Amazon products for writers? Here are some of my favorites.
(And psst . . . on Amazon Prime Day (a 36-hour sale from July 16-17, 2018), use code PRIMEBOOKS18 to get $5 o… Read More
2018-07-13 02:00
It is such a delight to welcome my dear friend and fellow author, Katie M. Reid, to Five Minute Friday today!
If you’re new to Five Minute Friday, you can learn more about the link-up… Read More
2018-07-06 02:00
Hello from Cape Town!
I hope your first week of July has been fantastic!
Before I left for our trip to South Africa, I took a little poll on social media asking members of the Five Minute Fr… Read More
2018-06-29 02:00
Hello!
I hope you’ve had a wonderful month of June! So hard to believe it’s over, isn’t it?
If you’re new to Five Minute Friday, you can learn all about our weekly wr… Read More
2018-06-22 02:00
Welcome to Five Minute Friday, the online writing community that encourages and equips Christian writers.
We gather week after week to free write on a one-word prompt, and we’d love fo… Read More
2018-06-15 02:00
Hello from Cape Town, South Africa!
Thank you so much to those of you who prayed for safe travels and sent messages of encouragement. You guys are such a blessing!
The Lord certainly answere… Read More
2018-06-08 02:00
Hello there!
So glad you could make it for this round of Five Minute Friday — the weekly blog link-up where we write fast and furious for five minutes flat.
To learn more about how the… Read More
2018-06-01 02:00
It’s free writing time! I love hearing about how the Lord uses these (sometimes randomly selected) writing prompts to stir your heart and mind.
If you’re new here, my name is Kat… Read More
2018-05-25 02:00
It’s time to PAUSE for a few minutes for our weekly FMF blog link-up!
If you’re new to Five Minute Friday, an extra special welcome to you! Learn more about this community and ho… Read More
2018-05-21 10:41
Who are your favorite book authors?
Have you ever thought about ways you could support and encourage them as they continue providing works of literary art for your enjoyment and benefit?
Do… Read More
2018-05-20 23:42
After my memoir released, a number of people asked me how to leave Amazon book reviews online. I thought it might be helpful to share a quick tutorial for those who would like to learn.
Disc… Read More
2018-05-18 02:00
Guess what? In case you couldn’t tell from the prompt, I have a few secrets to share with you this week.
Before we start writing, here’s the first one:
Remember the hope*writers… Read More
2018-05-11 02:00
Welcome to our weekly Five Minute Friday blog link-up!
If you’re new to the link-up, click here to learn how it works.
Before we get started with our five minute free write, I have som… Read More
2018-05-03 17:18
It’s time for our weekly Five Minute Friday blog link-up!
If you’re new to FMF, you can learn more about how the link-up works here.
This week’s prompt is: ADAPT
Join th… Read More
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