Write Away: Writing Guides from an Author and Teacher

by Chris Pepple

After years of writing, editing, teaching, and speaking to writing groups, Chris Pepple brings her insights into creative and academic writing to you. Write Away offers writing prompts and challenges for writers and students of all ages. This book offers suggestions to help writers find a way to move past writer’s block and to strengthen their writing skills. This book also offers a variety of tips on topics such as finding your writing style, choosing your genre, reaching your audience, creating strong characters, and overcoming your weaknesses as a writer. All genres of writing need creativity infused throughout the work to strengthen the piece, engage the intended audience, and take something ordinary and make it extraordinary. Bonus sections include tips for reading lists and academic writing assignments for homeschooled students; insights from other authors; motivational quotes; multiple bonus writing prompts; and in-depth grammar tips for all ages.

158 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2020

About the author

I am a poet, a published author, and a writing consultant living in Germantown, Tenn. I am also a writer-at-large for Southern Writers Magazine. As a published author, my works include Looking, Seeing (2018), Without a Voice (2017), Two Frontiers (2016), Writing Your Faith Journey (2016), Look to See Me: A Collection of Reflections (2006) and Reflections on Suffering: Defining Our Crosses and Letting Go of Pain (2012).

I speak to writing groups on topics such as self-publishing, how to find your own creative voice and how to break writer's block. Along with speaking to writing groups, I also speak nationally to churches and nonprofit organizations on a variety of motivational and spiritual topics. Current speaking series: Writing Your Faith: A Guide to Leaving a Written Faith Legacy and Defining Suffering: Carrying our Cross and Letting Go of Pain. I also speak to young adults and senior high youth on being aware of domestic violence issues and dating violence issues which still affect so many families in our nation.