Welcome to Next Step Coaching Services’ Year of Simple. This year we’re offering tips to simplify your life when it comes to writing, speaking, and ministry. The writing tip I’ll share with you today is about documentation. What’s documentation? It’s…
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Do You Want Your Manuscript to Look Professional?
Do you want your manuscript to look professional? As an editor, I’ve read countless manuscripts that have an unprofessional look because of one thing: Scripture documentation was not handled correctly. If you’re not sure how to do that (or even…
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Starting the Year of Simple
Whew! I think that we call can agree that 2020 was a rough year. There were challenges layered on top of more challenges. For many of us, it was even more serious. Many suffered tragic losses. At the beginning of…
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New Year resources to help you grow as a writer or speaker!
At Next Step Coaching Services we want to help you grow in your craft of writing and speaking. We’re Amy Carroll, the founder of Next Step and the speaking coach, and Melanie Chitwood, the editor and writing coach. We both…
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Do You Want a Backstage Pass?
Hi there! I’ve got some big news to share… some news that has been over a year and a half in the making. Lynn Cowell, one of my Proverbs 31 Ministries sisters, and I are getting ready to write a…
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It’s Okay Not to Be Okay
The end of 2020 brought a string of hard things. My beloved aunt passed away unexpectedly in a hospital alone. One month later, after a long struggle, my mom passed away. At the same time, an estranged family member appeared….
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