The Whys and Hows of Writing from a Very Successful Writing Team!Bodie Thoene is a bestselling and award-winning author with years of writing experience in both the general and religious markets. With her husband Brock, this highly successful writing team here shares a wealth of practical knowledge on the whys and hows of writing. Beginning with motivation, personal cost and breadth of involvement, the authors develop these building blocks to a successful writing career:Getting started.Finding help to improve your writing.Developing the writer's tools.Understanding the basics of good writing.Building a resource file.Selecting a strong idea.Contacting an editor.Draft preparation, editing, and final draft.Packaging and protecting your material.Making the transition from periodical to book writing.Filled with personal anecdotes and humor, Writer to Writer can help a beginning writer as well as give valuable tips to a published author.