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How to turn off Smart Quotes in Microsoft Word

Something we continue to encounter with authors is trouble with funky characters when they transfer their articles from Microsoft Word to our site. Up until now, I have always recommended just transferring your article into Microsoft notepad before moving it to the site. However, I ran across a better way. How to turn off Smart [...]

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One of the recommendations that we make to authors here at Christian Articles Resource is to have and to regularly use a blog. It has been proven time and time again to be an excellent vehicle to have your writing seen. Of course, one of the most common pitfalls of blog use is dealing with [...]

Author Tip – Change Your Pen Name

One of the options available to our authors is the ability to create and use pen names on our site. Most will create one when setting up their account and never give it another thought. Sometimes however, the original pen name chosen fails to mesh with the content written and needs to be changed. Here’s [...]

Have You Considered Self Publishing for eReaders?

I was doing a bit of shopping on Amazon the other day and came to the realization that ereaders have gone from the fringe to virtually mainstream in just a few short years. And as the adoption rate grows, so does the demand for quality Christian books to be used on them. So have you [...]

6 Tips To Promote Your Christian Articles

(Authors Note: This is a reprint of the recently published page to help the authors at the Christian Articles Resource better promote their articles. If you have any other helpful tips, please share them with us in the comments.) Promoting Christian articles can be a daunting process for many, but it doesn’t have to be. [...]

How Do You Promote Your Articles?

I recently added a resource page to help our authors find ways to promote their articles. But as always, I’m looking for ways to improve it. How do YOU promote your articles after writing them? What ways of promotion have we overlooked? Send us your feedback in the comments below.

Attention Authors: Let Us Add You To Our Blog Roll!

Jennifer and I really appreciate all of you authors who use our site and are always looking for ways to make it more useful for you. I few months back we began a process to get any article published on our site a little bit more exposure by posting it to our Facebook and Twitter [...]

Authors Tip: Use The Resource Box Effectively

When updating the site recently, I noticed that many authors fail to use the resource box to it’s full potential. Granted, the resource box is there for them to use at their discretion, but I hate seeing a good resource going to waste. Here are some specific things that I noticed: Links in the resource [...]