by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 What do I put? Even after thirteen years of writing, I often stop and wonder what I should put in my writer’s bio. The best determining factor is the amount of space. If you only have three sentences to work with, your options are streamlined for…
[ Read More ]By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites I did not know what to write this month. Oh, I started three blog posts. They are tucked away in my BRMCWC Works in Progress folder. I almost hit send on a blog about stress. God stopped me. He wants me to ask you the same…
[ Read More ]by Lindsey Brackett @LindsBrac Attending a writers’ retreat is not reserved for those with big budgets, published books, or ample travel time. In fact, taking a retreat can be one of the simplest ways to reignite your creativity and—to borrow the words of Emily P. Freeman—“create space for your soul…
[ Read More ]by Sandy Kirby Quandt @SandyKQuandt Two of my unpublished books are on the Tuskegee Airmen, Red Tails, of World War II. While researching the Airmen’s story, I found a quote by General Chappie James which, although it referenced the Airmen applies, I believe, to writers as well. General James said,…
[ Read More ]by A.E. Jackson @aejacksonmktg Last November, I started a one hundred day goal to complete three MasterClasses. I studied writing craft with Joyce Carol Oates, Dan Brown, Neil Gaiman, and James Patterson. Still, some of the greatest lessons learned were gleaned in the time between videos, workbooks, and exercises. The…
[ Read More ]by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea Did you ever get a note from your child’s school and secretly hope it was about anything but a project? Minor behavior infraction. Please let it be a minor behavioral infraction. Oh, that four-word note that casts dread deep into the heart of a parent: SCIENCE NOTEBOOK…
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