by Edie Melson @EdieMelson [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="- @EdieMelson on @BRMCWC #writing #pubtip"]Too many or too few? Word count from a writer's perspective[/tweet_box] As working writers, our lives sometimes seem governed by word count. We use these numbers to set goals, define projects and sometimes even determine our victories. But…

By Aaron Gansky, @adgansky   I don’t want to get into what’s better: non-fiction or fiction. Both have equal merit. I’ve written both. But here’s what I’ve found. When I really want to relay the truth to someone, when I want them to believe it in their gut, I roll…

By Todd Allen, @ToddAllenAuthor Writing to me is like learning to hit a golf ball. I’m constantly trying to follow rules from professionals. Their lessons storm through my head like wild bison when I line up for a tee shot, and I usually launch that little white ball into the…

By Brad Bloom, @faithfitnessmag, Publisher, Faith & Fitness Magazine   My wife still does it the old-fashioned way. Most nights she reaches into her nightstand and pulls out a spiral bound notebook to make her next journal entry. It’s nothing fancy and I think in many ways that is a…

by Lynn H. Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn A few summers ago, our youngest son decided he was ready to try riding his bike without the training wheels. My husband removed the training wheels and we wrapped him in bubble wrap secured his helmet on his head and found some knee and elbow pads…

By Lindsey Brackett, @lindsbrac   We all have those days. The ones where fingers seem stiff or the keyboard is too sticky to deal with. Days when plots are stuck and characters stale and ideas elusive. I wouldn’t call it writer block exactly. More like writer delay. These days I…