By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam All writers are given the opportunity to share a message for anyone who would come across the words they’ve tapped out on their keys. Whether the piece is a blog post, article or a book, the written words can be read by somebody, somewhere over and…

By Heather Kreke @HKreke If you give a writer an idea, they are going to want a note pad to go with it. When they get the note pad, they are going to need a pen. Once they have the pen and note pad, they are going to start writing.…

by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed.D. @khutch0767 “…but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint” (Isaiah 40:31 NIV). This season marks the beginning of a busy conference time for…

by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan I’m in edit mode, so all things edit are on my mind. Sometimes, I want to tear my hair out over telling versus showing. I’ve worked hard to show and not tell … and yet little things slip in unnoticed. Take the work “look.” It’s a…

by Lynn H. Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn I’m on a deadline y’all, so this is going to be brief. This deadline is for, Lord willing, my fifth published novel. I’ve been churning out words for weeks, months, okay a couple of years now, and I’ve made a few, let’s call them “observations,” regarding…

By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin Rejection is a reality of the writing life that no one likes. As a writer, my pitches are rejected or answered with silence. Like other writers, I also get ghosted. Besides having written many books and articles for publication, I’m working at my third publishing house…