By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin Within the writing community, I’ve often read, “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” According to Ryan Holiday in his book, The Perennial Seller, this statement is attributed to Ernest Hemingway. Then Holiday continues saying, “This is…

by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales Some days I find myself sitting at the computer, staring at the blank screen. No matter how hard I try to make them, the words just won't flow. Maybe I'm overtired. Maybe I've got a multitude of worries on my mind. Who knows. One thing I'm…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 Heartbeats are memorable and precious. The heartbeat of the unborn heard in sonograms. The “beep, beep” of a heart monitor keeping watch over a loved one at the hospital. The “thump, thump” we hear when someone comforts us with a hug. God’s heartbeat is heard throughout…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites Why do you write or speak? I’ve chatted with many of you and believe you walked out of the womb, pen or microphone in hand. No matter when we started most of us will exclaim, “God called me!” As a speaker, I desired to be used…

By A.C. Williams by @acw_author One of the scariest, most upsetting words in the English language is the word CHANGE. Nobody really likes it, no matter how much they claim they do. Change requires effort and energy, and, frankly, it’s usually just easier to keep doing things the same way.…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills It’s December, the month of Christmas, and we’re all scrambling for the perfect gift for our writerly friends. The opportunity should be easy, but when we choose to offer something special that encourages them, our creative minds head into overdrive. Here are a few ways you…