by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan There are words that are wonderful and words that are—well, not so wonderful. I keep telling myself that, yet I forget when I write and thus inflict a great burden upon my inner editor. Like Alice, I give myself good advice, but I seldom follow it.…

by Lynn H. Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn I’ve come to realize that despite my best intentions, my writing process always looks something like this . . . I should start this book, but that blinking cursor looks grumpy. I’ll do some more research into weapons of mass destruction and how to poison someone…

By A.C. Williams by @acw_auth  Have you ever been in a creative place where you need a quick win? Do you feel like it would do you a world of good to be able to start a project and finish it in the same week (or even in the same…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea I’ve probably told you what a terrible memory I have, right? Or did I forget? The good news is that I did remember to buy the brain-boosting, memory-juicing supplements. Now if I can only remember to take them. Do people still tie a string around a finger…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Sometimes coming up with unique and creative blog post idea is a challenge. I understand because I’ve been there more than once. Out of frustration and discouragement, I found a solution that I’ve used repeatedly. Enlist your readers to help you with blog ideas. Think about…

by Rachael Colby  @RachaelColby7  It seems some missed the memo that most worthy endeavors require hard work. I find writing mentally, physically, and spiritually exhausting. It’s exhilarating too—but that usually comes after the exhaustion. Writing is time intensive and demanding, but it’s worth it. Life happens. Sometimes we can handle…