by Mary Holloman @mtholloman I got a 3 on my elementary school writing test. Do you remember those? It was in fourth grade. Each student was given a prompt, and you had a set amount of time to write a story using the prompt. The highest score you could receive…

By Debb Hackett @debb_hackett We’re in contest season and it’s always proposal and submission season. But not everyone wins or gets offered a contract. Disappointment is as much a part of writing, as breathing. Therefore, managing your actions and feelings when you’re not successful is crucial. Over the years I’ve…

by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed.D. @khutch0767 For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland (Isaiah 43:19 NLT). I recently received news that an author opportunity I’d…

By Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales In his book How to Grow a Novel: The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them, Sol Stein says, “In our not-yet acknowledged secret garden lie the seeds of some of our best not-yet written stories.” When I recently read this quote, the…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 My heart was happy, and I wondered what was next. After twelve years of difficult spiritual battles, I pondered an exquisite sliver of peace that I felt in my heart. It had eluded me for a while—this level of peace. The next day, an old battle…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites Grief greets me these mornings. Angst for my friends who’ve endured tremendous loss. Our community has encountered much heartache, so, I storm the gates of heaven and bow before the throne of grace for healing words—there are none. As a writer and chaplain, shouldn’t I have…