By Debb Hackett @debb_hackett We moved across an ocean during lockdown and are only now rolling up our sleeves and getting involved with life in our new area. When people ask what I do, I secretly brace myself for their reaction as I confess: I’m an aspiring Christian fiction author.…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea I’m not going to lie, I allowed my kids to make a few bad hair decisions as they were growing up. I did it for two reasons. 1) I knew I would be able to show them the pictures years later and tease them mercilessly, and 2)…

By Aaron Gansky @ADGansky Some time ago, I had my Creative Writing students draw up a map of the town in which their story takes place. I had them label streets, buildings, homes, shops, etc. The response was greatly varied, from island villas to battleships, to starships, to fantasy worlds…

by Sandy Kirby Quandt @SandyKQuandt When my husband and I attended our first Grand Prix race, I discovered eleven lessons we writers can apply to our writing.  It pays to know the lay of the land before you set out As this was our first time at the race we…

by Sandy Kirby Quandt @SandyKQuandt We’ve recently passed through the time of year when two of my favorite constellations, Pleiades and Orion, were visible over our house in the early morning hours. Each morning they rested overhead I walked down the driveway to retrieve the paper, paused, and looked skyward…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 Deadlines can be such a creativity killer. Rush, rush, rush. Get something on the page. No, get something wonderful on the page. Now! I know I need to slow down and pace myself better to give creativity enough time and room to work. Do you? In…