@LucindaSMcDowel “Cindy, God has given you a gift of writing, and it is your duty to write for Him!” Imagine being only 26-years-old and personally hearing those words from Elisabeth Elliot—respected mentor, international speaker and author of more than thirty books. I had already felt a nudging from God on…

@EdieMelson We writers wear our hearts on our sleeves, metaphorically speaking. We pour our inner selves out on the page, drawing on the highs and lows of life to interpret the world through words. This is an exhilarating journey. The highs are incredible, and the lows…well…they’re tough. If we don’t…

@LisaCarter27 Are you feeling pruned today? By co-workers, family members, or critique partners? By life? I am the true vine and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit . . . As the…

@LucindaSMcDowel Say, it’s been about a month since you got home from that great Writers Conference all fired up and ready to write that first book, submit that requested article, or polish off that book proposal? Only you haven’t actually done any of those things. Yet. You are sitting in…

@EdieMelson Writing is hard work, physically, emotionally and spiritually. We spend hours at a computer, neglecting exercise and proper posture. Beyond that, we pour our hearts and souls into the words we arrange into stories, articles, even blog posts. We spend time and money learning how to write, constantly improving…

@LynetteEason Hi all, Happy Thursday. Hope everyone is doing well and making progress on whatever you’re working on this week. When I was wondering what in the world I might blog about today, I thought about God’s fingerprints. I’ve been writing pretty steady since about 1999. I was published in…