by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan On a writer’s loop, a recent topic raised some interesting comments. The question? Should our work be clean or moral? Well, yes … depending. I don’t mean to be ambiguous … or maybe I do. I think the answer depends on what God has called you…

By A.C. Williams by @acw_author Writing is a solitary art form. There’s no getting around it. Nobody else is going to make you sit down at the computer and hammer out the day’s needed word count. And even if you attend conferences and critique groups and brainstorm with the best,…

By Candyce Carden @CandyceDeal I studied the cover of the slim book in my hand: Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art. I was intrigued.  Not only by the title but also by the striking design. Likewise, the author. I knew Madeleine L’Engle from her Newberry Medal-winning A Wrinkle in…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Story Payoff is not a writer gripping the handle of a slot machine and hoping the reader gets it. That friends, would be a gamble. Who wants to risk their story, a work of the heart that has taken weeks, months, or years to create? The…

By Aaron Gansky @ADGansky Recently, I hit a bit of a writer’s block. This is not surprising for anyone who writes, but for whatever reason, I was shocked. I’d just finished up my young adult fantasy novel which, for the most part, told itself. But beginning a new project with…

by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted There is something to be said about what we think about ourselves, not only as individuals but also as friends, family members, and writers. Integrity is a vital part of our individualism, and it’s a necessity in our career as a writer. Unfortunately, our industry is…