by: Shannon Redmon @shannon_redmon If you were to look into the deep, dark recesses of my computer files you might find one or two completed manuscripts that never saw the light of day. I loved those books when I first wrote them, even cherished them as my first completed book…

By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin Over the last 20 years Greg Stielstra, author of Pyromarketing, marketed hundreds of Christian books including The Purpose Driven Life. During that time, he noticed a disturbing trend. Some Christian authors sought fame because they believed only celebrities could influence culture. What’s more, they thought to…

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 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 Larry Leech @LarryJLeechII Spring cleaning. I have been aware of the name and of the concept for pretty much most of my life. But, when I lived in Florida, I never cleaned in the spring. If the driveway needed pressure-washed on December 15. Not a problem. Wash windows on…

By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted Sitting on the cusp of a new book release, the reality of good book reviews weighs heavy. The natural questions of acceptance raise our worry level just a smidge. Will readers like the book? Will they even post a review? What about the hate reviews? I've…