By Aaron Gansky @ADGansky Often, as writers, we tend to take the path of least resistance. We’ll throw in a tired, worn-out cliché because it’s easier than actually thinking of an original description. The result is a lot of the same stories with the same characters and the same “plot-twists.”…

By Theresa Parker Pierce @rowanhistory Isaiah 28:10 “For precept must be upon precept; line upon line; here a little, and there a little:” KJV As a former teacher I have written most of my life but in retirement, I decided to pursue it further. Much wisdom has been departed to…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites I desire to submit articles to magazines. I almost didn’t when I read the term, “Kill Fee.” Is that legal?  Other terms boggled my mind. What is a nut graf anyway? Is sounds like a surgical term. I need to learn magazine article jargon before I…

by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales With everything going on in our world—all the crazy chaos—it can be difficult to survive, let alone get any writing done. Over the past six months, I’ve come up against depression more than once, which is something I haven’t experienced since college. I’ve faced a few…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 Blogs rock! You can connect with your audience, show editors and agents that you are serious about writing, and share what’s on your heart with others. Blogs are worth the investment. Last month, we looked at why we should start a blog, what we should write…

By Leilani Squires In the past seven years, I’ve conducted at least 500 interviews for articles (it’s more, but I kind of lost track and there’s a reason I chose writing over a math career). So I’ve learned a thing or two about interviewing.  Writing other people’s stories and about…