by Lindsey Brackett @LindsBrac For developing authentic characters—and yourself—learning the Enneagram is a great place to start. This ancient tool suggests nine basic personality types for people, which are all focused on how a person’s underlying motivation (or core sin) influences behavior. Enneagram experts believe every person carries tendencies of…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 None of our names are found in Matthew 1 or Luke 2 in which the story of Jesus’ birth is told. (Unless your name is Mary or Joseph.) But have you considered that we have something in common with angels and shepherds if we know Jesus?…

by Cherrilynn Bisbano @BisbanoWrites Merry Christmas!  I cherish each of you and desire to break from my book proposal series to wish you a blessed holiday season. As I write, my son is watching worship videos. Music is part of our morning routine before we start homeschooling. He chose, “Oh…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea My toaster is totally messing with my head. It takes forever. I keep pushing the pop-up button only to find … bread. I wait and pop it up again. Still bread. Wait. Pop. Nope — still not toast. Then, what do I get in the split…

by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Up on the bookshelf Editors hail. Out jump agents, writers travail. Down through the aisles With lots of books, All with metaphors and crazy hooks. Ho Ho Ho A writer would know. Ho Ho Ho A writer would know. Oh, up on a bookshelf Click Click…

by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted There is a formula . . . steps that guarantee your writing will be amazing. They are simple but vital. None of us are perfect writers. It’s a continual write, rewrite, and polish venture with a little added common sense. Over the years, I’ve learned a…