@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…

@Tamela_Murray Lately I’ve been seeing articles about how some people find personal status updates on Facebook and other social media depressing. Apparently people put on their best “faces” so their lives seem better than yours. Most of these articles aren’t written from a Christian perspective, so they ignore the fact…

@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…

@RamonaRichards Well, you’re here. The wasteland. Wait, now. The Blue Ridge conference was AWESOME! Notes taken, with inspiration driving an unbelievable energy. You left in an unexpected euphoria of new friends, new direction, new ideas. You expanded your social media, sent the thank you notes, filed the business cards. You…

@CindyDevoted When I attend conferences folks are always asking, “After the contract comes, what next?” Often, we focus on only learning the craft. Don’t get me wrong. We need to know the craft inside and out, but it’s important to understand what does happen once we earn that contract. Let’s…

@JennyLCote I’m often asked, “How do you organize your writing schedule? Do you designate a certain amount of hours in a day? Do you get up early or write in the middle of the night?” My answer is that, for six days a week, any hour is fair game. Sometimes…