By Aaron Gansky @ADGansky I wanted to touch on a subject that’s been on my mind lately. When an idea for a novel pops into our minds, the first thing we like to do is flesh out a few major plot points, which is fine, but it can become a…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites I did not know what to write this month. Oh, I started three blog posts. They are tucked away in my BRMCWC Works in Progress folder. I almost hit send on a blog about stress. God stopped me. He wants me to ask you the same…

by Lindsey Brackett @LindsBrac Attending a writers’ retreat is not reserved for those with big budgets, published books, or ample travel time. In fact, taking a retreat can be one of the simplest ways to reignite your creativity and—to borrow the words of Emily P. Freeman—“create space for your soul…

by Sandy Kirby Quandt @SandyKQuandt Two of my unpublished books are on the Tuskegee Airmen, Red Tails, of World War II. While researching the Airmen’s story, I found a quote by General Chappie James which, although it referenced the Airmen applies, I believe, to writers as well.  General James said,…

by A.E. Jackson @aejacksonmktg Last November, I started a one hundred day goal to complete three MasterClasses. I studied writing craft with Joyce Carol Oates, Dan Brown, Neil Gaiman, and James Patterson. Still, some of the greatest lessons learned were gleaned in the time between videos, workbooks, and exercises.  The…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea Did you ever get a note from your child’s school and secretly hope it was about anything but a project?  Minor behavior infraction. Please let it be a minor behavioral infraction.  Oh, that four-word note that casts dread deep into the heart of a parent: SCIENCE NOTEBOOK…