by Rachel Suffern @SuffernRachel “You’re pretty open about your art but you treat writing like a weird relative locked up in the attic.” This was my husband’s take on my creative endeavors over the past few years, possibly inspired by all the Bronte I’ve forced on him.  It all began when…

by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales Since April is my birthday month, and I love buying new books, I wanted to share my list of 20 writing resources that every writer should have on their bookshelves. There is so much value in studying the writing craft, and I encourage you to…

by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills The Blue Ridge Conference is fast approaching, and writers are polishing their manuscripts and proposals One of the conference highlights is the ability for the writer to schedule two face-to-face appointments with an agent, editor, or professional writer. We want that event to be a positive…

by @WritesJody It was too late to back out. Ticket sales were live. Why did I agree to this? A few months ago, agreeing to speak at our women’s event seemed like this grand and brave idea from God, but now that it was three weeks away, it seemed like…

by Jenny Cote I know what you’re thinking. “That title is in the wrong order! It should be, ‘Ready, Willing and Able to Write.’”  No, smarty pants writer, the title is correct, according to God’s divine order of things. I’ll prove it to you. But first, let’s all give a…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea I don’t know why we’re always making things a lot more complicated than we need to, but repairs shouldn’t be rocket science. Unless you’re repairing rockets. For everything else it’s a lot simpler than we tend to make it. According to my grandfather, if it’s mechanical, you…