By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites Merry Christmas! I love December with the celebration of our Savior’s birth, Christmas lights, and the hope of a fresh start for the new year. I don’t know what lies ahead for 2021 but I plan and let God lead.  “The heart of man plans his…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills February 15-17, 2021 Are you a writer struggling with how best to market your book? Does building a solid platform cause a mountain of stress? Does social media look like an insurmountable hurdle? Where does a writer start with a book launch? Marketing is an integral part…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 I never get tired of looking at my mother’s sideboard. Each season, she “scrapbooks” it, decorating the shelves with gorgeous dishes, flowers, and greenery. The details capture my attention, and the loveliness feels like home. For Christmas, pine branches and holly sprigs peek out between ivory…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson The writer’s life isn’t an easy one. So much of what we create comes from some place deep inside ourselves. Giving that way can be exhausting, not to mention frustrating, when we feel empty. The good news is that there are things we can do to help ourselves. I’ve come to…

by Sandy Kirby Quandt @SandyKQuandt Have you ever looked at your writing journey as a process of taking the land of writing little by little instead of all at once? Let me explain what I mean.  After I completed my first book for middle grade readers, I knew without a…

by Josie Siler  @josie_siler For many of us, the recent Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference was a mountaintop experience. It was for me. I was one of the Zoomies, the group of conferees who attended virtually and connected during the breaks over Zoom. We had such a blast getting…