@DiAnnMills Are you a vertical writer? We writers are in the business of learning the craft, using our imaginations, writing, editing, and rewriting. Then the process repeats. That’s horizontal writing. We depend on people and earth’s resources to help us reach our publishing dreams and goals. While we are to…

@EdieMelson For those of you getting ready for the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference you may have heard about the need for a One Sheet. This tool is also known as a Pitch Sheet. It’s a one page presentation of the project you’re pitching to an editor or agent. Today I’ll be…

@KatyKauffman28 I looked at the first draft of my book’s introduction, and I felt helpless. It sounded so academic, and it wasn’t fair to the main characters. I wasn’t writing a novel, but a Bible study on 2 Timothy. I was trying to talk about the apostle Paul and his…

@LindsBrac Game night is kind of a big deal in our house. Mostly because I have a husband and a child who love rules and structure and strategy. Meanwhile the older daughter and I are over here planning a Netflix binge. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject=" #pubtip"]A Winning Strategy for Banangrams—and…

@DiAnnMills What drives a character to take risks, break laws, and become an antagonist? Are the traits listed on a compilation of bad-guy behaviors? Are the roots hidden in a deep hurt, possibly unrelated to actions in the present? Why is betrayal a common theme? These questions plagued me until…

@DiAnnMills When we place our name on our writing, we are ensuring the reader sees excellence. The effort to create an outstanding manuscript requires time and skill with a commitment to learning the newest trends in the industry.  Whew! Every writer has experienced the defeat of rejection and the dive…