By Deborah Clack @deborah_clack   My stomach dropped, but my feet were still on the ground. Staring at a man who was four inches shorter than my five feet nine, all I could think to myself was, “This is not who I thought I would be jumping out of an…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson In the beginning God created… Genesis 1:1 My mother is an artist, and I’ve always admired the sure strokes she uses as she applies color to canvas. The picture didn’t just happen, dictated by the tools she used or the circumstances. It was dictated by the…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="- @EdieMelson on @BRMCWC #writing #pubtip"]Too many or too few? Word count from a writer's perspective[/tweet_box] As working writers, our lives sometimes seem governed by word count. We use these numbers to set goals, define projects and sometimes even determine our victories. But…

By Aaron Gansky, @adgansky   I don’t want to get into what’s better: non-fiction or fiction. Both have equal merit. I’ve written both. But here’s what I’ve found. When I really want to relay the truth to someone, when I want them to believe it in their gut, I roll…

By Todd Allen, @ToddAllenAuthor Writing to me is like learning to hit a golf ball. I’m constantly trying to follow rules from professionals. Their lessons storm through my head like wild bison when I line up for a tee shot, and I usually launch that little white ball into the…

By Brad Bloom, @faithfitnessmag, Publisher, Faith & Fitness Magazine   My wife still does it the old-fashioned way. Most nights she reaches into her nightstand and pulls out a spiral bound notebook to make her next journal entry. It’s nothing fancy and I think in many ways that is a…