@EdieMelson Blogging is a great way to connect with our online audience. And while  there are a lot more people out there doing it well, I still see some common mistakes. These things affect a blog, making readers click away before they finish a post and even unsubscribe altogether. Today…

@CindyDevoted Last week completed my 2019 conference travel. I've traveled to 8 conferences. A total of 7k miles. I always dreaded the travel itself, but once I'm there...I love it. Writers Conferences are places where those of us who are "quirky" know that others understand that. As I look over…

By Brad Bloom @faithfitnessmag Let me get inside your brain for a minute. It’s better if I do it now through this casual conversation rather than later when you’re writing for my magazine. When I started presenting at BRMCWC back in 2017 it was partly with the anticipation of finding writers…

@LucindaSMcDowel So, you’re not actually going back to school in a few days? Well, most of us are conditioned from childhood to view late August and early September as the second beginning of a new year. Whether or not your own household is gearing up for a new school year,…

@RamonaRichards OK . . . so I have a book coming out next month. And, yes, I have been doing this for a LONG time. I have survived the days of paper manuscripts and SASEs. Of waiting for more than a year for a rejection. Of form letters, postcards, and…

@DiAnnMills Symbolism is a tangible items that means something psychologically to the character—and translates to the reader the same emotional response. James Scott Bell states, “From the start, we have a connection . . . .” The character(s) and the reader form an attachment to an object that no longer…