by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 Outlines are our friends, or are they? I loved making outlines in my seminary class because they provided structure for the speeches I prepared. Things changed. In recent years, I dreaded making outlines as I wrote books and blog posts. They seemed to confine the feeling…

by Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales As Christians, we all know how important it is to know and follow the 10 Commandments. But does that translate to our writing careers? Do we allow the Lord in every aspect of our life, or do we leave Him out of some? When you read…

by DiAnn Mills @diannmills Meeting reader needs can be a daunting task, which is one of the reasons why The Author Roadmap is dedicated to helping you be a success with social media while creating writing projects. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="@diannmills on @brmcwc #pubtips #writing"]7 Things Your Target Audience Needs…

by Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales Red ink. Harsh critiques. Rejections. Watching others pass us on their writing journey. These are all things we deal with as writers. The hard things. The tough things. The things that make us wonder if we chose the right career. If we should give up on…

by Tamela Hancock Murray @Tamela_Murray Recently, my assistant had a conversation with an author who did not send a complete proposal. The author was referred to our guidelines and gently reminded that we needed more material in order to make an evaluation. But instead of saying “thank you” for the guidance, the…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea I was more than a little worried that my new diet was going to be altogether too difficult. Oh, these meal plans. The first day went something like this: Meal one: 6 organic, conflict-free cashews and a teaspoon of orange peel, zested Meal two: 3 almonds,…