by Bethany Jett, @BetJett I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” ― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt Meeting deadlines can set you apart in the publishing world, because just as a lot of people don't turn in proposals that are requested at conferences, a lot…

by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Are you scrambling through your files for the last time you posted a blog title? Are you pulling your hair out trying to keep track of when a blog is due or when it appears? At the last minute of posting, have you neglected an image?…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Does being successful in the publishing world and fulfilling your dreams seem like David battling the odds on his way to becoming king? Most of us are familiar with King David of the Bible. His story is in 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Chronicles,…

by Alycia W. Morales     @AlyciaMorales Jesus said that He came to serve, not to be served. Did you know that as a beginning writer, you can serve other writers? At first, you may wonder how, seeing that you are just getting started. You may not know a lot about the…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson True confession time. Writing is both the thing I love best and the thing I hate most. When the words flow, it’s heaven on earth. When they stutter to a halt, the opposite is true. And the truth is, both of these circumstances are a regular…

by Bethany Jett, @BetJett Do I need an agent? If a publisher is interested in my work, can't I craft the deal myself? What can agent really do to help me? If I represent myself, don't I keep all of my royalties? At some point in our writing careers, we have…