by Lynn H. Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn I’m on a deadline y’all, so this is going to be brief. This deadline is for, Lord willing, my fifth published novel. I’ve been churning out words for weeks, months, okay a couple of years now, and I’ve made a few, let’s call them “observations,” regarding…

By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin Rejection is a reality of the writing life that no one likes. As a writer, my pitches are rejected or answered with silence. Like other writers, I also get ghosted. Besides having written many books and articles for publication, I’m working at my third publishing house…

by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales While scrolling social media recently, I came across a very short statement. Don’t let your struggles become your identity. It stopped my scroll. Have you ever done that? Have you ever given your struggle so much power that you claimed it as part of who…

by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Is a paid critique at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference useful for me? Perhaps you’ve asked yourself this question. You’re not alone. And the answer is yes! Writers on every level benefit from a paid critique. The following information will point writers in the…

by Julie Zine Coleman @JulieZColeman That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death... Philippians 3:10 NASB My husband has many wonderful qualities. But the night I began to fall in love with him, something bigger captured…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites  I never thought I would or could write for a magazine until I was asked to submit an article to a trade magazine. “What could I contribute?” I said. “Think about it and get back to me.” The editor said. I remembered an instructor at Blue…