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What Makes a Great Story? The Five Senses
By Sara Beth Williams @WilliamsSaraB If you’ve been following my series, you’ll have learned about how Secrets, Character Conflict, Misunderstandings, High Stakes and Mistakes can help create a great and compelling story. In fact, many great stories incorporate multiple aspects listed above. What if I told you, you could nail…
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Get Writer Winter Ready!
By Leilani Squires Anyone Else Find It Harder to Write During Winter Months? Where I live, we get all four seasons. We’re just starting to get some colder temps and I’m pulling out my winter writing attire of favorite hoodies and fuzzy socks. Winter months can be wonderful for writing…
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Anti-Trust Flaws
by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea The reason I was never Parent of the Year will shock some of you. It might even hurt your feelings a little. Because I’m pretty sure the biggest reason I never made the cut was that while my five kids were growing up, I never once made…
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Christmas for Our Readers
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills This month brings on the most festive time of the year, and for writers, this often means how can I give something meaningful to my readers. The what-to-give and how-to-present it can be a huge dilemma, but hopefully after reading this article, you’ll choose the perfect…
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Thankful for Writing
by: Shannon Redmon @shannon_redmon When God called me to be a writer, I was working a full-time job with a corporate company and enjoyed the work I did each day, but a strong desire developed within to focus all my energy and time on writing. My husband and I had…
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20 Unusual Things Writers Can Be Thankful For
by Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales We’re consistently told writers are an unusual bunch, and we’re usually all right with claiming that label for ourselves. With Thanksgiving approaching, what better time to reflect on the unusual things we writers are thankful for? Because, honestly, we appreciate some really strange stuff… [tweet_box design="default"…
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