By Heather Kreke @HKreke In mid September of 2020, I started my second novel. Before I finished my first, which I had been working on for twelve years. A friend suggested a change would be good for me. She was right, for a short while. In September I wrote 6…

by Warren Johnson @haversackhisto1 Do you pay taxes to either your state or the federal government? Most of you probably went pfssst, or some such response. If you are in the business of writing (not the hobby of writing), your tax accountant has already told you to track business expenses.…

By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted I learned recently a very dear lady made her way to heaven. She was ninety-eight years old. Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas met Miss Betty at the Colorado Christian Writers Conference when she was eighty-five. We published, with great honor, her first book (and her second)…

by: Shannon Redmon @shannon_redmon Every October, my husband and I venture down to the great state of Mississippi for the largest car show in the country—Cruisin’ the Coast. Over 9800 classic cars registered for the event this year and that doesn’t count all the cool vehicles that showed up without…

By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin Over the years, I’ve met many passionate writers. One brand new writer told me, “My book is going to be a bestseller.” This confident boast intrigued me and I wanted to know more details such as the focus of the book and the publisher. When the…

by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed.D. @khutch0767 Jamaica is a beautiful exotic island. I was blessed to grow up being able to visit my family there regularly. But since we stayed with family, we enjoyed the experience of living like a local, not a tourist. Some of these experiences meant it was unlikely…