@LucindaSMcDowel “Cindy, God has given you a gift of writing, and it is your duty to write for Him!” Imagine being only 26-years-old and personally hearing those words from Elisabeth Elliot—respected mentor, international speaker and author of more than thirty books. I had already felt a nudging from God on…

@RamonaRichards The heat index today is 105 degrees. The barometric pressure is 29.87 and falling, with 51 percent humidity. It truly is going to be a dark and stormy night. All of which made me think of John Sebastian. (Stay with me, this really is going somewhere.) Back in the…

@EdieMelson We writers wear our hearts on our sleeves, metaphorically speaking. We pour our inner selves out on the page, drawing on the highs and lows of life to interpret the world through words. This is an exhilarating journey. The highs are incredible, and the lows…well…they’re tough. If we don’t…

@CindyDevoted Publication is the dream of every writer. Each day we head for the laptop and tap away at the keys, placing words in the perfect place on the page. Once that hard work pays off and we sign that first contract, it’s important to learn the work is not…

@EdieMelson I’m a member of several writing groups, and I’m always amazed at the different reactions people have to similar situations. For instance, one writer might leave a critique session in tears, questioning whether or not the call to write was real. Another writer might have just as challenging a…

@ADGansky Write to please just one person. –Kurt Vonnegut Vonnegut is not alone in his call for laser-focused literature. Stephen King, in his book On Writing discusses a similar idea. He mentions that every writer has an ideal reader, and should hold that ideal reader in their mind as they’re…