By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin I’m involved in a couple of online writing groups and no matter how many times you say it, there seems to be a broad misconception about self-published books. These books simply don’t appear in the brick-and-mortar bookstores. Please don’t misunderstand me. These self-published books have their…

by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed.D. @khutch0767 Sitting in my administrative office several years ago, I’d finished a series of articles for an educational publication. Though I was satisfied the pieces were factual, well-researched, and would be published, I was bored. I stared at my extensive bookshelf and longed to share poems, sci-fi,…

by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales With BRMCWC 2024 a little more than a week out, all sorts of craziness has likely set in. Nerves. Jitters. Doubts. Worries. Concerns. Excitement. Knotted stomach. Caffeine overdrive. Sleeplessness. Spiritual battles. This. Is. Normal. You. Are. Not. Alone. How do we handle these things so we…

by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan According to a song lyric by Linda Rondeau: Home, home in the industry Where the writers and publishers play Where seldom is heard An encouraging word And the skies are so cloudy all day. Thanks, Linda for letting me borrow the lyric. Yes, I've experienced discouragement…

by Lynn H Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn There’s a very cool section in the book of Numbers that I think has a unique application to writers. If you haven’t perused this section of the Old Testament recently, you may not know that God gifted certain individuals with creative talents for the building of…

By Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales Begin with a blank page. Write out a few notes on said page. Notice it’s no longer blank. Request a creative download. Write a few more notes on the page. Ask a bunch of questions you have to come up with the answers for. Initiate research…