by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed.D. @khutch0767 Recently, I set a timer in thirty-minute increments to begin an edit I was absolutely dreading. Three hours later I’d also rewarded myself with a pile of snacks, a hot cup of tea, music, and the promise of an epic Hallmark binge. We each have tactics…

By Larry Leech @LarryJLeechII My son recently got me hooked on a game that pits two factions of ships against each other in a cosmic battle. I love games that involve strategy. This one features that, as well as quick thinking and more options than I can wrap my mind…

by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan I had planned to write a post about Christmas traditions, but then I commented on a Georgia Writer’s blog, and that changed what I wanted to say here. The post was about not getting stressed over NaNoWriMo, just write. I realized my favorite part of writing…

by Lynn Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn  Holiday writing can be tough. Okay, that’s a huge understatement. Holiday writing can be BRUTAL. There. That’s more accurate. As someone who has been on a deadline every holiday season for the past four years, let me share some words of wisdom for those of you who…

By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin Within the writing community, I’ve often read, “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” According to Ryan Holiday in his book, The Perennial Seller, this statement is attributed to Ernest Hemingway. Then Holiday continues saying, “This is…

by Julie Zine Coleman @JulieZineColeman Today’s reader is not your mother’s reader. If a devotional seems to go on forever, chances are they will never finish it. If they can’t easily see you heading somewhere, readers quickly lose interest. They want to know: what is in this for me? How…