by: Shannon Redmon @shannon_redmon “But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines brighter and brighter until the full day.” Proverbs 4:18 (NASB) When light dawns over my mountain home in Western North Carolina, the sun doesn’t pop up all at once—bright and ready like…

by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan In preparation to publish your writing, you need to care for your skin. What, you ask? Skin care? What does that have to do with publishing or my writing for that matter? Everything, little scribe. It's all about Rhino Skin. Layer by layer, a writer must…

By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin As I meet writers at conferences and speak with them, the majority are focused on publishing a book. It makes sense most people speak to me about books since I’ve been an acquisitions editor at a New York publisher for the last ten years. There are…

By A.C. Williams by @acw_author Waiting is one of the hardest processes I’ve ever had to learn how to navigate. I’m not a particularly patient person, so having to wait for anything is a struggle.  But there’s a part of me that would be happy to continue waiting. It’s the…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills We all want God to use our writing to glorify Him and to encourage others to deepen their relationship with the Creator of the universe.  Sometimes we get discouraged.  Sometimes we face loneliness.  Sometimes we want to give in to those who tell us we can’t…

By Sara Beth Williams @WilliamsSaraB What makes a great story?  A well-developed plot. What helps drive the plot forward, besides a character’s strong, identifiable goal? Secrets.  When a character harbors a secret on purpose, it creates conflict, misunderstandings, and high stakes, and often keeping the secret is woven into that character’s…