by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea Things I would be immediately compelled to tell a time traveler popping in from the past: *Prepare to watch doorbell videos of delivery guys and their encounters with bees and porch pranks and whatnot. *Ready yourself to read hundreds—maybe thousands—of comments about yet another meeting that should’ve…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills One of the biggest challenges for a writer is developing a vocabulary. We become comfortable in how we converse, until we grapple for just the right/write word. We become frustrated in our search and wish we hadn’t waited so long to enlarge our knowledge of words…

THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PROCESS FOR 2024 IS OPEN!!! Every year we are excited to be able to award writers scholarships. The money comes through our contest fees and donations. Scholarships are awarded on need and/or merit. Selections are made by a group of publishing professionals. Since we are dependent on…

by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel Are you someone who watches trends in fashion, food, or styling your home? What about your own writing and what you see happening as you continue to write? I’m someone who didn’t think I’d be noticing trends in writers but it’s become a study over the…

By Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:4 (NIV)  What happens when our well-thought out plans for our writing journey start falling apart? We receive rejection upon rejection. We get to the point where we shudder every…

by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted Writing is – well – a very lonely business. Writers hold up in a space, shut the door, and enter their own world of fantasy. After all, this is where we create. This is where we develop those stories or make notes for those steps of…