By Holland Webb @WebbHollandLyle Editing is a crucial component of the writing process. It's a fun part of it too, right? Why wouldn't it be an absolute blast for a professional to give me feedback on what I've so lovingly created? (Probably because I'd rather not hear about my shortcomings…

By Debb Hackett @debb_hackett One of the first things I learned when I decided stop fighting and be a writer, was that I needed to be an avid reader. I was told this at my first ever creative writing class and have heard the same message from agents, editors and…

by Eva Marie Everson  Sometime in 2017—I’m almost sure it was, I attended the Blue Lake Christian Writers Retreat, held in a lovely, wooded area outside of Andalusia, AL. I had my own room there. In all honesty, it was anything to write home about, but it was quiet and…

by Lynn H. Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn For the past eighteen months, I’ve been writing by ash wind. Do you know this term? To do something by ash wind? It’s an expression I just heard a few weeks ago. It’s an old sailing term—to sail by ash wind—and the moment I learned of…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea Sort it. Wash it. Fold it. Hang it. Repeat it, repeat it, repeat it, repeat it…infinitum. Statistics suggest we spend 40 minutes or so per day on laundry-related tasks. And I don’t have extra stats to back this up, but I’d estimate you add about three more…

By Penny Reeve I wonder what your pet peeve, throw away comments are from people who hear you are a writer? Could it be one of these? “How much money do you make?” “I bet it’s fun to stay at home all day in your pyjamas.” “I’ve got an idea…