@DiAnnMills Writers are often asked to volunteer, give of their time and talents, bend, stretch, and fed guilt-lines to convince them to edit, speak, teach, write, mentor for free, and the list goes on. This is probably you. Please don’t misinterpret my thoughts here: a willingness to serve is a…

@LynnHBlackburn In my humble opinion, your fellow writers are at least as important and in many cases are more important to your success than any agent or editor. Now hear me out on this. I have the BEST agent. BEST. There is no way I would be where I am…

@EdieMelson So often we make things more difficult than they have to be. That’s especially true with social media. Many writers have the idea that social media is difficult and time-consuming. But the truth is it doesn’t have to be. So today I’m sharing how to save valuable time on…

by Lori Hatcher @LoriHatcher2 I have the privilege of teaching at numerous writing conference and I speak to a lot of writers. One of my favorite parts is the time I spend with beginning writers. “Sometimes when I take a walk, God reveals himself to me through my surroundings,” one woman told me. “I’ve…

By Brad Bloom @faithfitnessmag Let me get inside your brain for a minute. It’s better if I do it now through this casual conversation rather than later when you’re writing for my magazine. When I started presenting at BRMCWC back in 2017 it was partly with the anticipation of finding writers…

@DiAnnMills Symbolism is a tangible items that means something psychologically to the character—and translates to the reader the same emotional response. James Scott Bell states, “From the start, we have a connection . . . .” The character(s) and the reader form an attachment to an object that no longer…