By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Writers experience times of stress and have no clue how to avoid or eliminate it. We hear breaks from a normal routing are essential to our professional, personal, and psychological life, so we might give in to an hour here and there. But never a vacation.…

by Blythe Daniel @ByltheDaniel One of the most challenging areas for writers is coming up with a unique book idea. I mean if Ecclesiastes 1:9 is true (and it is!) then there is nothing new under the sun but then where does that leave me for a book that there…

By Leilani Squires Freelance writers get asked to do a lot, from “Can you look at this short story real quick,” to “Can you edit this 25-page proposal by tomorrow?” to “Will you bring the main dish to the dinner? You’re home all day so you can cook, right?” We…

by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan In 2014, I took a marketing course at a conference. Presented by three multi-published Southern authors, Janice Thompson, Kathleen Y'Barbo, and Anita Higman, the class taught me a lot about marketing. But the one idea that really struck a chord within me was creating a tribe.…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea She swallowed them. Swallowed ‘em right down. My daughter Kaley and I were working on a book together. I traveled the four hours to her place, and on day two of hunkering down in her apartment for a week of writing, I came down with an ick…

by Susan U. Neal RN, MBA, MHS @SusanNealYoga The Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference (BRMCWC) is right around the corner. Now is the time to prepare to ensure you get a substantial return on the time and money you invested in attending. The following tips will ensure you get…