by Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales In the midst of a recent overhaul of my home office, I realized God has had me overhauling several areas in an effort to improve my efficiency since the stay-at-home orders began. When I write, I like to mix up my environment throughout the week. I…

By Dr. Chrissy Whiting-Madison @joyfulgurly The world is crazy right now.  Yesterday I went to get some groceries, and I saw a woman with a stroller that was completely and tightly wrapped with plastic wrap. I could't help but approached the woman, because I thought her baby was going to suffocate.…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 Just how much good can we do when we have to stay home during a pandemic?  As writers, we may wonder when publishing houses will be running at full steam again, when we can have in-person book launch parties, and if we can see our friends…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Dear writer, do you pray for or prey on your readers? Pray and prey are homophones. These are words that sound alike but have different meanings and different spellings. But this isn’t about grammar until we consider pray and prey are verbs. So how do these…

By Eva Marie Everson @EvaMarieEverson In the 1960s, Ivory soap produced a number of ads showing mother/daughter duos who looked so similar—or whose hands looked so young—the narrator tried to determine which was the mother and which was the daughter. Despite looking remarkably alike—and youthful—one, indeed was the mom and…

by Sandy Kirby Quandt @SandyKQuandt With the plethora of writing how-to information available, have you ever found yourself emulating a person or style which isn’t a good fit for you? Sort of like a toddler walking around in his father’s shoes or a warrior wearing someone else’s armor. As I…