by Lucinda Secrest McDowell @LucindaSMcDowel “Is this the author Lucinda Secrest McDowell?” came the lovely southern voice at the other end of the phone. I had been tempted not to answer. In my daily ritual of decompressing after a busy day at high school, I was sitting on the porch,…

by Sandy Kirby Quandt @SandyKQuandt On January 16, 2008, I submitted an article which told the events of the evening my 10-month-old son stopped breathing in the back of an ambulance. I believed the magazine I submitted to was a perfect fit. I received a nice rejection letter telling me…

by @RamonaRichards I’ve yet to meet a writer who loves turning 85,000 words into one page. Or asking their friends to help sell their book. Or digging through pages of online retailers or catalogs to figure out who has a book “just like mine but not exactly.” I know there…

By Deb Haggerty, @DebHaggerty When an author begins to look at publishers to see where their book might fit, there are several things they should take into consideration. The same steps generally apply to agents as well. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#writing #publishingtip #BRMCWC"]Choose Your Publisher With Care by @Deb Haggerty…

By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted Learning the skill of writing comes with a lot of vague areas. For example, writing on a publishable level is different than writing a college paper. To clarify, the grammar doesn’t change but the styles are two different bears. There are times that the only way…

By Larry Leech @LarryJLeechII My must-haves have changed in the past 12 months when I left the house for a chai latte, to run an errand, or dinner with my sweetie: August 2019: Cell phone, wallet, keys. Simple. Easy to remember. August 2020: In addition to the aforementioned, like many,…