by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel I remember listening to the song in the prime of my junior high days. Taking a road trip with my family and rewinding the song on my portable cassette player. El Shaddai by Amy Grant was my song. God Almighty, yes, that was certainly one of…

by Maggie Wallem Rowe How do you know when your calling as a writer is complete? In the academic arena, exams are announced ahead of time and research papers have due dates. In the corporate world, projects have deadlines and annual reviews arrive as scheduled. But is a writer’s work…

By Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner Voice and style can make or break an author’s novel, so how can we make it stand out from all the rest? Style is the technical aspect of the story while voice relies on character, point of view, and attitude (can be referred to as tone).…

by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted There is much to be said about the writing community. Though we may be labeled as somewhat “odd” at times, writers understand writers. We can safely say that talking out loud to ourselves is completely acceptable. Our writing peers understand the isolation of “the cave” in…

By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam Though we are head-on into Thanksgiving week here in the US, Christmas is around the corner or maybe even this Friday when people take to the stores and online Christmas shopping. As a writer, you may be tapping the keys on your laptop to send off…

by Vincent Davis @vbdavisII What makes someone a professional writer? Or better yet, what gives someone that ethereal, esoteric title of “author”? Is it when you get published? Is it when you make your first best sellers list? I’m under the impression that being a professional is more about your…