@DiAnnMills Some of our character’s traits are easy to discover. Physical description, food preference, a career choice, favorite color or food, wants, goals, and other basic attributes that can be revealed in a non-threatening manner. Life experiences that had painful physical, mental, or emotional outcomes are often hidden beneath a…

@LisaCarter27 So you’ve got this idea for a story . . . What do you do now? Do you sit down and pound out something? Then encounter bewilderment five chapters later? There are 3 stages in novel writing—pre-writing, writing, and re-writing.But the writing will stutter-step to a halt if first…

By Larry Leech @LarryJLeechII We are just weeks away from the most insane and intense time of the year. Running here. Running there. Never stopping to take a break. Or a breath. Tis the glorious season, right? Well, my hope for you is that it will be the season to…

by Lindsey Brackett @LindsBrac NaNOWriMo is coming up next month. Use these seven tips to help yourself make the best of it. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="- @lindsbrac on @BRMCWC  #writing"]7 Ways to Get the Most out of #NaNoWriMo [/tweet_box] Establish a REASONABLE daily word count.If you have a full-time job,…

By Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales As writers, we tend to be collectors of quotes. We hoard them on Pinterest boards, in notebooks and sticky notes. We use them in our nonfiction and devotionals. And share them on social media. Some of us turn them into memes to share with other writers.…

By Sarah Van Diest, @SarahVanDiest I never intended to write a book. That wasn't my goal. My goal was rather small and simple, intimate and private. A friend was in pain and there was nothing I could do to stop the hurt, but I could pray and I could write.…