by Alycia W. Morales     @AlyciaMorales   Not everyone likes to read, but if you're going to write books, you really should be reading. Reading books within your chosen genre helps you to get a feel for what readers desire in novels of similar type. The settings. The action. The characterizations.…

by Bob Hostetler @BobHoss At the recent (and wonderful!) Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, I had occasion several times to mention the fact that I compile and generally follow an annual reading plan every year. As a writer, of course, I afford reading a high priority in my life.…