by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea Every time I’m reading something and find someone has misused words, I literally have a cow. (Literally? See what I did there?)   Of course, I know it’s hypocritica

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Writers have a plethora of writing projects from which to choose. Life is full of words and ideas that refuse to let us go—overheard conversations, history, local and w

by Alycia W. Morales   @AlyciaMorales Networking at a conference is one of the best things you can do for your writing career. But if you’re new, you may not know where to start when you en

By Penny Reeve My memories of starting out as a writer feel very isolated.  I remember a stack of ‘How To Write’ books from the library, a notebook of story fragments and a mountain ideas. But

By Sandra Kay Chambers @PrayWaves Like most young children, my pre-school daughter was often impatient. Early on I found a fun way to help her work on learning patience. I’d have her sit down, fo

By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted Stop it. Please, stop it.  I’ve seen discouraging post after post on conference sites and social media, and it upsets me to see things like, “My skills will neve