By Penny Reeve I wonder what your pet peeve, throw away comments are from people who hear you are a writer? Could it be one of these? “How much money do you make?” “I bet it’s fun to stay at home all day in your pyjamas.” “I’ve got an idea…

by Diane Holmes “Okay class, we’re due for another two-minute typing test. Let’s see how many more words you can type a minute now than a month ago. Get papers in your typewriters, feet on the floor, and limber up your fingers a bit. All these preps will help get…

By Debb Hackett @debb_hackett We are well into January 2023 (how did that happen?) and most of the decorations are away. Not my Christmas tree. Nope. But other than that, our focus has switched to the new year. Our youngest was the only member of Team Hackett to stay up…

By A.C. Williams by @acw_author In July last year, I was attending the annual Realm Makers Writing Conference. It was the conference’s tenth year, so everyone went all out. We were at a large facility in New Jersey too. What we didn’t expect was to find that most of the…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea “You must be at least this tall to ride this rollercoaster.” When I was a kid, I simply could…not…wait until I was finally, finally, tall enough to ride a rollercoaster. I’m a short chick, so by the time I reached that minimum height requirement, I was a…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Do you ever doubt that God uses your writing skills? Do you ever wonder if the hours of learning the craft, writing, rewriting, and then repeating the process are worth the struggle? An unexpected blessing confirmed my belief that God uses the obedient writer. We do…