By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills What can we do when many of our writer friends are receiving publishing contracts and we’re facing one rejection after another? We want to congratulate the writer and be happy for their success in a sincere manner, but the hurt and envy may cut so deeply…

By Julie Lavender @JLavenderWrites I bought a pack of Dubble Bubble bubble gum the other day to celebrate National Bubble Gum Day. Sure, it was a wild hair, and I really meant to chew a piece or two, challenge my hubby to a bubble blowing contest, then give the rest…

By Debb Hackett @debb_hackett Happy 2025 everyone, Debb here. Everywhere I look, people are disagreeing about something. In the arts, be they culinary, visual, musical, performance based or writing, we have guidelines that are sort of universal, (show don’t tell, don’t serve raw poultry etc.), but there’s also a lot…

by Lynn Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn  While some writers have been writing stories since they could hold a pencil, that wasn’t my experience. I was a reader first. For thirty-five years I fell into books, crawled into stories, and lived there as often as possible. Then one day the stories in my head…

By Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales We frequently read posts that focus on us as writers and authors. But how often do we pause to consider those who work hard to assist us with our writing endeavors? The mentors, editors, designers, marketing geniuses, branding experts, and so many more? Let’s take a…

by Julie Zine Coleman @JulieZineColeman You know the difference between an effective preacher who tests your patience every time he takes the pulpit. Now hopefully both preachers are preaching the Word of God. Both of them have spent considerable time and prayer on a passage. God promises that His Word…