By DiAnn Mills, @DiAnnMills   It’s January 2018, and you have decided this is the year to write, to begin the project that has stalked you for weeks, months, and years. You’ve dreamed about putting thoughts into words for so long that it’s become your go-to past time. Your heart…

By D.L. Koontz, @DLKoontz   As writers, we enjoy being our own bosses. If you could separate You-the-Writer from You-the-Boss in order to conduct a Year-End Review of your 2017 performance, how well would you do? Did you arrive in your office (kitchen table, attic nook) on time? Did you immediately…

By Lucinda Secrest McDowell, @LucindaSMcDowel   As Christmas unfolds, perhaps it’s time for some pondering. You know, like Mary did after Jesus had been born and visited. But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. Luke 2.19 Because sometimes it’s what we don’t share, that’s most precious.…

By Bethany Jett, @betjett   God gives us seasons of writing. Seasons of rest. Seasons of pursuing other projects, businesses, and family interests. Sometimes these seasons are the equivalent of writing silence, when the posts and articles you pen aren’t for you, but as part of freelance, volunteer, or business…

Keep Your Writing Muscle in the Springtime of Its Life By D.L. Koontz, @DLKoontz In their terrific book, Younger Next Year, authors Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge, M.D explain that as we age, we send signals to our body to enter either the spring or the winter of our…

By Cindy Sproles, @CindyDevoted It happens. Sometimes the words simply dry up. It’s not writer’s block. You have ideas. There are sentences that hit the page – but when they say nothing . . . when words just don’t flow as they should. What then? Writers are abundantly creative and…