By Debb Hackett @debb_hackett It’s only words… right? If you look at surveys on the personal fears of Americans, the top answer is repeatedly, public speaking. Yes, heights and spiders and snakes tag in and out of the top three, but public speaking is a constant. Attending writers’ conferences, you…

By Edwina Perkins @EdwinaPerkins Conference season is here, and if you've never been to Blue Ridge before, it will exceed your expectations. The teaching is rich, the community is genuine, and the time you spend there has a way of staying with you long after you head home. But none…

By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin As a life-long journalist, I follow the news and major world-wide events. While I care about these events, in general they do not touch my work in publishing--but recently they did and this article will tell these stories. For the last 13 years, I’ve worked at Morgan…

by A.C. Williams @ACW_Author  I didn’t go to school to learn how to write. Well, maybe I did. I went to school to learn to be a journalist, specifically for printed newspapers, if you can believe that. The degree I graduated college with doesn’t even exist at my alma mater…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea My husband has this baffling ability to say goodnight and then go to sleep. Just like that. Right to sleep. Practically on demand. Does anyone else feel like he has some explaining to do? What is this superpower? What kind of surgery would I need to have…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Spring is in the air. The grass is green. New plant shoots are bursting through the earth with color. Birds are singing—and our writing needs renewal. Fertilizer doesn’t grow enthusiasm, words, social media platform engagement, or readers. But winter is behind us, and now is the…