By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin It’s no secret in the publishing community but an important truth: editors and literary agents are reading their submissions and looking for people who have been published (have experience) so they can publish them again. This age old practice seems unfair to new writers who have…

by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed.D. @khutch0767 As writers, we often find ourselves grappling with self-doubt, creative blocks, and the pressures of deadlines. The journey can feel overwhelming, yet there exists a powerful tool that can turn our struggles into triumphs: gratitude. Embracing gratitude enriches our personal lives and can transform our writing…

by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan Home, home in this gig Where the writers and publishers play Where seldom is heard An encouraging word And the skies are so cloudy all day Thanks, Linda Rondeau for letting me borrow/tweak the lyric. Yes, I've experienced discouragement in my writing journey. Maybe it was…

by A.C. Williams @ACW_Author  Other than writing a marketable story, attending writing conferences is the most important strategy for establishing your career as an author. In an ideal world, we could say that publishing isn’t about who you know, but we don’t live in an ideal world. Publishing IS about…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea I’m pondering all the calories I’ve burned so far today. About four of them probably. Total. Maybe five if you count that one extra-fierce stretch as I was getting up from my desk. I’m going to blame the whole thing on being a writer with too many…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills “What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Nonverbal communication includes the conscious or subconscious display of facial, hand, and body movements that reveal positive or negative feelings. Communications experts say up to 90% of communication is relayed…