by Deanna Rutledge As an undergraduate student I lived overtop a veterinary office. The vet’s wife was a Christian landscape painter, a very good one. Several canvasses hung on the walls of her husband’s workplace. One was upstairs where I lived, and others, so I was proudly told, were given…

By Aaron Gansky @ADGansky Maybe it’s a psychological thing, some innate fear that our readers won’t pick up on our subtlety. So we over write. I’m a huge offender of this, but I’ve seen some published works that are pretty bad, too. Have you seen the “almost” sentence? Jake was…

by Lynn Blackburn @LYNNHBLACKBURN A personal note: I wrote this a few days after Hurricane Helene tore a path through our area and devastated parts of the Carolinas and Tennessee. The road back continues to be long for friends and family, particularly in Western North Carolina, and our prayers and support…

by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed.D. @khutch0767 When people ask me what I do, and I tell them I’m an editor and author, I often hear their stories about their ideas for writing a book. Many people believe they have novels inside, and they’re probably right. But most people never act on their…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites You’re excited about your upcoming book release and now you have to pick a cover. As you narrow down your options, you wonder if you’ve found the right design to catch the readers' attention. I’m honored to judge several Christian contests. I don’t take this assignment…

by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales You have an idea for a book. Maybe you have several. You want to impact the world with your writing, change lives, and feel like you’ve accomplished something amazing. Am I right? So why is it that when you sit down to write, your mind…