By Heather Kreke @HKreke You’ve decided to take your writing from a hobby to a professional level. That’s great, but where do you start? Here are five steps to help you begin your journey. 1. Learn: Most careers require you to take continuing classes, writing is no different. Read books…

By Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:4 (NIV)  Can’t you hear Elsa singing, “Let it go, let it go…”? Throughout my writing journey there were many times I found it hard to live those words let…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson I'm always shocked by the bios I see at the end of blog posts and articles. It's like writers don't realize the importance of those words. That space is valuable real estate and so many of you are just growing weeds on it. Today I want to…

by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted Everyone wants the novel that readers wrap their arms around and hug. It's so engaging, action-packed, and emotional that readers can't help but pass it along. Word of mouth is a beautiful thing – or a killer. It depends on the novel and how well it…

By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam I don’t know about you, my writer friend, but when I go to bed I’m exhausted—until my head hits the pillow. Then my eyes pop wide open as I think of a new scene or two or ten for my current fiction project. I grab my…

By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin Each of us as writers sits at our keyboards alone and moves our fingers to create words and stories. Yet we are not alone in learning more about this business and improving our craft. We have a multitude of resources to help us—if we use them.…