by Julie Zine Coleman @JulieZineColeman Do you ever feel inadequate as a writer? Wonder if God can ever accomplish anything of eternal value through your work? Many of us are plagued by doubts in our skills as success alludes us. And we wonder: what sets the successful writers apart from…

by Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites  “I can’t focus! How am I going to get this book done?”  For years I thought I was weird and impulsive. After my son was diagnosed twenty years ago, I finally had the answer to my fidgeting, lack of concentration, unfinished projects, and my urge to…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills What can we do when many of our writer friends are receiving publishing contracts and we’re facing one rejection after another? We want to congratulate the writer and be happy for their success in a sincere manner, but the hurt and envy may cut so deeply…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills The Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference will be here before we know it. Networking, before during, and after the conference helps us establish personal and professional relationships during the power-packed 5 days and maintain them year-round. Take time to read all the information about the…

by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel You’ve just come home from the conference. You have a stack of business cards. You scribbled notes in your notebook or phone. And now the real work begins. Revising your proposal. Writing the proposal that you didn’t have time to write before the conference. Reworking your…

By Julie Lavender @JLavenderWrites I bought a pack of Dubble Bubble bubble gum the other day to celebrate National Bubble Gum Day. Sure, it was a wild hair, and I really meant to chew a piece or two, challenge my hubby to a bubble blowing contest, then give the rest…