By Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner Authors begin a new story by creating and building their characters—the hero, heroine, and villain, but shouldn’t we also consider the setting as a character? How can we do this effectively? Here’s what I’ve learned on this subject. Setting is where your story resides. Could be…

@Tamela_Murray Each author is unique, so are proposals. This series doesn’t cover all possible categories but highlights many challenging components of book-proposal writing. My goal is to help authors know what editors and agents want to see and to offer tips on how to get out of the slush pile…

By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted I recently corresponded with a writer who told me she attended a conference where pitching your work seemed to be “the thing,” but at the same time, there were no classes to help her learn how to pitch. This greatly disturbed me because, though pitching your…

By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin Every summer, Peru, Indiana has a local circus to celebrate the history of the town. Students train all year for these performances. That summer one student walked the high wire on stilts. Each time the crowd gasp because he performed without a safety net. As an…

By Twila Belk @TwilaBelk Are you familiar with the story in Numbers 13-14?  God told Moses to send one leader from each ancestral tribe to explore the land of Canaan. He emphasized that it was the land He was giving to the Israelites. So, Moses did as God commanded and…

By Theresa Parker Pierce @rowanhistory Isaiah 28:10 “For precept must be upon precept; line upon line; here a little, and there a little:” KJV As a former teacher I have written most of my life but in retirement, I decided to pursue it further. Much wisdom has been departed to…