A word from Karen Porter,   I want to personally coach you! In our Speakers Lab Continuing Class, we will work together: To build your presentation. To add stories, humor, and power To be your best on stage And as a bonus, we will learn how to market your speaking…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano, @bisbanowrites   It’s been two weeks since your agent sent your proposal to publishers. You’re pulling your hair out as you watch your email —nothing. Your stomach is in knots, “What if they hate my book?” “Did I correct all the typo’s?” “Did my agent send it…

By Holland Webb, @WebbHollandLyle   Once upon a time a man named Writer lived in the Valley of Unpublished with his wife and 14 hungry children. One spring morning, a herald arrived in the valley with a message. "Flee this valley! It is soon to be destroyed." "Where shall we go?"…

by Lynn H Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn   I’d like to tell you a little story . . . I promise it’s relevant . . . Over the past few months, my family has had an unprecedented amount of illness and minor injuries combined with insanely hectic schedules. So much so that I’ve…

by Alycia W. Morales     @AlyciaMorales   Not everyone likes to read, but if you're going to write books, you really should be reading. Reading books within your chosen genre helps you to get a feel for what readers desire in novels of similar type. The settings. The action. The characterizations.…

  by Katy Kauffman, @KatyKauffman28   Light traveled from all over the world to settle on Black Mountain, North Carolina. Hundreds of light bearers—Christian writers—gathered at Ridgecrest to learn about the craft of writing, pitch projects, and share ideas and fellowship. The intensity of the light glowed like the sun…