by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan According to a song lyric by Linda Rondeau: Home, home in the industry Where the writers and publishers play Where seldom is heard An encouraging word And the skies are so cloudy all day. Thanks, Linda for letting me borrow the lyric. Yes, I've experienced discouragement…

by Lynn Blackburn @LYNNHBLACKBURN  I recently survived another deadline. I’m in the teens at this point. Was it the thirteenth? Fourteenth? I’ve lost track. Regardless, after this many deadlines, you might think that would mean I was prepared for the aftermath. You would be wrong. Even though I should have known…

by A.C. Williams @ACW_Author When you are walking through a season of intense grief and sadness, the first thing to go will be your creativity. I have heard that a lot in 2025 because this has been one of the most challenging years of my life. More close friends have…

by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales Have you taken yourself back to school with your self-editing methods? I often work with new writers who want to take their manuscripts to the next level, hoping to ace that query for an agent or catch that editor’s eye at the publishing house. And…

By Aaron Gansky @ADGansky Often, as writers, we tend to take the path of least resistance. We’ll throw in a tired, worn-out cliché because it’s easier than actually thinking of an original description. The result is a lot of the same stories with the same characters and the same “plot-twists.”…

by Julie Zine Coleman @JulieZColeman For many years, my friend Beth mentored middle-school girls at her church, with the intent of drawing them into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. One of their weekly activities, "I Spy God," was a time for sharing reported glimpses of Him they had in…