By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Many of us memorized Psalm 100 as children. But have we considered what these beautiful words mean to the writer? Psalm 100 ESV  Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! 2     Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! 3 Know that the Lord, he is God!…

by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel Some days we are just more creative and have more spark to carry than other days, right? Some days we are super motivated to keep working on our writing and to convey what’s on our hearts. Other days we check off everything else on our list…

By Julie Lavender @JLavenderWrites I’m writing this column the evening before heading to a writers’ conference, and I’m not sure what I’m most excited about. The teaching .. the learning … the new books to explore (the published ones and the ones that are just a dream at the moment)…

by Vincent Davis @vbdavisII All writers start at the same place: heads swimming with thousands of plot points and hearts swelling at the thought of reaching thousands. It’s nearly impossible to walk through a church, a college campus, or your workplace without running into someone who claims to have the…

If you’ve been waiting for a sign to invest in your writing—this is it. The Mountainside Novelist Retreat is your chance to step away before the holiday rush, recharge your creativity, and reconnect with your stories. But don’t wait too long! Registration closes October 31, and after that, the doors…

by Deanna Rutledge As an undergraduate student I lived overtop a veterinary office. The vet’s wife was a Christian landscape painter, a very good one. Several canvasses hung on the walls of her husband’s workplace. One was upstairs where I lived, and others, so I was proudly told, were given…