by A.C. Williams @ACW_Author  I didn’t go to school to learn how to write. Well, maybe I did. I went to school to learn to be a journalist, specifically for printed newspapers, if you can believe that. The degree I graduated college with doesn’t even exist at my alma mater…

by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales You have an idea for a book. Maybe you have several. You want to impact the world with your writing, change lives, and feel like you’ve accomplished something amazing. Am I right? So why is it that when you sit down to write, your mind…

By Edie Melson @EdieMelson I think this topic is in the top three things writers worry about after signing up for a writing conference—especially for first-timers. The questions range from, “Do I need to sign up for one of these if I’m not ready to pitch” to “What should I…

by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel How many times have you thought, “I can’t write that book. That’s for someone else to write.” But deep down, you and I know that the best books often come out of a person’s pain. Fiction and non-fiction books can produce a well of emotions that…

By Julie Lavender @JLavenderWrites Spring is in the air. The grass is green. New plant shoots are bursting through the earth with color. Birds are singing—and our writing needs renewal. Fertilizer doesn’t grow enthusiasm, words, social media platform engagement, or readers. But winter is behind us, and now is the…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea My husband has this baffling ability to say goodnight and then go to sleep. Just like that. Right to sleep. Practically on demand. Does anyone else feel like he has some explaining to do? What is this superpower? What kind of surgery would I need to have…