By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam Writers here in America are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving this week. My thought for this blog post was what better month to say a prayer for all of you, my writer colleagues here and around the world. After all, writing is our jobs. While we might…

By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin Can you feel it? There is a noticeable shift in our world, and it happens each year after Halloween. Suddenly Christmas music appears on our TV commercials. I’m talking about the days from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day. I label these days “the silent days” because…

by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed.D. @khutch0767 The last few years have felt like a whirlwind—world events that shake our sense of safety, unexpected family drama that tugs at our hearts, and even the vulnerable process of searching for a new church home. All of it adds weight to our souls. And as…

By Edie Melson @EdieMelson So often we look at the writing journey as a race to success. We search for shortcuts, for advantages, for insider information. But I would ask you to stop for a minute and look at the greats in our industry. Almost to an individual they have…

by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan I read an article on literary theft, and in it, the author said, “Don’t steal ... reinvent.” That made sense, since there are only about twelve plots in the world. And since all of us get inspired by stories, characters, and the worlds they live in,…

by A.C. Williams @ACW_Author The hardest part of this whole “career author” thing is making the time to get words on the page. Saying it out loud doesn’t make it sound difficult. Surely it’s not that much of a challenge to sit down at a word processor or typewriter and…