By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam I have a question for you writers—have you ever thought about a scheduled clean-up of the items in your office and writing world? I’m referring to a big overhaul like we do with a Fall clean up around our homes, like raking leaves, putting away the…

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…

By Aaron Gansky @ADGansky Maybe it’s a psychological thing, some innate fear that our readers won’t pick up on our subtlety. So we over write. I’m a huge offender of this, but I’ve seen some published works that are pretty bad, too. Have you seen the “almost” sentence? Jake was…

By Debb Hackett @debb_hackett Writing a book can take a village. This calling isn’t easy. It isn’t fast. And it can be a lonely path. Even most introverted writers come alive when talking about the craft. We are designed that way. Throughout scripture we see how the Lord made us…

By James Hannibal @jamesrhannibal Prepare thyself, writer. Here cometh the soap box. In the past few months, I’ve noticed a trend in Christian writing circles—on forums and panels and in our books and blogs. The conversation always goes something like this: “I can write X because I am a strong…

We’re thrilled to announce an exciting update to our faculty lineup. Vincent B. Davis II is joining the 2025 Mountainside Novelist Retreat! Vincent brings his storytelling expertise and Amazon Bootcamp experience to help writers publish with confidence, master marketing, and build strong author brands to our faculty. He joins an…