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 Maggie Wallem Rowe My first book released from NavPress in May 2020. Because physical launch events and book signings had to be indefinitely postponed due to the pandemic, my marketing manager suggested an online launch using Facebook Live. While initially reluctant, I’m so thankful we tried it.  We had…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea As if we don’t have enough viruses in the current culture, I’m just out the other side of an ick cold and flu bug. We passed this bug through extended family and extended-extended family, petri dish style. Ah, sharing culture. Troubling though the flu bug was, the…

By Dr. Chrissy Whiting-Madison @joyfulgurly I think most of us remember when we were first divinely inspired to become an author. At least I remember my moment very clearly. For several years, I had been traveling all over the United States giving motivational speeches about positive psychology and positivity in…

By Heather Kreke @HKreke You’ve decided to take your writing from a hobby to a professional level. That’s great, but where do you start? Here are five steps to help you begin your journey. 1. Learn: Most careers require you to take continuing classes, writing is no different. Read books…

By Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:4 (NIV)  Can’t you hear Elsa singing, “Let it go, let it go…”? Throughout my writing journey there were many times I found it hard to live those words let…