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Create. Motivate. Inspire.
3 Simple Ways to Grow as a Writer

Most days, writing brings us joy. Our brains stay on overdrive as we scribble ideas on scraps of paper,…
June 23, 2017
Truth Be Told
Lesson Learned: Time Value

(I wrote this reflection several years ago. I smiled when I rediscovered it. I feel like the Apostle Paul…
June 12, 2017
Writer Encouragement
Discouraging Moments: How to Refocus

By Elaine Marie Cooper I had a very discouraging book signing last night in Saratoga Springs, NY for my…
June 7, 2017
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Through My Window

I recently discovered something startling, and I need to tell someone. Award-winning, internationally bestselling author Davis Bunn has been…
June 5, 2017
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)
Introduction to Writing Disability-Part One

In the upcoming months, I want to show you how easy it is to include disability traits when…
May 25, 2017
Create. Motivate. Inspire.
Writing His Answer

I was immersed in online research for a work-in-progress when my computer froze and a warning banner flashed across…
May 23, 2017
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Cheesy Goodness

On a recent lazy Saturday afternoon I was switching the television channels and happened upon a rerun of The…
May 5, 2017
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)
Writing With A Disability: Q & A with John Wiswell by Kathryn M. B. Johnson

This month I’m featuring John Wiswell, a writer of science fiction, fantasy, and horror with a touch of humor…
April 29, 2017
Create. Motivate. Inspire., Support
On Writing: Breaking Through Doubt and Fear

Please Lord, please…could I possibly get an honorable mention? Just one of those beautiful folders with a certificate inside.…
April 23, 2017
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Let’s Be Beautiful

There’s a whole lot of ugliness going on in this world. War, political infighting, abuse. It’s enough to make a…
April 5, 2017
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)
John Elder Robison – Living and Writing with Asperger’s

The ninth annual World Autism Awareness Day is April 2, 2017, and April is Autism Awareness Month with the…
March 29, 2017
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
There’s Chocolate in My Bucket

The other day, a post came through my social media feed from Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, which…
March 5, 2017
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)
Interview with Ann Pietrangelo-Writing with Multiple Sclerosis

Ann Pietrangelo is the author of No More Secs! Living, Laughing, Loving Despite Multiple Sclerosis, and Catch That Look:…
February 25, 2017
Create. Motivate. Inspire.
After Submission: 3 Vital Steps

We’ve submitted that article, devotion, or book proposal, and the feelings of euphoria have begun to fade. Questions ping…
February 23, 2017
Uncategorized, Writer Encouragement
Hawks Seeking Prey

Elaine Marie Cooper On the way to meet a friend for coffee the other day, my eye caught a…
February 7, 2017
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Quitting: Not an Option

I quit. Ever been there? I’ll admit it: there are times when I think I want to give up…
February 5, 2017
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)
Writing With Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia-

This month I’m talking to author Cherrilynn Bisbano. Many of you may know her, she is the Associate Editor of…
January 29, 2017
Create. Motivate. Inspire.
Focus (Or Lack Thereof)

With an incredible sense of purpose, I opened the window blinds and faced the morning sun. Today, I thought,…
January 23, 2017
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)
Understanding Disabilities-Statistics and Sources for Writers

Magazines, literary agents, and publishers continue to look for excellent writing in fiction and non-fiction genres which exemplify diversity.…
January 18, 2017
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
HOW Many Words, Take Two

Irony. It’s my new middle name. In my post for last month I detailed how I had been working…
January 5, 2017
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)
Writing with Disabilities-Kathryn M. B. Johnson

I have a disability. In fact, I have several. My body dictates everything for me: when I write,…
December 29, 2016
Writer Encouragement
Humility Without The Humbug

Elaine Marie Cooper As I dropped off several of my novels at the bookstore before Christmas, I noticed a…
December 23, 2016
Create. Motivate. Inspire.
A Note by Any Other Name

Three days before Christmas, a delivery man turned in our driveway, honked the horn, and requested my signature. Then…
December 23, 2016
Truth Be Told
Impossible?

One of my favorite musicals is Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. I know it by heart–have since I was a little girl.…
December 7, 2016
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
HOW many words?

I recently wrapped three projects in which my written pieces could only be 250 words max, including a Bible…
December 5, 2016