While many might try to dissuade you from embarking on a journey to becoming an author, sticking with it…
February 13, 2025
Mentor books are those an author studies before they do any writing. For a retreat last week, I had…
February 8, 2025
After you have the various parts of the proposal and sample ready, prepare a list of publishers to whom…
February 4, 2025
One thousand pieces of the picture tumbled out onto the table. When the contents cleared the box rim, we…
February 3, 2025
Can you share a little about your recent book? My book The Power of a Well-Placed Yes: God’s Abundant…
February 1, 2025
Writers Chat, hosted by Johnnie Alexander, Brandy Brow, and Melissa Stroh, is the show where we talk about all…
January 31, 2025
Late in 2024, I became extremely unsatisfied with my writing vocation. After spending six years focusing on sales, conversions…
January 30, 2025
How do you feel about end-of-year evaluations? Confession time: Shiny new planners excite me, but when we near the…
January 28, 2025
Birth date. End date. And everything in-between. I Googled to see if there was a template to follow in…
December 4, 2024
A couple of months ago, I attended a storytelling festival in my old college town, and it was an…
December 3, 2024
Recently, I spent time talking with a neighbor whom I got to know during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.…
November 29, 2024
Your first draft is only the beginning, not polished enough to send to a publisher. When your proposal is…
November 26, 2024
All fiction readers come to their chosen stories with certain expectations. A mystery reader expects a puzzle to solve.…
November 23, 2024
Do all of your sentences begin with “I,“ “we,” or a proper noun? Do all of them start with…
November 22, 2024
Writers Chat, hosted by Johnnie Alexander, Brandy Brow, and Melissa Stroh, is the show where we talk about all…
November 21, 2024
CHANGE —A Spark for Writers Seeking an Innovative Angle for Their stories. Change can bring new life or dread…
November 20, 2024
Our author platform will never grow until we reach beyond our circle of family-and-friends to those in our target…
November 12, 2024
People have always had a natural talent for telling stories. It is an essential means of communication and understanding…
November 10, 2024
I recently went to an in-person retreat – one of the few I have gone to since COVID-19. I…
November 8, 2024
What day is it? Although I sometimes find myself wondering what day of the week it is, that is…
November 6, 2024
Can you share a little about your recent book? In Yukon Wilderness Evidence,forensic botanist, Dr. Keeley Ash, is called…
November 5, 2024
Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my…
November 3, 2024
Writers Chat, hosted by Johnnie Alexander, Brandy Brow, and Melissa Stroh, is the show where we talk about all…
October 31, 2024
It has now been over a month since Hurricane Helene tore through north-central Georgia where I live. The historical…
October 29, 2024
Does your prose suffer from overly mechanical writing? Your story gets there, but the scenery is somewhat bland? Or…
October 27, 2024