by Jennifer Chastain When I saw the email for the Deep Woods Writing Camp back in July, I immediately knew that I wanted to attend. I mean, a whole week …
5 Tips to Defeat Fear—Avenger-Style
by Jeanne Takenaka, @jeannetakenaka My boys are Avengers junkies. They love these movies of fearless heroes who fight crimes of global proportions and defeat overly powerful aliens. They dream of …
Writing Retreats – Are They Worth It?
by Alena Tauriainen, writing as Alena Wendall @alenawendall My first writing retreat was a huge step of faith. I knew nothing about writing. I didn’t even know what a panster was …
The Starting Point for your Character’s Inner Journey
I am up north at the writing cabin this week, getting ready for next week’s Deep Woods Writing Camp. It’s gorgeous here, quiet and last night I was able to …
When I Can’t Becomes I Can
by Kariss Lynch, @karisslynch In high school, my band director erased can’t from my vocabulary. We had been a championship band, a finalist in the state for 4A high schools. But …