by Melissa Tagg, @Melissa_Tagg Let’s chat about conflict and tension, shall we? If you’d asked me a few years ago to describe conflict or tension in a story, I might’ve …
What to Write When the World is Hurting?
by Michelle Sass Aleckson, @Jesses_girl4evr My love of story started very young. I remember laying on my tummy in the living room learning to read one of those small Golden Books. As …
What If I Can’t Do This
by Rebecca Yauger, @RebeccaYauger Recently, I’ve been re-reading the book “Fierce Faith” by Alli Worthington. This book talks about different fears we may have and ways (her battle plan) to combat …
Eight Writing Maxims to Embrace
by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart Back in 1992, bestselling author Mona Simpson offered 13 maxims for the writing journey in the The Writer magazine. I’m going to list eight of them I …
Newsletter Basics
By Michelle Griep, @MichelleGriep Apparently all the cool kids are putting out newsletters nowadays. Not that I’m feeling the need to be cool, but I am feeling pressure from all …