by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong Dear Reader, If you are reading this, you care about my real life and not only about the fictional characters I created. You want to …
What to Do When You’re Sure You’ve Blown It
by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart I got a call a few months ago from my youngest son, Micah. “I blew it, Dad.” “When? How?” “It happened an hour ago. I …
Intangible Gifts of Writing
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell Contracts and the bright lights of fame all are glorious, but the true gifts of putting your backside in a chair and plinking out a …
When Your Story Stumps You
By Rachel Scott McDaniel, @rachelsmcdaniel Some call it a myth. Others swear to its existence. Most just want nothing to do with it. What am I referring to? Writer’s block. …
7 Tips for Developing Thick Skin
by Jeanne Takenaka, @JeanneTakenaka Have you considered that saying writers bandy about, “You’ve gotta have rhino skin in this business!”? Just how thick is rhino skin? “Only” two inches. In the big …