There comes a time in every writer’s life when you are in one of these two categories: You are at the writers conference — and you’re posting non-stop photos on …
Marketing in Your Playground by Ron Estrada
When blogging first hit the scene, it was a goldmine for authors. Start a blog and watch your traffic explode! Flash forward two weeks: there are a bazillion blogs out …
Redefining Success at the ACFW Conference
NOTE: This post was first published in 2012 on the ACFW blog. A writing friend of mine is attending the ACFW conference for the first time this year. She is …
Calendaring Your Story (Guest by author Mindy Obenhaus)
When does your story take place? Does it span days, weeks or months? So many events transpire during the course of a book, but how do you keep them all …
Why is a Writer Like a Bumblebee by Angela Arndt
You’ve heard the story that, after an extensive study, a scientist proclaimed there was no valid reason a bumblebee could fly? It turns out the study was completed in 1934, …




