by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell In 2011, I won Operation First Novel, which came with a publishing contract and $20,000. The PR firm hired to launch my career found so many …
5 Holiday Writing Survival Tips
By Michelle Griep, @MichelleGriep It’s that turkey time of year when we hold hands around the table, lift prayers of Thanksgiving, and then proceed to stuff ourselves right into a …
Improving Your Grammar as a Fiction Writer
By Carrie L. Weston, @carrieallbooks Grammar? Ugh. Many writers–in spite of their love of writing–hate the burden of writing according to standardized rules of grammar. I hesitated to select this …
Pruning Flowers; Pruning Books
by Christina Miller, @CLMillerbooks Sometimes both our flowers and our books just need a good pruning. This fall, the church ladies decided to pull out all the old landscaping and …
Three Tips for Starting a Revision
By Mandy Boerma, @mandyboerma Finishing the first draft of your story is incredibly satisfying and an event to be celebrated. Except now the work begins. At least for me. My …