By Mandy Boerma, @mandyboerma Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I’d really like… How many years have you written a letter to Santa? I’ll be honest, it’s been a few …
Reasons to Find (Or Create) A Writers Group
By Emilie Haney, @emhaneyauthor I used to listen with envy when people would talk about their writers group. It was always most notable during award receptions when an author would …
Christmas Gifts For Writers
by Alena Wendall, @alenawendall It’s Christmas time! I’m super excited to spend time with family! This year I bit the bullet and asked each family member to send me a list or …
Writing Through the Holidays
By Jaime Jo Wright, @jaimejowright Thanksgiving, Christmas, Advent, alllllllll the things that come in late November and throughout December, don’t particularly lend the months to a great amount of writing. …
Tips for Hosting the Perfect Writing Retreat
by Melissa Tagg, @Melissa_Tagg Back in October, I hosted a writing retreat at my house with two of the sweetest author friends—Joanne Bischof and Liz Johnson. And now I’m going …




