by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan A while ago, I had a conversation with my sister, who is an educator in our school district, about the importance of reading outside our favorite …
5 Ways to Create on Empty
by CJ Myerly, @mdippedinink As the new year rolled in, I had fantastic plans of writing an entire novel in the month of January. Not necessarily a bad goal, but …
Honing Your Craft Through Reading
by Alena Tauriainen, writing as @AlenaWendall When I started this writing journey, I believed I could set my schedule and everything would line up so I could write. Can you hear …
What are you reading?
What are you reading? I asked this question to approximately 40 aspiring writers this weekend as I sat across from them at a table during our private one-on-one sessions at …
What Do Other Genres Have to Teach Us?
I have a fantastic critique group. It’s not just that they are fabulous writers, super honest with their feedback and helpful plotting partners, or that they are great friends that …