1.   Writers in the Storm often has thorough articles about the craft, and this is no exception. Piper Bayard tackles the bugaboo of ...

With the many demands on my time this month, I've decided to take a blog break. There will be a post on Friday, June 7th. I'll ...

1.   Tim Suddeth talks about how English is always changing and writers must keep up. While he's talking about current/future ch...

Taylor Branson and Jack Forester eloped after a whirlwind courtship. Neither reckoned with how their past hurts would affect their marriag...

1.   Audrey Frank posts at The Write Conversation about the Spiritual Practice of Writing Tight. I highly recommend all writers with ...

Willa Forsythe loves music and playing the violin. She's also an accomplished thief. When she's given an assignment to locate a ke...

1.   Newbie alert! Zoe M. McCarthy teaches on characters saying and doing only things that have purpose. Her examples are stellar. Do...

1.   Being stuck for words is a real bummer. I'm a writer. So how do I get past this? Tammy Karasek posts on this subject at, ...

1.   How do you start the writing journey? I've heard this question multiple times. Edie Melson, at The Write Conversation , ask...

Violet Lindstrom longs to serve as a missionary, but a broken engagement and WWII put a damper on those plans. The closest she can come t...

1.   Does it really pay to go to a writers conference? I can answer that with a resounding, "Yes!" Zoe M. McCarthy gives ...

Gabby St. Claire's unique job as a crime scene cleaner stirs her curiosity about the murder of a politician's wife. From there, it...

Sandi Patti's early songs touch my heart every time I hear them. This one is my favorite Resurrection Sunday songs. May this beauti...

This story takes place in Scotland, Virginia, and Jamaica during pre-Revolutionary War times. The heroine, Lark, comes from a high-born ...

1.   Do you have a hard time turning off that internal editor? You know, the one that keeps you re-writing a scene in your first draft...