5 Tips for Writing Memoir
Resources for writing your memoir.
The Sky So Heavy: A Book Review by Kathryn Dover
Book review of The Sky So Heavy by Kathryn Dover
Setting Your Reading Goals for 2022
“Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it.Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.” ― William Faulkner As writers, […]
Great Writing Isn’t Born—It’s Built Sentence by Sentence with Self-Editing
While I was self-editing my first children’s novel in 1989 (gasp, yes, I hung out with Methuselah et al.), I consulted a great little book called Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to edit yourself into print. The wise authors, David King and Renni Browne, helped me look professional in many areas including dialogue and proportion […]
Year-End Reflections: Quieting Our Souls for The New Year
The week between Christmas and New Year’s is the perfect time for reflections. Here are a few journaling prompts to help you reflect and quiet your spirit for the coming year.
Bedtime With Mommy: Book Review by Sally Matheny
Book review of Bedtime with Mommy.
The Right Amount to Write
All around the internet, at writer’s conferences, and in any gathering of literary minded folks, you’ll find writers of all genre and for all ages asking this question: “Is it important to write every day?” As this year comes to a close and a new year is dawning on our horizon, this is also a […]
How Save the Cat Saved My Novel by Marianne Hering
Save the Cat Saves Your Novel–in more than one way!
Always Winter and Never Christmas
Those of us who celebrate the birth of Christ at this time of year are being distracted by the goodies of this world. Stuff. Celebration. Santa. Food. And more stuff.
But what about Christmas?
What Gift Can Writers Bring for the Newborn King?
What Gift Can Writers Bring for the Newborn King? Music is an important part of celebrating Christmas. Remember the Christmas song, “The Little Drummer Boy”? It’s about a little boy who wonders what gift he could give to the baby Jesus. Or how about “We Three Kings,” a song about the costly gifts the magi […]