One Day Too Soon
© 2019 Jeff Adams We don’t know what will happen tomorrow. We know what won’t happen if we keep doing what we’ve always done. Sometimes our growth is imperceptible. Sometimes…
Fictionalizing “Life”
© 2019 Leanna Sain Write what you know. Show of hands—how many have heard that statement before? If you’ve been writing for any length of time at all, you’ve probably dreamt…
Writing the Red Herring
© 2019 DiAnn Mills Mystery and suspense writers value the challenge of a red herring, a clue designed to deceive and mislead the characters and readers. For the writer, developing…
Writing Bible Studies from a Slant
© 2019 Katy Kauffman Running. Fighting. Breaking chains. House renovation. These are just some of the “slants” or metaphors I’ve used when writing Bible studies. The Word of God is…
What the #@#@#@?
© 2019 Corabel Shofner Writers of a certain age panic when told we must develop a social media “presence.” Okay, we learned Facebook, but no, Facebook is not where it’s at…
5 Ways Getting an Agent Is like Dating
© 2019 Bob Hostetler At a recent writers’ conference, I enjoyed my first “speed dating” experience. Maybe I should clarify. “Yes, you should,” my wife says. In these “speed dating”…
What Is Flash Fiction and Why Should You Care?
© 2019 Sharon Rene Flash fiction is a short story under 1,000 words. Sounds simple right? I’ve had six stories published in Splickety/Spark Magazine and writing flash fiction is fun, challenging, and…
The Joys and Benefits of a Critique Group
© 2018 Michelle Shafer I’ve spent the last seven years writing a fantasy trilogy. Though not published yet, my work has been read and reviewed by talented writers from two…
Leveraging a Newsletter
© 2018 Tracy Crump The Write Life (TWL) turns ten this month. Marylane and I started with just nine subscribers who attended our first workshop on writing for Chicken Soup for…
Confused? These Two Questions Run to the Rescue
© 2018 Kristi Woods Have you ever dipped a toe in the ocean or a pool? It’s the perfect thermometer, isn’t it? We test the waters to see if it’s…
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