Listening to the Music in Words
© 2015 Lora Homan Zill An intuitive “feel” for the music in language makes us human. The sounds of words form the background hum of our lives and can also…
Solving the Personal Branding Mystery
© 2015 Lisa Greer When I think of this, I think of you. That concept is the essence of personal branding. This current catch phrase in the business world leaves…
Writing for the Ages
© 2015 Vonda Skelton My writing life began as a first grader the day a fully fleshed-out poem magically appeared in bold, drunken letters on my lined school paper. The accompanying illustration completed the masterpiece.…
Build a Mission Statement
© 2015 Kat Crawford This weekend I grabbed my coffee and studied mission statements. I wanted to share a concise reason for my giving “Capsules of Hope" Caregiver Seminars. Writing…
Why Write?
© 2014 Bob Haslam It’s nice to see our names in print, but that should be a matter of secondary importance, not our major reason for writing. Let’s explore some…
Book Contract Red Flags
© 2014 Kathryn Page Camp As writers, we yearn for that first book contract to start us on the road to publication. Some of us are so desperate that we’ll…
Like Going Home
© 2014 Ann H. Gabhart You’ve all heard the advice to write what you know—but wait a minute. What about fiction? Isn’t that all made up stuff? Not something that…
Writing on Sensitive Issues
© 2014 Susan Titus Osborn There are many hurting people who need encouragement and empathy. We can help them by revealing our shortcomings, our mistakes, and our failures. Sometimes it…
Writing to Raise Awareness: Is the Pen Really Mightier than the Sword?
© 2014 Kimberly Rae “Your book changed my life.” Have you ever been able to say that about a book? I remember years ago, when I lived in Bangladesh, a…
I’m Published…Now What?
© 2014 Andrea Merrell Marketing … promotion … social media—what’s a writer to do? When I first started writing, I didn’t consider the complexities of getting published or establishing a…