Bread-and-Butter Writing
© 2011 Leslie Rowe Convert your skills to cash by writing for the marketplace The electric bill spiked and your pantry looks paltry. When writing is your passion but eating…
Source of Endless Story Ideas
© 2011 Marilyn H. Collins Family stories provide a wealth of original plot ideas. Settings are familiar, characters come complete with emotions or conflicts, and protagonists/antagonists are ready made. Our…
I’m a Ghostwriter
© 2011 Cecil Murphey "You understand people," an editor told me after I had published ten books, "And you know how to get into their heads." His words shocked me…
Turning Disasters into Devotions
© 2010 Andrea Merrell Panic rose in my throat as we inched along the slippery, dimly lit path. The air was cool, but the oppression brought on by fear made…
What’s Your Story?
© 2010 Marylane Wade Koch In the midst of change and uncertainty in our culture, some ideas remain timeless and sure. For example, people still love a good story. No,…
Wringing the Most from an Interview
© 2009 Tracy Crump Three years ago, I wrote regularly for a newspaper and conducted a number of interviews. Some went well; some did not. But I enjoyed getting to…
How True Is True?
© 2009 Tracy Crump “So it’s ok to lie, huh?” My son shot me an impish grin. I had just explained that I was adding dialogue and other details to…
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