Why Journal?
© 2012 Shirley Corder When I was a child, my mother gave me a diary every Christmas. As an adult, I bought myself one almost every year. I really don't…
The Story Behind the Story
© 2012 Patrick E. Craig In late 2010, I read a blog by Nick Harrison, a senior editor at Harvest House Publishers, whom I had met at the Mt. Hermon…
Wild Apostrophes
© 2012 JoAnn Reno Wray I haven’t read articles in the newspaper, seen Internet stories, nor heard it reported by TV newscasters, but I’m convinced a large herd of wild…
Fruity Pebbles or Frosted Flakes: What Brand Are You?
© 2012 Shannon Milholland “They’re great!” You don’t even have to like Frosted Flakes to find yourself enthusiastically agreeing with this slogan. Wearing tennis shoes gives me the confidence to…
Will You Make a Difference?
April 2012 © 2012 Marlene Bagnull My seven-year-old granddaughter was here today. We had a long talk about how she disobeyed her mother yesterday, screamed no, and stuck out her…
How to Create Book Trailers and Videos
© 2012 Linda Evans Shepherd When I saw how Francis Chan turned his book Crazy Love into a multi-media event with a companion website filled with video, I knew I had to…
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…
Publishing Trends
© 2011 Sally Stuart When the topic of publishing trends comes up, what people really want to know is which topics are hot—and which are not. The problem is predicting…
Spies, Rocker Shepherds, and Japanese Angels, Oh My! Writing for Your Children’s Ministry
© 2011 Carlton W. Hughes Spies looking for a missing baby. Shepherds rocking out to TobyMac. Angels lip-syncing a Christmas carol . . . in Japanese. What do these scenarios have…