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…
World Building for Amateurs
© 2019 Matt Starr Imagine that tomorrow you woke up in an infinite, white space, except for the ground, which looks like a blueprint for the room you were sleeping…
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…
A Buzzkill’s Guide to Writing Humor
© 2019 Connie Kuykendall So, you want to write comedy, but you’re a teensy bit of a sour, dour, stick-in-the-mud? Take heart, curmudgeon! You don’t have to be as funny…
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”…
Some DOs and DON’Ts of Writing for Young Children
© 2019 Jean Matthew Hall I’ve been writing for publication for…uh, a LOT of years. My goal is to produce beautiful, encouraging stories for young children to enjoy and share…
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…
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