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By Sandra Merville Hart Somewhere in the midst of writing my second novel my story started to get…
December 21, 2016By Sandra Merville Hart Somewhere in the midst of writing my second novel my story started to get…
December 21, 2016Save money. Learn theology. Become a better writer. Minister more effective. That’s my hope for you. In this second…
December 10, 2016Malapropisms “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” Say what? A malapropism sounds more like a…
November 24, 2016Need a bit of insight as you ready the pen or laptop today? Consider the following from one of…
November 23, 2016Writers write because we love to use words, but let’s face it––even though we say we write for ourselves,…
November 22, 2016We’re still a few days away from Thanksgiving, but we sometimes receive Christmas cards a few days after celebrating…
November 17, 2016The carbine was still jammed and Jim couldn’t do anything to fix it. He finally tossed it aside and…
November 9, 2016Earlier this week I wrote a post for my own blog and was reminded about two things: the difference…
October 18, 2016The murmur of countless alien tongues subsided as the chairman of the interstellar council called for order. The delegates…
October 11, 2016Save money. Learn theology. Become a better writer. Minister more effective. That’s my hope for you. In this second…
October 10, 2016Ever laughed in an absurd situation or at an absurd time? Sure you have. We’ve all done it. Our friend…
September 24, 2016This month’s post is all about words you might be hearing and saying and, consequently, writing improperly. We’re not…
September 17, 2016Yes, we’re continuing to visit confusing words because the English language abounds with them. Here are a few…
September 17, 2016Save money. Learn theology. Become a better writer. Minister more effective. That’s my hope for you. In this second…
September 12, 2016As Tatooine’s twin suns slowly inch to the sand dunes in the horizon, a lone figure strains his eyes…
September 11, 2016When building a writer platform, few of us consider hiring a virtual assistant, or VA. Most of us are…
September 3, 2016Welcome, Jerry. We are honored to have you partner with us. Can you share a little about your recent book?…
August 1, 2016The setting sold us. A property with mature trees and a creek running behind it. Even in March, with…
July 25, 2016Save money. Learn theology. Become a better writer. Minister more effective. That’s my hope for you. In this second…
July 24, 2016A few weeks ago I enjoyed a lovely dinner with friends at a cool restaurant in Raleigh. The first…
July 22, 2016Angela Ackerman Your writing thesauruses are such a help to writers, how do you feel knowing that thousands of…
July 1, 2016I am writing this article and you are reading it because we enjoy or at least are comfortable writing.…
June 25, 2016A writing acquaintance of mine recently posted about her disdain of the comma splice, more importantly, the proliferation of…
June 23, 2016As an editor, I frequently encounter homonym errors. Someone writes whether when they intend weather. Or peek when the…
June 11, 2016Comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Michael Jr. may never suffer from comedic block, but those of us less endowed with…
May 23, 2016