Writers Chat, hosted by Johnnie Alexander, Brandy Brow, and Melissa Stroh, is the show where we talk about all things writing, by writers and for writers!

“Because talking about writing is more fun than actually doing it.”

Come Write with Us: Living Legacies with Brandy Brow

Would you like to write a creative “memoir” for your loved ones? Or perhaps be inspired to write a character bio without filling out a questionnaire? In this episode, author Brandy Brow leads us in writing our “where I am from” stories, a creative and inspirational exercise based on author Ben Cooper’s sharing of his living journey poem in a previous episode of Writers Chat. Grab paper and pen, get comfy, and follow along as Brandy provides writing prompts. You’ll also enjoy hearing what participants wrote for their own living legacies Find Ben’s episode, Writer’s Journey: Abundantly More with Ben Cooper.

Watch the June 18^th replay

Brandy Brow is a writer, editor, vocalist, and artist who took ten years away from writing to care for her special needs child and sick parent. During that time, she trained in fiction editing, ran Christian Writers’ Group International, and became a worship leader for her church and national anthem singer for a NASCAR short track. Back at writing, she is focused on flash fiction with a side of children’s stories. Magical realism and science fantasy are some of her favorite genres. Brandy lives in Vermont with her husband and most of her seven children where she eats way too much maple syrup and makes too many planners.

Writing Personal Tragedies with Grace with DiAnn Mills

Surviving life’s challenges that threaten our physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing with determination to help others takes courage. To write about the experience forces the writer to explore painful emotions and relive the tragedy repeatedly. The tragedy could be a death, divorce, betrayal, PTSD, abandonment, or a cauldron of more than one event. We write about what happened to help others survive the same or similar ordeal. DiAnn shares how to create a manuscript in any genre that honors the tragedy and focuses on the needs of the reader—with grace.

Watch the June 25^th replay.

DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expect an adventure. Her titles have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists, won two Christy Awards, Golden Scroll, Inspirational Reader’s Choice, and Selah awards. DiAnn teaches writing all over the country. Connect here: diannmills.com

Writers Chat is hosted live each Tuesday for an hour starting at 10 AM CT / 11 AM ET
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