What Are You Aiming For?
I stared at the one-inch thick pine board and sighed. I had attempted the side-kick break for what seemed…
October 9, 2022I stared at the one-inch thick pine board and sighed. I had attempted the side-kick break for what seemed…
October 9, 2022Behind every book on the shelf, and every story waiting to be published, there’s an author who has experienced…
June 16, 2022Behind every book on the shelf, and every story waiting to be published, there’s an author who has experienced…
June 16, 2022Covid-19 has had the world on lockdown since March and we’ve all made adjustments to our lives—life as we…
May 29, 2020“You are the God who sees me.” ~ Hagar Genesis 16:13 (NIV) Rejection. Every writer is familiar with it.…
May 3, 2020It can be discouraging to not receive a response on your submission—and even more frustrating when the response is…
December 9, 2019Have you ever been told you are not enough? For whatever reason and no matter who you hear it…
June 16, 2018“Will you please teach me a new slang expression and what it means every day?” Little did I know…
June 10, 2018DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expect an adventure. She combines unforgettable characters with…
January 1, 2018One of my favorite quotes is “Learn from the mistakes of others; you can never live long enough to…
September 6, 2017My favorite canine writer, Snoopy of Peanuts fame, received a boatload of rejection slips in his pursuit of a…
July 26, 2017The setting sold us. A property with mature trees and a creek running behind it. Even in March, with…
July 25, 2016Keeping the faith in your writing can be difficult. I remember sitting on my back porch with a rejection…
January 21, 2016Don’t you love lessons in patience? Me, neither. Patience doesn’t come easy for me, so, when I became a…
June 21, 2015