Book Proposals
Publishing is a Relational Business
An old saying is applicable to this secret: “It’s not what you know but who you know.” This adage…
March 26, 2025-
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A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
A New Year
Welcome to my annual post about New Year’s Resolutions. I cannot guarantee that I will give you a formula…
March 8, 2025 -
Kids Lit7 FREE Ways to Keep Gifting into the New Year!
Here’s 2025 all fresh and shiny, full of hope and all the little calendar boxes ready to fill! While…
March 6, 2025 -
Writers ChatWriters Chat Recap for February
The Name Game with Cathy Rueter Cathy is a journalist and author. She joins Writers Chat to explain why…
February 28, 2025 -
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)BOTM
Recently I had a talk with a young brain cancer survivor I have mentored and encouraged for years. He…
February 27, 2025 -
Writing for YAFairy Tale Retellings: Interview with YA Author Rachel Kovaciny
Young adult author Rachel Kovaciny recently released her eighth book, A Nobel Companion, a retelling of the ugly duckling…
February 26, 2025 -
Book Proposals
Publishing is a Relational Business
An old saying is applicable to this secret: “It’s not what you know but who you know.” This adage…
February 25, 2025 -
Writing RomanceDON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART
Romance readers’ expectations: Finding the best setbacks and obstacles for my couple to overcome is one of my greatest…
February 23, 2025 -
The Picky PenCreating a Story Title
Do you have difficulty coming up with a title for your article or story? This is sure to be…
February 22, 2025 -
Kids Lit
Books to Read BEFORE You Write
Mentor books are those an author studies before they do any writing. For a retreat last week, I had…
February 8, 2025 -
Book Proposals
Maintain a Submission Record & Follow-up
After you have the various parts of the proposal and sample ready, prepare a list of publishers to whom…
February 4, 2025 -
Devotions for WritersPuzzling Projects
One thousand pieces of the picture tumbled out onto the table. When the contents cleared the box rim, we…
February 3, 2025 -
Writers Chat
Writers Chat Recap for June Part 2
Writers Chat, hosted by Johnnie Alexander, Brandy Brow, and Melissa Stroh, is the show where we talk about all…
June 30, 2024 -
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)
Refreshed and Restored
As 80% of the country is suffering from extreme heatwaves, many people are looking for relief from the summer…
June 29, 2024 -
Writers Chat
Writers Chat Recap For June Part 1
Writers Chat, hosted by Johnnie Alexander, Brandy Brow, and Melissa Stroh, is the show where we talk about all…
June 21, 2024 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's LifeWriters Up!
I always have the first Saturday in May marked on my calendar. Even though I have never been in…
June 6, 2024 -
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)
Stay in the FIght
Like most people, I was saddened to hear the news about the passing of Christian recording artist Mandisa. She…
April 30, 2024 -
Guest PostsSilence: Two Worlds Collide
I attended the Blue Ridge Writer’s Conference for the fourth time last May. I did not know if I…
February 22, 2024 -
History in the MakingJust Toast, Please Perfecting Breakfast Toast
Otto Frederick Rohwedder (1980-1960) and Charles Perkins Strite (1978-1956)—not exactly celebrities. Though, perhaps they should be. Their combined ingenuity…
February 20, 2024 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
It’s Only A season
Currently, here in my “neck of the woods” as we call it in Eastern Kentucky, we are in the…
October 6, 2023 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Sunnyside Up
“Walking on Sunshine” “You are my Sunshine” “Keep on the Sunny Side” Okay, which one are you singing right…
August 6, 2023 -
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)
It’s Okay To Ask For Help
Recently, I had a bad fall off my bike, it was the first time in years I had fallen…
May 29, 2023 -
Is It Too Late?You’re Not Late
Do you hate being late? The feeling of missing out on the first of a dinner can be frustrating.…
March 18, 2023 -
Writers Chat
Writers Chat Recap: February Part 1
Writers Chat, hosted by Jean Wise, Johnnie Alexander, and Brandy Brow, is the show where we talk about all…
February 18, 2023 -
Guest Posts
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, 2022