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Craft of Writing
Chrome Hubcaps and Velvet Seat Covers
It was a muggy August afternoon when I walked into an auditorium where W.M Paul Young, author of The Shack, was telling stories to a […]
Writer's Journey
Tales from the Script
We all have them. Those horror stories. The daggers stabbing at us, zombies chasing us, those freaky clowns riding that squeaky tricycle around and around […]
Writing and Technology
Overcoming Tech Fears: A Personal Voyage of Discovery (Part 1)
Navigating the web and the dark void of the Internet terrified me. Like hiking through a cave with spider webs brushing my face. I wasn’t a web explorer, I was a muralist […]
Craft of Writing
10 Ways to Strengthen Our Characters
March 3, 2012
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Readers want strong main characters. No one wants to read a story with a weak one. I knew that. Really I did. Why, then, did […]
Critique Groups
How Writing Is Like Exercising
The cell phone alarm beeps me into consciousness at 5:20 am. Yes, it’s o-dark-thirty and I’m waking up to go to spin class. Why? That’s […]
Workshops and Training
What Should You Look for When Choosing a Writing Retreat?
So, you’ve decided that you need a bit of a break. We all do, at times. And a writing retreat seems just the thing for […]
Spiritual Life
Joy Comes in the Morning
How can God bring joy from a parent’s worst nightmare, the death of a child? It seems impossible, doesn’t it? That’s what I thought, until […]
Contest Winners
Prompt and Perfect Contest Winner: “The Intercession” by Debra Celovsky
She awakened slowly, turning wearily to see early light framing the edges of the window blinds. Her eyes were red and swollen. She had lain […]
Getting Published
What’s the Story about Late Responses?
I often get feedback from new writers who lament the long response time (or no response at all) to their requested queries/proposals/fulls to agents and […]
