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It’s Time to Pursue Your Writing Dreams
By Tara Johnson
“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.”
~ Thoreau
Each year, I meet countless people who tell me they dream of writing, but only a fraction of them take
Preparing Your Writing for Summer Conference
It’s time to start planning! Do you have a potential book to present? What agents and editors expect first is called a “one-sheet.” It is, as indicated, one sheet and usually one-sided. It should include:
- A summary of your book
Seven Ways to Stifle Your Unique Writer’s Voice (What Not to Do)
by Becky Wade
1) Let every critique you receive sway you. Ever hear that “too many cooks spoil the broth”? Sometimes it’s better to whip up something all by yourself that you absolutely LOVE than let lots of “adviser cooks” taste your
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2017 Cascade Award Winners
Congratulations to All the 2017 Cascade Award Winners 2017 Cascade Awards Finalists PUBLISHED Published Children’s Book Would a Worm Go on a Walk? by Hannah Hall Published Contemporary Book The Morning Star Rises by Sara Davison Published Historical Fiction
Escalation by Steven James
by Steven James Picture a snowball rolling down a mountain. Picking up speed. Gaining momentum. Eventually becoming an avalanche. As it travels along, it grows in magnitude, just like the tension of your story will do. The narrative momentum of
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Preparing Your Writing for Summer Conference
It’s time to start planning! Do you have a potential book to present? What agents and editors expect first is called a “one-sheet.” It is,
Cascade Writing Contest Finalists & Winners
2024 Cascade Writing Contest Finalists Article, Column, Nonfiction Short Story Denise E. Arzoian “Pebbles in My Heart” Rindy Fleming “Painter of the Sky” Debra
Cascade Writing Contest
2023 Oregon Christian Writers Cascade Contest Contest Details Opens 12:01 a.m. (PST) January 15, 2023 and Closes 11:59 p.m. (PST) February 15, 2023 [divider style="solid"