If your writing doesn’t start with this practice, you’re cheating yourself.
Fifteen or so years ago, I thought I was totally spent as a writer. I’d been through a three-year process of revision and revulsion on one book that had left me
by Carolyn Bolz
Nearly twenty years ago when I was attending a Cascade Christian Writers summer conference, I went to an afternoon workshop taught by an editor from a Christian publishing company. As he began speaking, our instructor suddenly spotted a woman he recognized in the
My first book, Aching Joy, had a problem. The themes were strong, and I felt confident in the writing, but there was a weakness. I felt like the story was too specific. The book, you see, was a memoir of sorts, in which I told
Writing rules, that is. It can be especially difficult for writers who have been steeped in English classes for many years to fully allow themselves the freedom that suddenly comes with writing books versus writing essays.
by CCW Member, Amy Houts
You’ve signed a book contract or decided to self-publish. How exciting! As the release date approaches, there are a number of ways you can help get the word out. While publishers will market and distribute your book, they expect you
2025 Cascade Writing Contest Winners
ARTICLE, COLUMN, NONFICTION SHORT STORY
First Place
Becky Alexander
“A Little Help from JFK”
Second Place
Cecil Taylor
“The Baby Is Stronger Than Anyone Knows”
DEVOTIONAL
First Place
Barbara Culley
“Numbering Our Days”
Second Place
Laurie Allred Boyd
“In All Things”
FICTION SHORT STORY
First Place
Jackie Melvin
“Forever Person”
Second Place
Rick Taylor
“Just a Potter’s Daughter”
POETRY
First Place
Kathleen R. Ruckman
“My
