What Needs to Happen at the Beginning of my Story?
Excerpt from DELVE, PIVOT, PROPEL: 350 Writing Secrets to Elevate Your Storytelling and Transform Your Novel
by Steven James
Your story’s opening will (1) feature a character who matters,

Excerpt from DELVE, PIVOT, PROPEL: 350 Writing Secrets to Elevate Your Storytelling and Transform Your Novel
by Steven James
Your story’s opening will (1) feature a character who matters,
By Jodie Bailey
Now, this is the piece of advice I live my writing life by. Ready?
Tomorrow Me will love Today Me.
How does that work? Well, it couples with my other piece of favorite advice: You can’t edit a blank page.
When it’s hard and
From Someone Who Landed More Than 50 Guest Spots.
By Janet McHenry
There are so many promotional approaches writers can take when launching a new book. Because the concept behind Praying Personalities: Finding Your Natural Prayer Style (Kregel, Feb. 2024) is unique and intriguing,
By Karen Barnett
“I admire anybody who has the guts to write anything at all.”
~ E. B. White ~
Many of us begin our writing journey with a wild sense of anticipation. Like Bilbo in The Hobbit, we run down the
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When: October 12, 2024
Where: Rolling Hills Community Church, 3550 SW Borland Rd, Tualatin, OR 97062, Google Info & Directions
By Cynthia Ruchti
Few writers find the idea of pitching their project to an editor or agent easy. Or natural. Or enjoyable. But it can be.
(That probably sounded like a too-good-to-be-true sales pitch.)
Whether in a face-to-face appointment at an in-person conference, during a virtual conference, or