By Alice Crider
Editors and agents don’t have time to read full proposals in a short appointment, so a “One Sheet” summary of your project not only simplifies things, it also lets the editor or agent know you’re
By Trieste Vaillancourt
Do you ever watch The Voice on NBC? During the show, musical artists are given the opportunity to 
grow and be coached by others who have been successful in their field—musicians like Blake Shelton,
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
By Francine Rivers
What does it mean to have a “voice” as a writer?
Every person has unique DNA. We also have unique fingerprints and retinas. There are billions of us, but each human being is individual and
by Carrie Stuart Parks
My “day job,” the one I can’t give up until a vast number of people go on a buying frenzy and purchase enough books to put me on the New York
by Kathi Lipp
I used to be a panic writer. I would put off writing until I had a deadline; then I’d lock myself in a room with nothing but coffee and panic until I got it
