How to Create a Vibrant Home on the Web
Congratulations to the winners of the latest Write Now! Coach contest. The winner of the signed copy of Write-A-Thon is @greennovelist and the winner of... Read More
Art Can be Therapeutic by Kate Hopper
Happy Friday, friends! I’ve been writing to make sense of my life for years. In the past ten years, I’ve been researching and writing about... Read More
Wednesday Writing Prompt: Guardian Angels, Princesses, and Ladies
Last Saturday, I was out for a walk when I saw a man struggling with an empty poop bag. Somehow, the bag had ripped, and... Read More
Five Ways Social Media Can Boost Your Writing Career
Today’s blog post is the first in a series of posts about Social Media for Writers. If you’d like to test the power of social... Read More
Conference Spotlight: Write-to-Publish
I started out my professional life as a parish pastor, but even then I knew that my vocation was writing. While earning two masters degrees,... Read More
Writers @ Work: Ghostwriting for a Book Packager
Today I am delighted to welcome author and fellow ASJA member, Kelly James-Enger, as my guest blogger. Kelly is the author of several books on... Read More
Wednesday Writing Prompt: Practicing Point of View and Voice
In honor of National Picture Book Writing Week, today’s prompt uses a favorite picture book of mine: Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne. Several... Read More
Dig into Picture Book Writing
Happy May Day! And congratulations to the winners of the latest Write Now! Coach contest. Valorie Grace Hallinan won a signed copy of Wild by... Read More
Conference Spotlight: WriteCamp Milwaukee
I met Boone Dryden several years ago at a National Novel Writing Workshop. Boone introduced me to WriteCamp Milwaukee, and I have been a fan... Read More
Wednesday Writing Prompt: The expletive poem
At 3, my son would shout Cinnamon Toast! whenever something went wrong. Cinnamon Toast was the perfect expletive—lots of syllables plus a hard consonant in... Read More