Confessions of a Reluctant Author
by Tracy L. Snyder Friends drug me to my first writer’s conference a good ten years ago. While there I talked to an editor who advised me to enjoy the…
Confessions of a Writer with Depression
by Victoria Grace Howell I’ve been creating stories for as long as I can remember, but I’ve been struggling with Depression since I was fifteen. I didn’t fully understand…
Novel News: October 2016
Man, where did the month of October go? It's like one minute I was waiting impatiently for the weather to cool and the leaves to change, and suddenly BOOM--October is…
Confession of Two Arrogant Thoughts
by James L. Rubart Arrogant Thought # 1 It was the mid 90s when I finished a novel in the wee hours of the morning and said to myself,…
BIG News + a Party!
Friday was a good day. Now, Fridays is general are typically good days. End of the work week for most. Pay day for some. And, hey, you hear Friday and…
Confessions of a Fear Fighter
Today, I'm so excited to welcome a new friend of mine, Chaka Heinze, to the Confessions blog series. She has quite the interesting take on fear. Read on, my friends!…
Confessions of a Subpar Creative Writer
I’m an aspiring fiction author, and I am lousy at what people traditionally think of as “creative writing.” There, I said it. I’ve always enjoyed coming up with stories. As…
Confessions of a Literary Mutation
All my adult life I’ve struggled to merge my serious, Bible study, church-lady, self with my inner geek. You see, since childhood, I’ve loved to read, study, and know God…
Confessions of a Book Gypsy
There’s something gloriously fascinating about touching down in a new place, tripping along the cobblestones of an unfamiliar street, and eyeing buttery croissants in the display case of a cute…
A Day in the Life . . .
I often have people ask me how I fit everything into my schedule. I homeschool, write, work, volunteer, and try to have some sort of life outside my home. One…