When You Feel Like Giving Up!

When You Feel Like Giving Up!

When I was in high school, I saw a PBS film entitled, My Brilliant Career, based on the true story of a sixteen year old girl who had written and published a book. I was mesmerized by the idea. When my high school English teacher urged me to enter a local college...
FOR THE HEART ~ Helping A Broken World

FOR THE HEART ~ Helping A Broken World

Author friend, Laurie Driesen shares another timely post about ways we can help a broken world. I hope you’re as blessed as I was! HOW TO HELP A BROKEN WORLD by Laurie Driesen Doesn’t it feel like the world is out of control?  A pandemic, killings, rioting and...
FOR THE WRITER ~ Self-Editing

FOR THE WRITER ~ Self-Editing

So you’ve written a novel and polished it until it shines. Now you’re ready to submit to an agent or editor–at least you think you are. Then you take another glance and find you’ve overused a word or your sentence structure is too similar in places. No matter...