16 Influential Books (or Authors)

From August 3rd to August 16th, I’ll be participating in Story Embers’ Support the Writing Community Challenge. (Use the link to visit their website to learn more and join in.) #SupportTheWritingCommunityChallenge Some books teach. Some books tell a story. But what do they all have in common? They all inspire and inform their readers. BelowContinue reading “16 Influential Books (or Authors)”

Alpha Readers, Beta Readers, Critiquers, Editors, and Proofreaders

From August 3rd to August 16th, I’ll be participating in Story Embers’ Support the Writing Community Challenge. (Use the link to visit their website to learn more and join in.) #SupportTheWritingCommunityChallenge Two-for-one day! I didn’t finish this post yesterday, so it’s going out a day late (and a bit rushed). But we had a lovelyContinue reading “Alpha Readers, Beta Readers, Critiquers, Editors, and Proofreaders”

A Prayer for Writers

From August 3rd to August 16th, I’ll be participating in Story Embers’ Support the Writing Community Challenge. (Use the link to visit their website to learn more and join in.) #SupportTheWritingCommunityChallenge You may have noticed I didn’t post yesterday. Even though I’ve been a monthly supporter of Havok since February, I wanted to stretch aContinue reading “A Prayer for Writers”

Progress is Progress

From August 3rd to August 16th, I’ll be participating in Story Embers’ Support the Writing Community Challenge. (Use the link to visit their website to learn more and join in.) #SupportTheWritingCommunityChallenge Do you write to write? Or do you write to publish? When I first began writing, publication was a distant thought that occasionally flitteredContinue reading “Progress is Progress”

Dear Pre-Published Writer

From August 3rd to August 16th, I’ll be participating in Story Embers’ Support the Writing Community Challenge. (Use the link to visit their website to learn more and join in.) #SupportTheWritingCommunityChallenge As K.M Weiland recently expressed in a blog post, “If you write, you are a writer.” Publication does not make someone a writer. It’sContinue reading “Dear Pre-Published Writer”