by Jill Williamson | Sep 20, 2023 | Creativity, First Drafts, Learning from Other Authors, Writing
Kate Angelo is a bestselling suspense author, wife, minister, and speaker from Missouri who works alongside her husband to strengthen and encourage marriages and families. As Mom to 5 children, she’s fluent in both sarcasm and eye rolls. With her chihuahua taking up...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 23, 2023 | Encouragement, First Drafts, Guest Posts
Gillian Bronte Adams writes YA epic fantasy novels, including the award-winning Of Fire and Ash and The Songkeeper Chronicles. She loves strong coffee, desert hikes, and trying out new soup recipes on crisp fall nights. Her favorite books are the ones that...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 2, 2023 | First Drafts
Hello, writers! We are so excited to be back! Jill and I have been working hard all summer updating the website, making plans for the fall, and adding on some new options for building community and writing workshops. Details for those will be announced next Wednesday!...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 1, 2023 | First Drafts, Genres, Historical
I’ve noticed over the years that writers tend to have a genre that comes naturally to them. For me, it’s contemporary YA. Even before I knew that YA contemporary fiction existed (true story: I thought I invented the young adult genre) most of my stories came out as YA...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 4, 2023 | Editing, First Drafts
Happy 2023! I’m freshly home from lovely Gulf Breeze, Florida, so I’m feeling good about the new year! I kinda wanted to talk about goals today because . . . well, because I’m me. I love talking about goals at any time of year, but the energy in...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 17, 2022 | Creativity, First Drafts
If you have spent much time hiking in national parks or government protected land, you may have noticed signs like these: These are areas where the park is being intentional about regrowth. The land can still flourish, but not if a bunch of us are traipsing around on...
