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A Writing Coach’s Secret Formula

February 15, 2017 4

Lorraine Pintus is an international speaker, author, and writing coach known for her bold teaching on women’s issues such as sex, hormones, parenting, marriage, and […]

Count the Cost of Your Next Website

June 15, 2017 2

“How do I get started on social media?” It’s a question literary agent, Karen Ball, gets asked a lot. In “Keys for Effective Social Media […]

Improving Your Craft: Inspire’s Online Critique Groups

March 29, 2014 Comments Off

Writers write. Usually locked in a room. Alone. For hours. We emerge for potty breaks and coffee breaks. Then we hide back in our room […]

Memories Contest Joint Winner: “Not Billy Bob Thornton and the Raw Fish” by Malcolm Mackinnon

May 27, 2021 12

The waitress looked at me, confused. She raised her hand as if to say, “Wait there,” before disappearing into the small ramshackle café. I glanced at Donna, […]

Prompt and Perfect Contest Winner: “The Intercession” by Debra Celovsky

February 16, 2021 13

She awakened slowly, turning wearily to see early light framing the edges of the window blinds. Her eyes were red and swollen. She had lain […]

Great Openings Contest Nonfiction Runner-Up: Temper the Wind by Brenda Wilbee

August 20, 2020 4

Where are the trees? I shift into first, then bump slowly across the cattle guard into Meteor Ranch. I tap the brakes and stare in […]

5 Reasons to Attend a Writer’s Conference

March 9, 2017 4

We writers tend to be solitary souls. We love hunching over our computers, pounding away at our latest and greatest WIP (Work In Progress). Normal […]

When Good Blog Posts Go Viral

January 6, 2017 7

Platform. Platform. Build your platform! As writers provide quality content, nurture community, and meet readers’ needs, their platform grows. This process requires time, effort, consistency, […]