My big secret the past few months is now out of the literary bag! I’ve long been feeling that my Live Uncaged site (here) has been a bit schizophrenic. I wrote about living an uncaged life while simultaneously blogging for up and coming writers. Some of you may not even know that I offered mentoring [...]

Late Wednesday night, I received a package in the mail from CreateSpace. I tore into it to find The Quarryman’s Wife staring back at me. What a dream! What a blessing! I still can’t adequately describe what it’s like to hold something you’ve written in your hands, to leaf through it, to touch the pages. [...]

A little something I created today for your fun and enjoyment.

G.W. Mozley emailed me her reaction to a post I wrote about dreams, and I loved it so much, I asked her if she’d tweak it for my readers. May this bless you! … Never let go of a dream God Places in you… Rather embrace the angst of suppression… Until it’s crystallized with encouragement. [...]

When we started The Muir House Tour, we intended to have an interactive (free) element where I composed a novella and those who signed up would follow along and offer feedback. After several days, I’ve realized two things: Those who signed up didn’t follow along (which is totally fine). Two very looming deadlines have overwhelmed [...]

Here’s the reality writers live in these days: We have to market. Whether we’re self published, epublished or traditionally published, we have to find ways to stand out among the masses. Here are 22 ways you can get started marketing, a freebie article by yours truly. As you consider your next step as a writer [...]

How many of you have wanted to hold your book in your hands? To physically handle it, to touch it, to be able to give it to folks who might need it? I’ve had the privilege of doing that eleven times now, but I haven’t yet held The 11 Secrets of Getting Published. It’s only [...]

Before you ever write a word in print, it’s important not to despise obscurity. I’ve written in journals for twenty-six years, recording silly things like which boy I liked in seventh grade or my misgivings about moving. When I became a Christian at fifteen, my journal became a place where I could pray, lament, study, [...]

Today I’m thankful to have author and speaker James Watkins talking about story. And not just story writing, but living your own story. I pray his words would ignite a fire in you today! Fiction writing follows a rather rigid formula called the “story arc.” Here’s how Nancy Lynn McLane plots it: 1. Defining event: [...]

Well, of course it’s because I’ll be speaking there! And we can meet and hang out and laugh and dance (well, probably not dance.) I’m really excited about this event because re:write is not a typical conference. It offers something for any writer who wants to make a living at writing. It thinks outside the [...]