Stories

There was a time, not too long ago, when I nearly walked away from writing altogether. It was a gray, rainy afternoon, the kind that seems to seep into your bones and make everything feel heavy. I had just received yet another rejection email, and this one hit harder than the others. It wasn’t the […]

Have you ever had writer’s block? You sit down at the computer and gaze into the blank screen. You wait for the muse to fill you with words to spill out onto that canvas. Did she get your address wrong? You drink a cup of coffee hoping that will bring your creativity out. Nope. You […]

Are you writing your first novel? The journey from the first page to the last was different than you thought it would be, isn’t it? Kris Loomis knows how you feel. In this post, she shares the lessons she learned along the way that surprised her. In the spring of 2016, I published my first […]

Photo Credit: Tuomo Lindfors Flickr via Compfight cc Are you a writer who wants to go pro someday? Do you have a book inside you that you’d love to sell? Do you have something to teach that the world needs to hear? You need a network. To build a network, you’ve got to connect with […]

Photo by Nick Morrison on Unsplash Have you ever thought of turning your blog into a book? Maybe you’ve written a series that did well with your readers. You’re probably thinking, if it did well here, will it do well in the bookstores? There’s only one way to find out. Put on your entrepreneurial hat […]

You’ve probably heard a lot about how to find your calling. There are scores of books. You could listen to hundreds of speeches. They might even talk about it at church. Today I’m going to boil it down to one sentence. Your calling is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger […]

Photo by Rana Sawalha When did you say to yourself, “I know I’m a writer? Was there a specific moment you said it? Or did something happen to confirm it? For me, several times stand out. First, I can’t remember a time when I didn’t want to write. When boys my age were playing war […]

This year I attended the Tribe Conference for the first time. It all came about by happenstance. One day I was tallying up my book sales and noticed that the grand total had exceeded 25,000! I felt as excited as a foam snake compressed in a can – you know, the 3 foot long green […]

Every author’s dream is to get a book contract. A book contract means a publisher thought your work was good enough to take a risk with in the crowded book marketplace. Emily Clark did it three times in one day! In this post, she shares how she did it – and how you can, too. […]

This is guest post by Shayla Raquel. A memoir is more than the true story of your life. It’s your legacy. So if you’re going to write your legacy, don’t you want it to be unforgettable? Can you imagine spending all your time on your memoir, only for it to fall short? While I could’ve […]