Creating A Leading Character – Patricia L. Stebelton
By Patricia L. Stebelton “You don’t like my heroine? Why not?” I was stunned and more than a little insulted when one of my ‘readers’ (invaluable people who read and… Read more »
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No Rights Reserved – Bonnie Rose Hudson
By Bonnie Rose Hudson As writers, we get our ideas from everywhere—the supermarket, a conversation with a friend, from a headline we read. As writers who believe in Christ,… Read more »
Dances With Verbs – Susan Boltz
by Susan Boltz For years, I hated my writing because I didn’t like how my words sounded when I read them aloud. I searched for my voice and yearned for… Read more »
Making Sense of Life: One goal of a Personal Essay – Rick Nowlin
by Rick Nowlin The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the newspaper where I’ve worked for over 17 years, runs a weekly column called “Saturday Diary” for which staff members are encouraged to write personal essays… Read more »
The ‘What If’ game for writers – Patricia L. Stebelton
by Patricia L. Stebelton As kids, we act out our favorite action and make-believe characters. We give these ‘imaginary identities’ amazing adventures. When we grow up we usually leave them… Read more »