In my last article I shared five great pieces of advice I've received over the years from writers like you. Now I'm going to break down...

I've Received from Savvy Writers (Like You) I belong to a local Christian writers' group, Omaha Wordsowers. Since the pandemic we've been...

Say what? I have to promote myself? No way! I can't do it. One huge thing that publishers are interested in is who's following you. How...

God gave me the word "intentional" for 2022. In other words, just do it. "Get 'er done" as Larry, the Cable Guy, would say. Writing isn't...

In my last blog, I declared to ya’ll that I’m not retired. I have a full-time job. Writing. After I made that cocky declaration, crazy...

I Have a Full-Time Job Did you notice that something is missing from this picture? Take a good look. Have you figured it out? I'm missing...

I posted this on Instagram earlier today. Scary stuff. Allowing ourselves to be transparent, that is. Especially when the fires and...

There was an old lady name Lollie Who liked to write by golly One day she got stuck In a writer's rut Her writing was no more than folly....

Oh yes, this blanket passes the Aunty Sara test. On a softness scale of one to ten, it's a twenty. Aunty Sara would give it two thumbs...

Shelby and I are getting up there in years...she's twelve and I'll be seventy years old in March. You've heard the adage, "You can't...

For the past thirty years, this desk has sat in the same spot at Hofer's Auto Repair, Inc. Today it sits in the southwest corner of our...

I'm not a naturally gifted writer. When I write a blog or devotion or fiction story, the process involves a lot of rough drafts. I don't...

I love my words. I caress them and kiss them and adore how witty they appear on paper. I labor over each syllable with my blood, sweat...

I belong to a couple online writers' groups. One of the things we're challenged to do is journal three pages per day. Yikes. Three whole...

Dangerous...thinking out loud that is. Even so, I'm going to give myself permission to not think too deeply, not to edit too perfectly,...