The best dialogue illuminates and draws into focus some important aspect of character or plot. — William Bernhardt We often think of dialogue as conversation—words

Social media, unnecessary commitments, and even self-doubt can be distractions. Set boundaries to protect your writing time. — Kennita Williams Writers often find themselves in

What is most important on a book cover? Unless you have an amazing title that speaks for itself, a great image speaks far faster to

We have writing friends, craft books, conferences and webinars to take our weaknesses and make them our strengths. Accept the help. Don’t flounder hidden at

What is so interesting about giving is not only that it pays, but that it pays in such unexpected ways. — Bob Burg If you’re

If you persist, with patience, without panic, your way will become clear. It might happen quickly, or it might take time and lots of pages.

Our job is first and foremost to write. God’s job is to determine the best time and place for the work to come to fruition.

Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and stop. — Lynne Truss Punctuation

The quickest way to slow down your manuscript is to be redundant. It’s boring, it’s overwriting, and it’s weak. — Robin Patchen In the quest

Deep point of view allows the reader to easily step into the viewpoint character’s shoes, experiencing every action and reaction through the character’s senses. —

Don’t paint boring word pictures when you could do oh-so-much more than just slap words onto the page without careful thought. — C. S. Lakin

It’s easy to get sidelined by problems on the creative journey. But you must persist and keep on doing the work you’re called to do.