The Ultimate Writer’s Tool

Guest Post by Lisa Buffaloe Today, I’m writing on writing so my desk and bookshelves are scattered with tools of my trade. Books, conferences, mentoring clinics, critique groups, and a bevy of online authors/agents/editors/publishers/marketers blogs are available in abundance. I could stay so busy reading about writing, and learning about writing, that I would never accomplish […]

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There Are “Women Like Me”

Character-forming wounds happen early in life. Their imprint filters into our behavior. I’ve lived this truth. After years of childhood sexual abuse, I mentally disconnected. I swallowed the agonizing pain of my past and discounted the repressed anger and hypersensitivity welling up inside of me. I pressed forward. Independent and fascinated with this new power […]

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National Association of Christian Women Entrepreneurs: Featured Member, Jo Ann Fore

While the other girls scurried to the playgrounds on their bicycles and skateboards, young Jo Ann Fore was often found inside playing “Office.” With mounds of blank deposit tickets gifted to her by a neighborhood mom, Jo Ann scribbled in figures to complete make-believe bank deposits for her business. The business of writing. Jo Ann’s […]

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Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writer’s Conference: Another Success Story

  I love how great things come in threes. Gold, silver, and bronze metals. Coffee, cream, and sugar. The sun, moon, and stars. And my personal favorite, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This year’s visit to the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference (BRMCWC) will be my third. And based on history, I anticipate […]

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