Yearly Archives: 2026

61 posts

The Writer and The Artist’s Way

by Kari Redmond I’m currently on week eight of my artistic recovery journey using Julia Cameron’s book The Artist’s Way. Cameron thinks of an artistic recovery as a way to unblock creativity. It’s a great way to re-find your voice, remember your purpose, and reinvigorate your writing. The main parts […]

Sweet Success for Emily Gist

Congratulations to Emily Gist on her recent release! FAÇADES is a YA dystopian sci-fi novella that explores the literal and metaphorical masks we wear. It asks the question: What defines our identity, and what lengths are we willing to go to protect it? ABOUT THE BOOK: In Astania, everyone wears […]

Sweet Success for Jeff Schmoyer

Such delicious news! TOASTED: A SNACK-SIZED MYSTERY WEDDING, the fifth book in Jeff Schmoyer’s foodie amateur-sleuth series, is now ready for consumption. ABOUT THE BOOK:  Food blogger Murph Murphy’s past floods into his present like a tidal wave of sticky caramel he can’t escape. Murph and weddings have never been […]

Why Attend the Pikes Peak Writers Conference 

By Jenny Kate, PPWC Director If you’ve been writing in the in-between spaces of life — early mornings, stolen lunch breaks, late-night bursts of inspiration — there comes a moment when you want more than progress.  You want momentum.  You want clarity.  You want to feel like you’re not doing […]

Sweet Success for Susan K. Smith

Congratulations to Susan K. Smith on the release of THE MISSING INGREDIENTS, the first book in the Jane’s Buns Mysteries. This upbeat series celebrates aspirational heroes, Jane Meyer and Alfie Dawkins, ordinary people who do the right thing to make a positive difference. ABOUT THE BOOK:  It’s Christmas season. Jane […]

Book Sales Gone Stale? Try This.

By Jean Alfieri Whether your book launched hot and sales have since waned, or it’s been a steady eddy that could use a boost, there are many fun and easy ways to engage and expand your audience. Whether you are an author in one or multiple genres, there is nothing […]

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Add Writing Exercises to Your Writing Routine

By Kelley J. P. Lindberg A lot of non-writers assume writers are born with the fully formed, innate ability to evoke atmosphere from a few well-chosen details, depict a character’s growth arc without unnecessary tangents, and craft a taut, suspenseful scene with words that perfectly capture all the characters’ motivations, […]