If you need a moment to curl up on the floor and feel your feelings, here are some songs that have been companions to me in such times....

Hooray! Your dream of holding your book in your hands is beautiful, but if it just hangs floating up there, it won't happen. You need to...

He lingered, in his quiet way, to tell those of us along the path behind about a treacherous crossing “You can wade through mud or brave...

Hello! I’m Catherine Haws, author of I Did NOT Choose This Adventure, and I’ve recently been talking with some friends that have never...

One of my favorite exercises in character development is asking questions. Let's take a little time RIGHT NOW to interview your villain,...

One of my favorite fiction writing exercises is interviewing characters! So, without further adieu, grab your writing utensils of choice...

Some stories are worth returning to time and time again. Like an old friend recalling memories. “Remember when Ben was reading me aloud...

Maybe it’s full of little feet Or a cluttered desk beside the paints Or the podcast commute And Wendy’s on Wednesdays. Maybe it’s full of...

The gallery even smells like quilts. I stand before my mother’s own handiwork Displayed on the wall, When I hear a commotion to the left...