Megan DiMaria

I'm always pleased to share great writing opportunities with you. Contests are a wonderful way to get valuable feedback and this one...

I love sharing great opportunities for writers to hone their skills or reach out in their next step toward publication by meeting with...

I think it's good for writers to enter contests. This contest is specific to NEW writers. Often when you enter contests, you get...

I know of authors who listen to certain soundtracks while they're writing to inspire them to write with emotion or to add authenticity to...

Oh, my goodness! I heard about this a few days ago, and it looks terrific! Any gathering that has the words faith and festival in the...

Authors, do you write Christian fiction? There's a great opportunity coming up for unpublished writers. The ACFW (American Fiction...

First, happy national coffee day! I've had my two cups already, and I'm good to go. Since attending the conference two weeks ago then...

Last week, I was supposed to be in St. Louis attending the ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) annual conference. I still attended,...

*Congratulations, catbooks72! You won a copy of Jen's book, Storing Up Trouble. Please message me, and I'll pass your address on to Jen....

I'm delighted to host my friend and USA Today Bestselling Author, Jen Turano. I've been a fan of Jen's since her first book released. If...

Okay, I’ll admit it, I’m always up for getting some topnotch advice from industry professionals. In addition to going to writing...

Three weeks ago, we discussed dialogue in context, with internal thoughts, and with visceral reactions. Two weeks ago, we talked about...

Two weeks ago, we discussed dialogue in context, with internal thoughts, and with visceral reactions. Last week, we talked about using...

In last week's post, we discussed dialogue in context, with internal thoughts, and with visceral reactions. Today we'll talk about using...

Writing effective dialogue is essential to the success of your work whether you write fiction or nonfiction. Dialogue will either draw...

I'm pleased to host my friend, Jen Turano. Named One of the Funniest Voices in Inspirational Romance by Booklist, Jen is a USA Today...

Strategies to keep yourself in the game AND to get to the next level. Getting a publishing contract isn't an easy thing. I'm sure I'm not...

It's a part of every book's journey: editing and rewriting. It would be wonderful if you could dash the words onto the page with ease and...

Sometimes, I go through my old files from past writing seminars and conferences to brush up on what I've learned. Today, I compiled a...

There's truth and then there's a character's perspective. Both can be honest, even if the reality is experienced in different ways. I...