The lyrics of Joni Mitchell’s song include the repeated phrase “I’ve looked at life from both sides now.” In his poem “The Road Less...

I was impressed the minute the man got out of his truck. My appreciation for him grew by the minute. When the installer arrived, two...

Sometimes great writers have some interesting advice and insights about the craft of writing (and many other topics). Here are a few...

I recently completed an eight-part series answering the question “How does one go about getting a book published?” Some of my writer...

[The second in a series.] Once an idea comes, it must be developed before it can have any prospect of becoming, by and by, a book. This...

Ironically, I’m a doubter, especially about myself and my own abilities, so I have to constantly remind myself of the attitude expressed...

Taggart is not only a student of theology and a pastor and director of education in a Baptist church in Jefferson City, Missouri, but...

10 RULES FOR GETTING AND KEEPING READERS’ ATTENTION HAVE A MESSAGE.  “To get attention, the first golden rule is, always say something...

Well, the new year has barely begun, and I’ve been thinking about and beginning to act on my reading. In fact, I received a magazine in...

My father-in-law was experiencing atrial fibrillation, his heart rate approaching 200. His doctors were sequentially trying several...

I’m a voracious reader and have been since fifth grade, when good ol’ Mrs. George sparked the reader within me, kindled that flame of...

The first week of November is a busy time! It starts off with National Authors’ Day, which affects only a relative handful of people, but...

One hundred ninety years ago today, a man was born who later published a book the influence of which stretched far beyond his own...

On this date in history, several important events occurred. Columbus landed on San Salvador, discovering the New World in his quest to...

It’s amazing how, over time, one’s perspectives change. As I’m on the verge of testing the adage “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,”...

“Stories come from people. Not from ideas, not from plots. Faulkner gave us the key to our material: ‘the human heart in conflict with...

The much-anticipated, long-awaited Write2Ignite conference has come and gone. The recovery Sunday is now behind me, and the reality of a...

For several years, I had read various comments and articles about and notices and advertisements for the Write2Ignite Christian writers’...

This week marks my wife’s third week of school already, not counting the week of in-service training, and the stories she shares when she...

A young, aspiring writer once asked author Jesse Stuart about the secret to his writing success. Stuart–author of Beyond Dark Hills, Man...