Anyone prepping for conference? Appointments with editors and agents are great opportunities to let your stories shine. One thing that cal...

In 2010, I was about to receive my first major rejection—my entry in the Genesis contest was SEVERELY lacking in every element that come...

If you've been around the Alley a while, you've heard me share about my journey to publication time and again. I would like to sh...

Many great books and lecturers teach steps on how to edit our manuscripts. Like a diet plan, each one can work for the writer who is w...

Angie here! Another fabulous week at the Alley has come and gone. I am so thankful to have such great support from our Alley Pals, and to al...

Nomade by Jaume Plensa When a writer walks through a sculpture garden, her heart frenzies at the meanings behind the art. From one ar...

You've spent months, perhaps years, pouring your heart into your story. The picture has been painted in your mind, but others can ...

I have to say, over the past six years there has been a constant battle within me around the middle of September. It's that time of...

Hi All! This is Angie. I am pleased  to introduce my new writer friend, Patricia Beal. We found each other on Twitter...my newest social me...