The road to publication is an endurance race. We prepare. We stretch our writing muscles. We take a hard look at our mistakes and how to fix them. We practice, practice, practice until we get it right. The one thing we don’t do—we don’t give up. When I started writing, I didn’t get a lot of encouragement. Although liked by my teachers for my effort, I never did well in school and my home life…well let’s just say it was dysfunctional. Jumping ahead into my late 30’s, the

As writers, we all want to write something amazing. We want the reader to emerge into the worlds we created and end with a hunger for more. Whether it’s to entertain, teach, or enlighten, our goals are the same. So how to do we get to that point? How do we grow in the craft of writing? An article on the Guilford College website explains one useful method is peer editing: “One of the best ways to improve as a writer--other than through practice, practice, practice--is by co