By Brenda Yoder When I first attended Speak Up, I also was starting graduate school for a new career in counseling. Up to that point, I had been a high…

By Blythe Daniel Do you remember when someone slipped you a note in class to check a box? Friend or not? If only we could contain our responses to a…

By Cheri Cowell One of the hottest new trends for authors is the audiobook. Audiobook sales have had an average of 24.5% per year increase since 2017, and for the…

By Jenn Hand Raise your hand if you like waiting.  If you do, I will turn this blog post over to you for your tips and tricks. Waiting in the…

By Kim Cordes Compass is my husband’s nickname.  When traveling, he almost always takes the scenic, tree-lined, long winding gravel roads.  His passengers are unfamiliar with the route or his…

By Erica Wiggenhorn I’ve never looked at a $100 bill the same since.  The speaker stepped onto the platform to give us a teaser as to why we should attend…

By Shannon Popkin and Kate Motaung When my (Shannon) daughter was two, my husband and I took her to a pool where a lifeguard was seated on a tall, tall…

By Judy Dunagan “Go now, write it on a tablet for them, inscribe it on a scroll, that for the days to come it may be an everlasting witness.” Isaiah…

By Darlene Larson That’s worthless writing. You’ve got to be kidding me! You think you’re a writer? Ha! And on and on the verbal attacks hurl destructive words that stop…

By Joel Armstrong The Speak Up Conference has been blessed with many faculty members who are extraordinary publishing professionals.  In this post Joel Armstrong, associate editor at Kregel Publications, addresses…

By Jill Savage This email landed in my inbox this week: Hey Jill! I finished reading your No More Perfect Moms book this week and it has changed every aspect…

By Rachel Wojo Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way, you will fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 You’ve attended conferences, taken notes, read books, and developed your…