Isabella Ackerman was going to be in trouble. Big trouble. In trouble with her father. In trouble with her mother. Even her little brother would be upset abo...

Little Corban has grown up at Libertas, and now he's ready to be a helpful man around the camp. Corban pushed back a mass of brown curls and stuck out his to...

In the spirit of the very first prompt, which turned into a short story, which brought us together, which eventually led to Mended, we selected yet another r...

Sometimes, change can be healthy in your writing life. So, Marit headed out for her Polyface internship this last week. And of course we’re all so excited ab...

Someone once profoundly said, “Great minds think alike.” Often that quote is true. Kirsten and I (Marit) have used it innumerable times during our months tog...

Light showers? Chance of thunder? Flash flood warning? There's a reason it's called brain-storming. Do you like storms? I love them, especially in the summer...

There is only One who can truly mend us. As we've continued to work on our book, and as life goes on in all its joy, heartache, laughter, and sorrow, that is...

First, you might be wondering. “What is an alpha reader?” That is an excellent question. An alpha reader is someone who reads the first draft of a manuscript...

"Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and on respect of the one for the other." - Benjamin E. Mays We’ve been asked more times that we can co...

We thought it was only appropriate that one of our first posts should contain the prompt that started it all. It is edited and slightly embellished, but for ...

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." - A Tale of Two Cities "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Okay. Let’s not get too ...

“A multitude of people and yet a solitude.” - Charles Darnay from "A Tale of Two Cities" It all started with a prompt. I (Marit) had hit a dry spot with my w...