Wanting to learn more about the writing craft, I studied creative writing under Meredith Nixon in 2006. Three years later, I took the Apprentice Fiction course from Jerry B. Jenkins’ Christian Writers Guild with Sandra Byrd as my mentor (I highly recommend her as a writing coach). In 2014, I enrolled in the Journeyman Fiction course with Deborah Christensen as my mentor. Since then, I have published articles in local newspapers, written posts for some awesome websites, and published my memoir.
Encouragement for the Writing Journey
Keep Pushing ~ Seriously Write
The Write Race ~ Seriously Write
Excited About Memoir ~ Gail Kittleson.com
Books
As traveling companions on this writing journey, I believe it is crucial that we support one another. If you are interested in learning more about writing, I recommend the following:
Description – Monica Wood
Beginnings, Middles & Ends – Nancy Kress
Plot – Ansen Dibell
Scene and Structure – Jack M. Bickham
Character and Viewpoint – Orson Scott Card
The Book of Dialogue – Lewis Turco
An Introduction to Christian Writing – Ethel Herr
GMC: Goal, Motivation & Conflict – Debra Dixon
Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors – Kathy Ide
Crafting Novels & Short Stories – Editors of Writer’s Digest
Books: Tips, Stories, & Advice On Writing, Publishing, & Promoting – Dan Poynter
Fiction Writing Demystified – Thomas B. Sawyer
Stein On Writing – Sol Stein
Outlining Your Novel – K. M. Weiland
Structuring Your Novel – K. M. Weiland
The Emotion Thesaurus – Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi
The Negative Trait Thesaurus – Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi
The Positive Trait Thesaurus – Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi
The Story Equation: How to Plot and Write a Brilliant Story from One Powerful Question – Susan May Warren
Blogs
Sandra Byrd Book Coach
The Write Conversation
Novel Rocket
Writers Helping Writers
Seekerville
Southern Writer-Suite T
Helping Writers Become Authors
Novel Academy
Blue Ridge Conference Blog
Until next time,
Happy Writing, my friend!
Gail Johnson 
I was impressed by your writing style and by your interview of a friend, Gail Kittleson. It was her writing of historical Christian fiction which inspired me to write historical Christian fiction. My first one, A Safe Haven for Beth will be released in April.
I have enjoyed Gail’s books very much.
Hi, Karen
It’s so nice to meet you. Thank you for your lovely compliment. Congratulations on your book. “A Safe Haven for Beth” sounds like a book I would enjoy. Thank you for visiting my blog. Do you have a blog that I could follow back?