by Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales In the process of writing a nonfiction book that is near and dear to my heart, I’ve set many deadlines for myself to finish it. And missed every one. As I’ve been working diligently to finish it this time, I’ve found myself discouraged, wondering why it’s…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites I don’t usually make New Year’s Resolutions but this year I commit to pray for each of you daily.  I also will post a weekly prayer on the Blue Ridge Writers Facebook page. Why do I storm the gates of heaven on your behalf? I pray…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea Things I would be immediately compelled to tell a time traveler popping in from the past: *Prepare to watch doorbell videos of delivery guys and their encounters with bees and porch pranks and whatnot. *Ready yourself to read hundreds—maybe thousands—of comments about yet another meeting that should’ve…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills One of the biggest challenges for a writer is developing a vocabulary. We become comfortable in how we converse, until we grapple for just the right/write word. We become frustrated in our search and wish we hadn’t waited so long to enlarge our knowledge of words…

by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel Are you someone who watches trends in fashion, food, or styling your home? What about your own writing and what you see happening as you continue to write? I’m someone who didn’t think I’d be noticing trends in writers but it’s become a study over the…

by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted Writing is – well – a very lonely business. Writers hold up in a space, shut the door, and enter their own world of fantasy. After all, this is where we create. This is where we develop those stories or make notes for those steps of…