by Diane Holmes How did I start on my writing journey? From a statement my mom made to me at a very early age about my paternal grandma, Bernadine. From that statement I knew exactly what the title of a good story could be, and for many years mentally wrote…

by Sandy Kirby Quandt @SandyKQuandt For several months at the end of last year, I went to physical therapy three times a week. While I exercised, several things struck me as similarities between physical therapy and writing. I didn’t know what brought the others to therapy, but I knew what…

By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted I hear it every conference. It’s not uncommon for conferees to ask, “How many projects do you work on at once?” The number varies but I continually have numerous writing projects that keep me busy. The question that follows is, why? The short answer. I’ve learned…

by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales Every December, I ask God for a word to focus on in the new year. In 2020, I knew what that word would be in November. Write. Little did I know as I set up my business planner for 2021 that my life would come…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites "What are you doing? You could have killed me!" I said to my breathing buddy. I attended Combat Camera School in Denver Colorado for the RI Air National Guard; I took a scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus), class. Three months was a long time to be…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea If it hadn’t required law school and…you know…brains and whatnot, I would be a lawyer right now. Except I wanted to do it exclusively so I could someday say to a colleague, “See ya later, litigator!” It’s all about the line! It’s probably just as well that…