by Edie Melson     @EdieMelson There are a lot of things about being a writer that are hard. And there are a lot of ways we make it even harder on ourselves. So today, I’d like to remind you—and me—of ways to be a little bit kinder on ourselves. [tweet_box design="default"…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea I was watching the cat wildly chase a laser dot the other day and I thought, Wow, if that red dot was a Butterfinger that could totally be me. Those wild moments are the times I think Sammy could be the poster animal for the cat…

by Alycia W. Morales     @AlyciaMorales   We've all heard tips and read posts about how to schedule time to write. And then, no matter how hard we try to create and stick to that schedule, life seems to take our time hostage. I'm a wife, mother of four human children…

by Lynn H. Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn   I felt so sorry for him. My youngest son was surveying the scene on his first morning of day camp—and he was not impressed. Kids were running around playing with hula hoops, bouncy balls, Legos, Crayons, and board games. It was a kids’ paradise…

By Bethany Jett, @BetJett   We’re less than three weeks away from the conference and chances are you’re working hard on your proposal, finalizing your business cards, and picking out your outfits (just me?). While this list is far from exhaustive considering “learn the craft” should be at the top…

By Rhonda Rhea, @RhondaRhea There’s just no limit to what a person can accomplish…when that person is actually supposed to be diligently working on something else. For me, those moments of crazy-wild intensity somehow seem like the perfect times to go out and get my towels monogrammed or something. Maybe…