By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites As a new writer I submitted an article about one of my fondest Christmas memories. A few magazines liked it, but I submitted it too late. The article evoked emotion, solved a problem, and captured the essence of Christmas. The publications did not tell me when…

By JP Robinson @JPRobinsonBooks A few days ago, my wife returned from the grocery store with two different brands of coffee: Lavazza and Caribou. While Lavazza is a household favorite, I immediately claimed the Caribou coffee. Why? Because its cover spoke to me. The rustic image of a caribou in…

by Lindsey Brackett @LindsBrac The day after Thanksgiving, we chopped down a massive Christmas tree. I’m not kidding—it takes up half our living room. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#Writing #Writinglife #BRMCWC"]How Decorating the Tree Relates to Writing  by @LindsBrac on @BRMCWC[/tweet_box] It's exactly what we needed right now. Pure, unadulterated joy.…

By Heather Kreke @HKreke Hey everyone, guess what? Writers Digest is accepting nominations for the top 101 writing websites. Would you consider nominating the BRMCWC site as one of them? We would be humbled, honored, excited, thrilled, and a bunch of other good adjectives, that this writer's brain is too full…

By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted Three successful novels and now a fourth on the way. What if I disappointed this time? Fear rose, and my self-confidence hit rock bottom. Suddenly, I lost my ability to put a story together. The first chapter came to me but, after that – what? Other…

By Barbara Latta @BarbaraLatta College football lover or not, a person can’t get away from the knowledge of Alabama Crimson Tide head coach, Nick Saban. Tide lover or not, one can’t deny they are a prize-winning organization. I live with a Tide fan. He was born into it. His family…