by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales For the past couple of years, my life has been pretty busy. I have five teenagers at home, and I've come to realize that as busy as I thought I was when they were toddlers, I'm much busier now that they are teens. And as…

by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales As the Carolinas prepare for Hurricane Florence this week, we are reminded that there are things to do and have in place before she arrives, things to do when she arrives, and things to do after she dies out. As writers, it's important to recognize…

by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales The kids have recently gone back to school and are settling into their school routines. Fall is just around the corner, and pumpkin spice everything has hit the shelves. But now is not the time to shelve our writing projects. Instead, here are 10 back-to-school…

On Wednesdays this past month, we've been sharing some memes of Edie's and my favorite quotes about writing. We've also been promising that we would share memes of your favorite writing quotes to wrap up the month. Several of you commented with yours, so thank you! Without further ado, here…

by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales We recently posted a sneak peek at the 2019 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference faculty list. It's a great one, so make sure you check it out by clicking on this sentence to follow the link. There is so much to do at a…

by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales Around nine years ago, I had a midlife crisis. It wasn't big. It wasn't drawn out. I didn't go into a deep depression and want to hide in my bed. It was more like a blip on the radar of my life. I'd been serving…