@LucindaSMcDowel Katherine was a human computer. A black woman in the mid-century America NASA space program. Among other responsibilities, she calculated the trajectories for both the Mercury and Apollo missions. But no one knew about her work. Until the recent book and movie “Hidden Figures”revealed the true story of the…

@ADGansky In continuing my exploration of Kurt Vonnegut’s eight rules for writing fiction, this time we’ll dive into his third rule. Like the others, it’s both simple and profound. In case you missed the rest of the series here are the links: As Writers We Must Use Our Pages Wisely…

You’re invited to plan a vacation and visit us this summer in Coastal Virginia. When you do, be our guest for dinner at the Bloomshire of Gloucester. Chef Brad (me) will prepare a healthy and flavorful meal especially for you. See me personally at this year’s BRMCWC to make your…

@LynnHBlackburn About five years ago, I joined Five Forks CrossFit. Me. The girl allergic to exercise now finds herself doing deadlifts, kettlebell swings and burpees. It caught me completely off guard, but I fell in love with it. The other thing that caught me off guard is how much similarity…

@EdieMelson I’ve never met a writer who didn’t SAY they wanted to be successful. And while everyone’s definition of success is different, there are a lot of writers out there who are working hard to avoid success. The one thing I’ve discovered on my own writing journey is that I’m…

@KatyKauffman28 If a great composer took your writing and set it to music, what would its melody be? Our writing emits a song of its own. It could be the thunderous, foreboding tones of a warning; the quick tempo of a call to action; or the soothing notes of a…