By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites “She loves my book but I need to build my platform.” A conferee said after she left the Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference appointment room. “Tell me about yourself,” I said. After I asked my new friend a few questions I said, “Now you can…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites My mouth would not stop bleeding.   I had a skin graft taken from the roof of my mouth and placed at the base of a tooth to prevent the loss of that tooth.  The initial surgery was not painful, just uncomfortable.   The surgeon told me…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites Merry Christmas! I love December with the celebration of our Savior’s birth, Christmas lights, and the hope of a fresh start for the new year. I don’t know what lies ahead for 2021 but I plan and let God lead.  “The heart of man plans his…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites While serving in the Navy, there were many years I could not be home for Thanksgiving or Christmas. I thought  everyone should be home on those holidays.  One year I called home from Spokane, WA.  I just completed an eleven-hour communications mission in a C-130 aircraft.…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites I am a fish, at least that is what my dad said. My parents worked at a private lake. At the age of four, my father threw me in the water over my head to teach me to swim. (I do not recommend his methods). I…

By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites “I don’t understand why they chose another book when three publishers at the conference said they liked mine.” I confided in my good friend Sharon. My heart broke and I felt overlooked. Do you feel that way when you work so hard on a project out…