by Lynn H. Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn I made some new friends recently. And by that, I mean I literally made some new friends.  I decided they needed to exist, and so I created them. I thought about them until I had an idea of who they are. I gave them names,…

by Lynn H. Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn One of my family’s favorite things to do is to ride the Virginia Creeper Trail. Built on an old railroad bed, the Virginia Creeper Trail offers a unique biking experience. Seventeen miles. Downhill. Really. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="@LynnHBlackburn on @BRMCWC #writerslife #pubtips"]Where are you on…

by Lynn Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn  While some writers have been writing stories since they could hold a pencil, that wasn’t my experience. I was a reader first. For thirty-five years I fell into books, crawled into stories, and lived there as often as possible.  Then one day the stories in my head…

by Lynn Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn  I’ve been writing since March of 2009. It’s been almost twelve years since the night I sat at a computer in our bonus room and the story in my head found its way onto a page. That book remains in a drawer, but that night was the…

by Lynn Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn  I first heard about the idea of an “artist date” when I read Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way. If you’re a creative, you should take a look at The Artist’s Way. It’s a classic for a reason. So what is an artist date?  An artist date is…

by Lynn Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn  People tend to assume if you’ve written a book that you must be creative in many other areas. The reality is while you may be creative with words, that doesn’t mean you have one ounce of skill with fabric, color, or that you have a clue how…