@RamonaRichards This blog post is LATE. Really late. I should have turned it in a week ago. Late, not because I couldn’t think of anything to write but because I was struggling to find time to write these few words. Like any writer, I have an ABUNDANCE of ideas. Doesn’t…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 It’s beautifully disguised—my little pitfall in the backyard. The fun project? Planting flowers of every season in our back shrub bed. The problem? We took out too much dirt.  In our zeal for this new project, my family removed weeds and clumps of stubborn grass from…

by Ramona Richards @RamonaRichards I’m about to write something that may be a bit controversial, and you are free to disagree with me. But if I hear the question that every writer gets, usually from other writers, again, I may become violent. “You write? Are you a plotter or a…

by @RamonaRichards Happy Christmas! Here’s hoping that none of you are reading this the day it posted (Christmas Day), or even the day before. I, for one, hope you are spending Christmas Day nestled in the heart of your family, surrounded by laughter and food, making memories to last a…

by @RamonaRichards So . . . it’s Thanksgiving . . . with all those expectations of joy and family and love. And many folks will experience just that—a time of celebration and hope. But not everyone. So . . . our 2020 delayed conference ended last week on a high…

by @RamonaRichards “The bad stuff is easier to believe.” This is one of the most well-known movie quotations in the last forty years. Spoken by Julia Roberts as Vivian in Pretty Woman, it resonated with anyone who’s struggled with rejection and criticism, whether in their personal or professional lives. It…