by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales With everything going on in our world—all the crazy chaos—it can be difficult to survive, let alone get any writing done. Over the past six months, I’ve come up against depression more than once, which is something I haven’t experienced since college. I’ve faced a few…

by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel I am queen of shortcuts on most things. If I can get something done faster, why would I take the longer route? But with writing, this isn’t the case. The longer route of writing, revising, preparing for release, releasing a book and all that comes with…

By Debb Hackett @debb_hackett Last year I recruited (with help) close to seventy-five judges for the ACFW Virginia Crown Award contest that I direct each year. Between you and me, that’s a lot of asking nicely. I’m grateful that a most authors are very receptive to humor as I beg…

by Lindsey Brackett @LindsBrac The day after Thanksgiving, we chopped down a massive Christmas tree. I’m not kidding—it takes up half our living room. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#Writing #Writinglife #BRMCWC"]How Decorating the Tree Relates to Writing  by @LindsBrac on @BRMCWC[/tweet_box] It's exactly what we needed right now. Pure, unadulterated joy.…

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@AlyciaMorales I’m staring out the window watching a cold rain fall and wondering what on earth to blog about. Yesterday was a sick day for me, and I think my brain is still trying to catch up to the fact that my body feels better. I can’t put two sentences…