by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales For the past couple of years, my life has been pretty busy. I have five teenagers at home, and I've come to realize that as busy as I thought I was when they were toddlers, I'm much busier now that they are teens. And as…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 I don’t know how many times I’ve thought, I can’t do this. Writing books. Editing books. Finishing blog posts on time. Thinking up ideas to write about. Talking to people about my writing. Encouraging others to write. I've consistently wondered if I could do it. Self-doubt…

by Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites My life came to a halt, again. I know that sounds dramatic for a bump on the head, but I couldn’t read, drive, or work for two months—doctors’ orders. Now, if my daily routine changed for a writer’s conference, visitors, or a vacation, I would rejoice.…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea I know I’ve complained about the state of my refrigerator before, but I’ve found a way to have a better attitude about it. When I get ready to put something in there, I just psych myself up for a challenging game of food Jenga. It’s amazing…

by Sarah Van Diest @SarahVanDiest When I was a young, romantic, teenage girl, I learned to play the theme from Romeo and Juliet on the piano. A Time for Us echoed through our living room walls and out our windows many dreamy evenings. In my mind, there would someday be…

by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales As the Carolinas prepare for Hurricane Florence this week, we are reminded that there are things to do and have in place before she arrives, things to do when she arrives, and things to do after she dies out. As writers, it's important to recognize…