By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills While contemplating my next writing project, I took a critical look at myself, and I didn’t like what the mirror revealed. I had flabby arms. Some of you call these bat wings or fly-zones. I refer to them as dangling participles, nothing I want on me…

By Deborah Clack @deborah_clack [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#brmcwc #amwriting @deborah_clack"]What Do You Say to the Voices in Your Head?[/tweet_box] The black dress. The uncomfortable heels. The freshened make-up. And the hope that this was the night Lance Vernon Clack would propose to me. Twelve years ago, almost to the day,…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Some writers are terrified at the prospect of finding an agent. We think literary representation is the one factor that will get us published when the key is writing an outstanding book. But let’s say we’ve already written a fabulous project, what is the agent/author relationship?…

by Alycia W. Morales     @AlyciaMorales If you've ever been to a prom, you know that getting to the dance is a process. It's not as simple as getting dressed and showing up. No, it's much more complex than that. So is writing. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="@AlyciaMorales explains. #BRMCWC #amwriting"]How is…

by Alycia W. Morales     @AlyciaMorales The snow falls softly Outside my writing window On this Christmas morn.   The kids lay sleeping... Or should that be lie? While I Pour words on pages.   Rat-a-tat-tat-a, My fingers fly across keys. Then I hear the sound.   Giftwrap tears open As…

by Alycia W. Morales     @AlyciaMorales As 2017 approaches, everyone is thinking about what the achieved in the past year and what they can improve on in the year to come. As writers, there's always room for improvement, learning new things, and letting go when things don't go as planned. [tweet_box…