@RhondaRhea How is it for any given trip, I can over-pack and under-pack at the same time? How? It’s so weird when I arrive at a destination and open up my suitcase. Thirty-eight scarves for a three-day event. But no toothpaste. Two sleeves of snack crackers? And that running shoe.…

@DiAnnMills Many of our characters have a lifeboat filled with tangible items and memories that help them survive challenges. This is where a character travels when the storms of life gather and blow. The psychological connections keep the character grounded, inspired, on-task, encouraged, entertained, pacified, and motivated.  Sometimes the item…

@LisaCarter27 School is out. No more carpool. Schedules are more fluid, and routine is out the window. Until September. . . . But I'll think about that another day. For now, I intend to enjoy the summer season in all of its fullness. Summer is a time of growth, not…

@Tamela_Murray Congratulations! You have made a momentous effort to connect with industry professionals at Blue Ridge, and now your ties are strengthened. You’ve shared with others and learned lots about how to take your career to the next level. And then you arrived home. And then you slept. And after…

by Eva Marie Everson @EvaMarieEverson Even though I could not be there to hand out the much-deserved awards, I thank Edie Mahoney Melson and DiAnn Mills for the EXCELLENT job they did in my place. Congrats to all! Congrats to EVERYONE who entered! Thanks to you, we raised nearly $8,000…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson I’m still coming down off the high of the 2019 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, and while not all of you were there with me, I think there’s some info here you can use. We all need to know how to prioritize our time after…