Some of what I write isn’t award-winning material. So it was with the original title for this blog, “What’s Your Epitaph?” It’s not very motivational. I’ll admit it, I feel most of what I write falls short. Yet I’m compelled to keep writing and hopefully get it right at least…

@Tamela_Murray Do you have goals for the new year? Most of us resolve to improve ourselves one way or the other, perhaps to eat more vegetables, exercise more, spend less money, earn more money, and/or finish that book! In real life, we find obstacles to our goals. Maybe a party with…

@AlyciaMorales If I'm going to be a writer, there are a few disciplines I'm going to have find within myself. They are vital to my writing career. Without them, I probably won't ever see my work in print. Not because my writing isn't good, but because I will never finish…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson I love all the Christmas specials that come around every year during the holidays, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has always been one of my favorites. I identify with his lack of self-confidence, his heart for his friends and especially his gumption when Santa called on…

[tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject=" on @BRMCWC #writing #writingquotes"]"Half my life is an act of revision." John Irving[/tweet_box]

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson The title of this post may seem too obvious to merit mention, but I would beg you to stick with me. Life these days is incredibly busy. We’re subdividing our time into smaller and smaller portions, leaving us with just more details to keep track of.…