Category: Writer’s Life

  • After the Writing Conference

    @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…

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  • Battle Creative Burnout with These Tips

    @EdieMelson We all have times when the well of creativity runs dry. Maybe it’s from too many writing deadlines, a family crisis or holiday madness. Whatever it is, it can leave us sitting in a desert thirsting for ideas. I’ve learned that these dry times often come when I don’t…

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  • 3 Ways Creatives Can Cope with Seasonal Depression

    @LindsBrac I feel the drag about this time every year. It’s in the gunmetal sky, dismal against the trees, shedding all their glory. Seasonal depression. Once the cold seeps in, my fingers struggle across the keyboard and it’s all I can do to make myself work on the things that…

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  • The Twelve Days of Christmas for Writers

    by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills The Twelve Days of Christmas has been given a new twist. This version is for writers. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="-@DiAnnMills on @BRMCWC #writing #Christmas"]The Twelve Days of Christmas for Writers[/tweet_box] On the first day of Christmas, My true love gave to me The Blue Ridge Conference…

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  • Lessons Learned from Red Shoes

    My friend Kim (aka The Well Dressed Writer) loves red shoes. She says they're sassy and classy and can elevate an outfit from boring to brilliant. She's right. I like comfortable shoes. Clogs. Crocs. Converse. These go-with-everything clearance finds that slip on easy when I'm headed out the door for…

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  • Time to Write – The Gift Writers Must Give Themselves

    by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Most writers I know are part of a conflicted group. We’re driven to write—spending time composing poetry, writing books, researching articles. We doodle titles, character names, and plot ideas on scraps of paper. All the while feeling guilty about the time we spend pursuing our dream. I…

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