@LynnHBlackburn Over the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about my early years as a writer. I had no idea what I was doing and I was so eager to learn. I took courses and went to critique groups and attended conferences, all in an effort to figure…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson As a writer, I’ve come to realize the value—and the elusiveness—of writing ideas. They come and go like beautiful blossoms in spring. And just like flowers, if we don’t pick them and save them, we lose them. So today I’d like to share some tips for…

@LynnHBlackburn I want to tell you a story. It involves football, but it’s not a football story, so stay with me. It happened several years ago, and I’ve never forgotten it. During a huge Clemson game, the punter Andy Teasdall, messed up. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="- @LynnBlackburn on @BRMCWC #pubtip"]Redemption…

by Lynn H. Blackburn  @LynnHBlackburn With all the things we have to do during the holidays, it’s easy to set our writing aside. But what if we could incorporate our writing into some of our favorite holiday traditions? Here are a few suggestions that will help you “keep calm and write…

[tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject=" @BRMCWC #writing #writerslife"]“For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word.” —Catherine Drinker Bowen[/tweet_box]