@KatyKauffman28 Five days after returning home from Blue Ridge this year, I still needed sleep. My body was used to six hours of rest, and I kept waking up much sooner than I wanted to. Adjusting to life post-conference can be a feat. Not just in terms of physical rest,…

@BisbanoWrites “How do you eat an elephant?” my sister said. “I wouldn’t eat an elephant,” I said, as I looked at my cluttered closet. “One bite at a time.” I took her advice and separated the once overwhelming task into small pieces. Creating a book proposal can feel the same.…

@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…