@RamonaRichards The heat index today is 105 degrees. The barometric pressure is 29.87 and falling, with 51 percent humidity. It truly is going to be a dark and stormy night. All of which made me think of John Sebastian. (Stay with me, this really is going somewhere.) Back in the…

@RamonaRichards Well, you’re here. The wasteland. Wait, now. The Blue Ridge conference was AWESOME! Notes taken, with inspiration driving an unbelievable energy. You left in an unexpected euphoria of new friends, new direction, new ideas. You expanded your social media, sent the thank you notes, filed the business cards. You…

@RamonaRichards It’s the last day of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference! Feeling relieved? Overwhelmed? Overjoyed? [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="- @RamonaRichards on @BRMCWC #writing #writerslife"]You survived a writers conference, now what?[/tweet_box] I’ve written earlier in this blog about the best ways to “come down” after a conference and make…

@RamonaRichards It’s been compared to drinking from a firehose. It’s been called “graduate school in a week.” It’s intense, in-depth, and incomparable. It’s also a remarkable amount of fun. It’s the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. Five days that can change your life and your career. You will leave…

@RamonaRichards No, that’s not a typo. Let’s talk revolutions, instead, the kind that turn our world upside down. As you’re preparing for this coming conference season, it’s easy to let life events discourage or derail you from your goals. This is one reason I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. Haven’t for…

I get it. Trust me, I do. Patience may be a virtue, but it’s not a gift many of us have been blessed with. I know I’m one of the most impatient people in the world. I want what I want RIGHT NOW. I don’t know if it’s cultural or…