That One Time I Forgot I Was a Writer

by Molly Jo Realy @MollyJoRealy

So, this thing happened. Actually, a lot of things happened. And I quit writing. #truestory.

Now, as Al Gansky often says, “You can quit anytime you want. You just can’t stay quit.” Easy for you to say, Pops.

But I wasn’t ready to unquit. I wasn’t ready to put on my Big Girl pants and move forward. I was ready to drown my sorrows in a nice vat of sweet tea.

I was pretty much embroiled in a two-week, flu-and-medication induced, nobody-really-cares-about-NOLA pity party. Uhm, yeah. I’d collected about four rejection letters from agents and … read the rest. . .

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Upcoming Firsts in Fiction: The Care and Feeding of Your Idea

by Molly Jo Realy @RealMojo68

Hey, peeps. We’re gearing up for another great podcast next Tuesday.

And since I’m starting a new career swing this week and a little scattered, today’s blog post is just to encourage you to give us a watch.

Every other Tuesday, 6:30 pm, live at AaronGansky.com/firsts-in-fiction-live.

Next week our topic is The Care and Feeding of Your Idea.

What questions do you have about maintaining a healthy work in progress? Leave a comment and we’ll do our best to answer. You can also leave non-topic Ask The Author questions, too.

Now ain’t that a … read the rest. . .

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Firsts in Fiction: Everything You Wanted to Know About Writing But Were Afraid to Ask

by Molly Jo Realy @RealMojo68

So this was us a year and a half ago [has it really been that long?!] at Blue Ridge. They’re celebrating awards and I’m celebrating the fact I could jump in high heels.

Ahh, good times.

So, next week we’re doing a slightly different podcast, which y’all may have surmised from the title of this post.

Everything you wanted to know about writing but were afraid to ask.

This is where you come in. As with any creative endeavor, we want to do it right. And while the hosts and moi have our ideas and … read the rest. . .

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Unpacking Blue Ridge

Confession time: I haven’t known how to say everything I need to say. Pretty soon I’ll be rebranding the blog with a stronger focus on social media, writing, and editing. But now and then, I’ll still have some emo to share.

Like this post . . .

Y’all remember the suitcase I picked up a few months ago? [Read: “Oh, The Place You’ll Go!”]

First it took me to Seattle. [Read: FIVE THINGS FRIDAY: Seattle.]

And starting two weeks ago it kept me company at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference.

Since returning, my peeps have been … read the rest. . .

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All I Did Was Take a Photo

Hey y’all (I said “y’all,” y’all!)!

I’m back from my second year at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference.

Was is everything I hoped it to be? Yes and no.

Yes, because there was much to learn, more to affirm, and an abundance of camaraderie.

No, because in this midst of all that, there were some treasured folk that were deeply missed.

I’ll tell y’all about it later (I said “y’all” again!), but this post is about what I learned about social media. In particular, it’s about one post that taught me about social media.

You see, there’s … read the rest. . .

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