Poor body position can drain energy, cloud focus, and shorten your creative sessions. The mind may write the words, but the body carries the process.

Kathryn Craft Turning Whine Into Gold  When thinking about what to sacrifice in order to earn a living, care for a family, and also write a novel, the first thing most of us take off the table is sleep. Unwilling to crimp anyone else’s schedule while we work hard to pursue our dream, we joke, […]

During weeks like this, when I'm juggling a lot of commitments, I think a lot about work-life balance and how freaking hard it is to achieve. I got some perspective from a very unexpected source recently. I got my epiphany at work. Many of you know that I do adult education by day and I currently […]

We're delighted to welcome August McLaughlin as our inaugural guest for the WriterStrong series. She's our go-to person for healthy eating and mental balance, all of which help YOU be BrainStrong. Please join us in welcoming August by heaping blog love on her in the comments section. ************* Imagine waking up one day to a […]

By Sharla Rae I don’t usually spill my guts to anyone but my closest friends. I just don’t. But my critique pals here at WITS have been pressing me to share the obstacles I’ve faced in my writing life this past year. I argued that people don’t want to hear my personal sob stories. I […]