by Stephanie Reeves | Jan 1, 2023 | Relationship, Writing
I remember the day I received the email from the Redbud Writers Guild telling me my application for membership had been approved. That was exactly 6 years ago. I had been encouraged to apply by my friend Judy, who believed in me more than I believed in me. Judy is...
by Carla Gasser | Jan 1, 2023 | Relationship, Writing
After joining the Redbud Writers Guild a few years ago, I was like the girl who finally received an invitation to the popular, pretty girl’s birthday party—excited and thrilled to be included but wondering if I truly belonged. So, I stayed on the periphery, observing...
by Paula Frances Price | Jan 1, 2023 | Relationship, Writing
I sat thousands of miles away from my family. I hadn’t written in months. Even when I found time to attempt to type my thoughts, the white screen mocked me. It wasn’t that I had lost the desire to write, but the demands of my job, two young kids, husband, neighbors,...
by Carolyn Miller | Jan 1, 2023 | Relationship, Writing
I want to say something really brief. It’s really intimidating. I’m not married, I don’t have kids, I do have a job!—But all these ladies in our guild—128 of them in fact, they’re married, have kids, have jobs, are published, and doing all this stuff—as a Mom, and a...
by Kim Findlay | Jan 1, 2023 | Relationship, Writing
I sat on the edge of the bed, weary from the 12 hours I spent in my car driving the first leg of a 16-hour trip from Massachusetts to Illinois. My body longed for rest, but my mind wasn’t ready to settle. I was too excited for the upcoming Redbud Writer’s...
by Vina Mogg | Jan 1, 2023 | Relationship, Writing
Writing is solitary. Perhaps we write out of our desire to find understanding and acceptance. All those hours in front of a blank screen leave our thoughts whirling in a cyclone, twisting out of control until our words find a place to touch down. Until then, we are...
