If you haven’t jumped on the mindfulness bandwagon yet, it might be time to hop aboard. Mindfulness has many proven benefits, from...

Sunshine and warm days. It’s the perfect setting for doing the one thing every writer should do: read. Not only can you unwind with a...

Spring will soon be upon Minnesota, and along with the warm sunshine, puddles of melting snow, and return of the red-winged black birds...

Spring Bluebell Flowers Purple Blue Scilla Bloom It’s that time again in Minnesota—time to get ready to enter a spring writing contest....

As I mentally prepare for our new puppy arriving in March, I contemplate how my writing life will be affected by the upcoming change. If...

Do you, like many of us writers, have those days when you wonder why you write? You think maybe all the effort you’re putting into your...

There’s a lot to love about the state of Minnesota, but if you’re a writer living here, there’s even more to appreciate—all the great...

If you like contests and you're good at making up words, especially wacky words, you're in luck. I’ve been invited to share information...

If writing a “to do” list sounds like one more thing to do, it is. But if you’re a writer, it may be one of the most useful things you...

I recently read an article that said the weight problem in America (over one-third of us is obese and two-thirds are overweight) can be...