Why #SHINEBeyond?
Readers often ask me where I came up with the #SHINEBeyond tagline and what exactly it means. Of course, I’m all too happy to take the time to answer as…
#SHINEBeyond in 2020
For me, the year 2019 was a year of change, a year of pain and frustration, and a year of unexpected realizations in all areas of my life. To be…
Confessions of a Wallflower
by S.D. Grimm I’m not particularly noticeable. I’ve been thought of as standoffish and snobby by people who didn’t know me yet. I’ve been the person no one…
Reconnecting with Your Vision
For the past several months, I have been preparing for my current book release and there are days I don’t know if I’m a marketer or a writer. I spend…
A Season to Shine Beyond
As my friend and I began to redesign my website to reflect more of my fiction writing than my editing (although I still do both), I found myself reflecting on…
Stand in Faith (by Sandra Ardoin)
Our church choir sings a praise song on occasion. It’s called “I Will Not Be Shaken.” It’s the kind of song to set your toes tapping and hands clapping. Maybe…
The Ivy and the Shears (by Peggy Trotter)
I once bought a lovely little plant. A vine, really. It was quite small, but beautiful. I kept the ivy inside for a few months and it didn’t do very…
A Kind Word (by Carole Brown)
A kind word doeth good like medicine. The other day a Facebook friend sent me one of those memes that showed a bear, a saying and the word hugs. When…
Why I’m Glad it Took 11 Years to Get my First Novel Published (by A.J. Cattapan)
I started my writing journey about eleven years ago when I enrolled in a class on writing for children and teens. Although I’d harbored secret desires of being a…
Please Don’t Faint! (by Ada Brownell)
Clara has always been a fainter. She passes out at the sight of blood. Once she fainted when she bumped her head on a door. Due to her habit of…