Megan DiMaria

Summer is fast approaching, and with COVID restrictions lifting, thoughts are turning to shedding our COVID fat. Have you considered...

A moment please, and a word about biding your tongue and minding your manners. I think we've all lost patience with the world since...

If you don't purpose to slow down and savor the beauty of the season, it won't happen. Here's some advice to slow down and savor...

Huh? A scripture verse for the year? Yup. That's what I've decided to do this year—forgo the yearly "word of the year" for a scripture...

Last Tuesday I discussing writer's block and strategies to get your productivity back on track. Writer's block doesn’t have to paralyze...

Did you know that boundaries are good for writers? If you want to be a writer, there’s no getting away from the fact that you have to...

Do you ever feel like all your efforts to make your dream come true are for naught? Do you sometimes feel like you've done enough, tried...

​Remember when the dream of writing a novel first bloomed? How exciting that was, right? And then time wore on, and your writing career...

I'm always on the lookout for fresh ideas and clever tactics to help make my life easier. However, one thing that I know I do well is...

I have always been addicted to reading fiction. Books have taken me to other worlds and have helped me to figure out my world. When you...

We're into the new year. So many folks are clinging to resolutions and goals. Myself? I like to start the year with a prayer—one I'm...

Friends, remember what the holiday season IS about: celebrating Christmas—the birth of our Savior. It's not about Santa, Rudolph, and...

Welcome to the 2017 holiday season. It's the most wonderful time of the year. Right? If so, then why are so many of us stressed and...

It’s confession time. I don’t like grocery shopping. At all. I just returned home from doing my grocery shopping, and if I were a...

I once read an article about famous Hollywood types who feel compelled throw around their celebrity to get their way. "Do you know who I...

Is it ever too late to pursue a dream? Can you ponder a dream for too long, and miss the opportunity for accomplishment? Consider the...

Have you experienced a moment when when reality crystalizes and you finally KNOW a deep, personal truth? I’ve been thinking about...

Rejection is an ugly word, especially to a writer. But we need to keep it in perspective. To help you put rejection into perspective, I’d...

Consider yourself the luckiest writer in the universe if you’ve never experienced a moment of writer’s block. Consider yourself fortunate...

Happy is the person who dreams dreams and is willing to take the steps to make them come true. Don't be afraid to start climbing, and...