Rebecca A. Owens

It’s no secret in my family I was my daddy’s favorite daughter. Why wouldn’t I be? I am the oldest of two daughters, the only child until I turned eight-year-old and to my mother’s dismay, I was a tomboy. I’m blessed to still have my dad with me. Each holiday and Father’s Day are more…

To plot or to pantser? What are the difference and which do you choose? Do you push yourself to plot your story because of someone saying real writers plot or does the method of pantser fit with your method of writing? Over the years, I’ve witnessed authors debate that a great book can only be…

Summer is in full swing and so are family vacations, writer’s conferences, and retreats. A year later after Covid stay-at-home mandate, majority of folks have the privilege to return to their daily routines, activities and are making travel plans, while some, including myself, are taking necessary precautions to continue to stay at home. The past…

Happy Mother’s Day, everyone! I hope you had a restful and enjoyable day. I am blessed to see another Mother’s day and to be able to spend it with my Mother and family. This past year with COVID, I made extra effort to spend time with my parents. Working from home has made it easier….

Ever since I began to pursue my dream to become an author, I have been obsessed with time management. I struggled for a long time with balancing a full time job, home, family and wanting to hide behind a close door and do nothing except write. I want to share with you what I learned…

It’s hard to believe I have been pursing my dream to be an author for over ten years now. Okay; it’s been thirteen years. When I read the blog post for today, I thought, ‘this one’s easy. I know exactly where I want to be in ten years’. Retired from my day job and living…

Today is March 1st and my birthday is this month. To celebrate, I decided to do a 30-day blog challenge. Each day, I will post a blog discussing random, hopefully, interesting things about myself. Today’s blog is 10 random facts about me, so here goes: 1. I love to travel. I love visiting historic sites,…

You are working from home, attempting to, when the Wi-fi internet is not on the fritz. The kids are complaining, again, because they don’t like what you have prepared for lunch. The dog is barking, your husband texted saying he needs the waist of his pants, to his navy pinstriped suit let out for a…

It’s difficult to follow your dream, let alone have enough courage and confidence to do so during a pandemic. I admit, over the past nine months, I’ve asked myself numerous times as I’ve continue to work from home, ‘can I do this? Can I continue to write and not have any physical contact with others?’…