By Mike Rumble. I was serving as an assistant account executive at MarketSmart Advertising, working on the Subway restaurants account. Although I enjoyed my job, I was beginning to develop a passion for writing but needed inspiration and direction on how to take it to the next level.
By Ana Shapkaliska. One beautiful spring afternoon in 2016, my dear friend and neighbor, Ms. Angelica, showed up at my door. We were looking forward to enjoying our coffee together and catching up on the latest news, since she had just come back from her yearly trip to her native Brazil.
By Sarah Merritt Ryan. Whenever I tell people how I got started as a professional writer, I let them know about Triangle Association of Freelancers (TAF). I talk about what an encouraging group this is, where everyone wants everyone else to succeed, where all types of writers are welcome, and all skill levels of writers are supported and encouraged. Joining TAF has led to a whole new career path for me.
By Arlene Bice. It was the writers' oft-mentioned fourth-grade assignment of detailing my family history that first set my heart on fire to be a writer. Back in the ‘50s, I loved the writing portion of all my school assignments. In high school, my work earned an invitation to work on the school newspaper, but an early marriage dashed any idea of being a writer.