by Alena Tauriainen, writing as Alena Wendall, @alenawendall I attended a celebration of life service for a true matriarch. She was the mother of seven and a stepmom to my …
Write The Story – A Word of Encouragement
by Alena Tauriainen, writing as Alena Wendall, @alenawendall I attended the ACFW conference feeling like such a loser. I mean, I started this writing journey almost a decade ago. And …
Eavesdropping at a Writers Conference
by Alena Tauriainen, writing as @AlendaWendall I help facilitate the My Book Therapy retreats. My main job during the events is the care and feeding of the attendees. But I’m …
From Hobby To Writer
by Alena Tauriainen, writing as Alena Wendall @alenawendall You’ve played around with this thing called writing. You’ve gotten over the fact that fake people talk to you. You’re ready to …