There is no greater agony than
​bearing an untold story inside you.

-MAYA ANGELOU

Kimberly Blevins 

A National Writing Project consultant since 2009, Kim Blevins began her freelance writing career 30 years ago. Blevins blogged for Teaching Tolerance, was the editor of Springfield Lifestyle magazine, and is published in the book Great Educators 2011, MNEA Something Better magazine, MSTA School & Community magazine, Springfield Business Journal among others. She presents on creative writing techniques for all writers, intrepid writers are her specialty. ​Honors include a national APA Honorable Mention for an article on mental health in small newspapers, Springfield Business Journal's Twenty Most Influential Women and Missouri MSTA Secondary Teacher of the Year. She taught twenty-one years at the college, high school, and middle school levels. 

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