By Julie Lavender @JLavenderWrites On a return flight from a recent writers’ conference, I arrived at the San Jose, California airport with lots more spare time than usual. Two other gals and I took an Uber to the airport, and their flights were much earlier than mine. Perhaps my extended…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea “Smell this.” Honestly, the number of times I’ve been given that command and it’s turned out to be a pleasant experience? So very few. The times that immediately pop to mind are the ones when someone has held out a container of chunky milk. Or when somebody…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills A writing myth is a popular belief that is wrong. Since my first publications in 1997, I’ve encountered my share of myths. It’s time to dispel ten of them. A writer must be born with the gift of writing. Some are born with talent in their…

by Warren Johnson @haversackhisto1 I wrote my first novel on a whim. Sort of like Jeremiah Johnson, who ignorantly walked into a bear hunt. “That'll be far enough, pilgrim!” If I’d had someone say that to me, I could’ve avoided the dangers of moving into a wilderness full of awe…

By Aaron Gansky @ADGansky The last class I taught at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writer's Conference was how to write explosive short fiction. It’s a topic near and dear to my heart. As an editor of The Citron Review, an online literary journal specializing in flash and micro fiction,…

By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam We are now less than a month away from the 2025 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. It’s an exciting time for sure. I thought I’d share some tips and terms with their definitions to help you with your conference experience. I know not everyone is…