@Tamela_Murray Each author is unique, so are proposals. This series doesn’t cover all possible categories but highlights many challenging components of book-proposal writing. My goal is to help authors know what editors and agents want to see and to offer tips on how to get out of the slush pile…

By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted I recently corresponded with a writer who told me she attended a conference where pitching your work seemed to be “the thing,” but at the same time, there were no classes to help her learn how to pitch. This greatly disturbed me because, though pitching your…

By Twila Belk @TwilaBelk Are you familiar with the story in Numbers 13-14?  God told Moses to send one leader from each ancestral tribe to explore the land of Canaan. He emphasized that it was the land He was giving to the Israelites. So, Moses did as God commanded and…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Here at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference our passion to help writers grow is reflected through the many opportunities we provide. Today I’d like to highlight some of them so that you know what’s available and what to expect. This isn’t an exhaustive explanation…

We’re super excited to share a sneak peek at what we have planned for BRMCWC 2022! Our faculty line-up for the week of May 29 - June 2, 2022 is the strongest ever. We know you're going to be as excited as we are when you see those who'll be…

The Contest is open! New Categories Added In addition to last year’s date changes, we also added new categories. We will continue with those category additions this year. In doing a little research, we discovered that professional writers who write short-form were being slighted. There isn’t a national contest associated…