Category: Writer’s Life

  • Writer's Fiscal Year, BlueRidgeConference.com Create Your Own Writer’s Fiscal Year

    We’re one month in to 2017…how are your New Year’s resolutions holding up? They say it takes twenty-one days to start or break a habit, so we should have some analytics. Did we go to the gym three times per week? Have we stopped drinking soda? Are we meeting our writing…

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  • Prom How Writing is Like Prom

    by Alycia W. Morales     @AlyciaMorales If you've ever been to a prom, you know that getting to the dance is a process. It's not as simple as getting dressed and showing up. No, it's much more complex than that. So is writing. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="@AlyciaMorales explains. #BRMCWC #amwriting"]How is…

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  • Publishing Trends 2017, BlueRidgeConference A Collection of Publishing Trends for 2017

    by Bethany Jett, @BetJett There’s been a lot of chatter about trends in publishing, some of which is a little scary and perhaps controversial. For instance, a lot of my friends who write Christian fiction are concerned about sales and where the genre is headed as we see a decline…

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  • Tips to Turn Off Your Internal Editor

    by Edie Melson @EdieMelson I’ve spoken with a lot of writers who have trouble disconnecting their INTERNAL EDITOR when they're working on an early draft of a manuscript. This overly helpful person lives inside most of us and comes in handy when we’re putting the finishing touches on our manuscript.…

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  • Goodreads Reading Challenges Goodreads Reading Challenges

    by Bethany Jett, @BetJett If we want to write well, we need to read. A lot. But since reading is often viewed as a hobby or indulgence, it can seem like we’re wasting our time when we open our Kindle app or a paperback. To give myself a break, this…

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  • crossword, blueridgeconference.com Celebrate National Crossword Puzzle Day!

    by Bethany Jett, @BetJett Today is National Crossword Puzzle Day - a wonderful day for word-lovers! Some of my favorite word-games include Balderdash, Taboo, Scrabble, the original Slingo, and I found a free giant crossword puzzle app that my husband and I are now racing to fill in. Oh...and who…

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