Introducing Mentoring Moments for Writers One of the things we try to do through the Blue Ridge blog is help writers prepare to attend a conference. The steep learning curve of being a writer is one of the things that surprises conference attendees the most. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="@BRMCWC #writing…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea My hubs and I were out for pizza one Sunday after church. He had just preached three services and was so tired. Actually, it was some sort of post-pastoring zone of tired that’s about five degrees beyond regular tired. He bowed his head to pray over our…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Romance in Christian fiction is more than a story enhancement. The thread of romance shows the blessings of love, God’s way. The also can complicate goals, influence crucial decisions, knock a career-minded man or woman into confusion, and always force a character to change and grow.…

By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam I talk about writing conferences often to writers. The replies I receive are as varied as the folks I talk to. Most who have attended are enthusiastic about them, and share their favorites or talk about a new one they’re going to attend this year. We…

by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel Do you feel like the new year has brought some surprises and shifts in it? I certainly have. Shifting in some ways I would deem positive and some shifting in ways that I didn’t see coming, but I know God is in it and is with…

By Julie Lavender @JLavenderWrites As part of Benaiah’s birthday present, my husband and I presented him with an “experience coupon” – a evening with Grandmommy and Granddaddy to watch the Harlem Globetrotters play basketball in Knoxville, Tennessee. Our just-turning-seven grandson had never heard of the famous Globetrotters, but because his…