by Edie Melson @EdieMelson This time of year, between the chaos Christmas and celebration of New Year's is a sort of no-man's land for me. It's a time to rest, reflect, and get ready for the year to come. I have good intentions of working during this time, but life—and laziness—seems…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson I love all the Christmas specials that come around every year during the holidays, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has always been one of my favorites. I identify with his lack of self-confidence, his heart for his friends and especially his gumption when Santa called on…

[tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject=" on @BRMCWC #writing #writingquotes"]"Half my life is an act of revision." John Irving[/tweet_box]

by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills The Twelve Days of Christmas has been given a new twist. This version is for writers. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="-@DiAnnMills on @BRMCWC #writing #Christmas"]The Twelve Days of Christmas for Writers[/tweet_box] On the first day of Christmas, My true love gave to me The Blue Ridge Conference…

by Lynn H. Blackburn  @LynnHBlackburn With all the things we have to do during the holidays, it’s easy to set our writing aside. But what if we could incorporate our writing into some of our favorite holiday traditions? Here are a few suggestions that will help you “keep calm and write…

[tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject=" @BRMCWC #writing #writerslife"]“For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word.” —Catherine Drinker Bowen[/tweet_box]