by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales While scrolling social media recently, I came across a very short statement. Don’t let your struggles become your identity. It stopped my scroll. Have you ever done that? Have you ever given your struggle so much power that you claimed it as part of who…

by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Is a paid critique at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference useful for me? Perhaps you’ve asked yourself this question. You’re not alone. And the answer is yes! Writers on every level benefit from a paid critique. The following information will point writers in the…

by Julie Zine Coleman @JulieZColeman That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death... Philippians 3:10 NASB My husband has many wonderful qualities. But the night I began to fall in love with him, something bigger captured…

[tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#writingcontest #BRMCWC #writing"]Selah Award Finalists for 2024 from @EversonAuthor[/tweet_box] In the category of ANTHOLOGIES, the finalists are: A Thrill in the Air: A Mosaic Christmas Anthology V Deb Elkink, General Editor The Mosaic Collection Dancing in the Rain: Stories to Shelter the Soul Deb Elkink, General Editor…

By Debb Hackett @debb_hackett Blue Ridge 2024 is rapidly approaching. This might be your first or fifteenth time attending, and as always, it’ll be a different experience for several reasons: Different faculty – but all preparing to make a difference in your writing journey Different attendees – who knows who…

by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel You stare at a blank page. Your scribbles are notes that you can’t sort out. You have journals you aren’t sure where to find what you started writing for a book someday. Does your organization of thoughts cause you to feel overwhelmed? I think one of…