By Sara Beth Williams @WilliamsSaraB What makes a great story?  A well-developed plot. What helps drive the plot forward, besides a character’s strong, identifiable goal? Character conflict.  [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#Writingtips #Writing #BRMCWC"]What Makes a Great Story? - Character Conflict  by @WilliamsSaraB on @BRMCWC[/tweet_box] Character conflict can vary widely. Characters…

By Holland Webb @WebbHollandLyle Flannery O'Connor, one of the 20th century's great fiction writers, said she wasn't afraid her books would generate controversy. On the contrary, she was afraid they wouldn't be controversial enough. In that regard, O'Connor had nothing to worry about. Her works embarrassed her mother, shocked her…

By Heather Kreke @HKreke It's been a while since we've had a writing prompt so here is my challenge to you today. Pick one of these "holidays" celebrated today and write a 500 word story about it. If you want you can share your story in the comments. [tweet_box design="default"…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Life happens to all of us, and with it comes times of chaos and catastrophe. It’s easy to get derailed and let our writing life come to a screeching halt. That’s never a good thing, no matter what crisis we’re dealing with—from the death of a…

By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted Over the last two years, I’ve seen a growing number of Christian writers trying to slide over into the general market. Would you like my gut reaction? Here goes! FINALLY, Christian writers are stepping outside the church and moving into the “world.” At long last, we…

by: Shannon Redmon @shannon_redmon “But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines brighter and brighter until the full day.” Proverbs 4:18 (NASB) When light dawns over my mountain home in Western North Carolina, the sun doesn’t pop up all at once—bright and ready like…