By Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner A perfect bait increases a fisherman chances of catching a fish. They take their time and ease that wiggly worm onto the hook before lowering their line into the water. It’s just as important for a writer to do the same with a novel. Forget the…

Excited for the BRMCWC Award Ceremony but can't be there in person? As we did last year, we're excited to announce an alternative - the BRMCWC Awards LIVE Conversation. An engaging social chat room built to support the LIVE Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Awards. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#BRMCWC…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Disappointments have a way of wiggling into our confidence, especially when our writing friends are at a conference, and we are at home. How does a writer survive? The following tips will help you overcome your sadness while providing tools to improve your craft. Change your…

by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted I’ve said this before. Conferences are around the corner, and more than anything, I want to impress upon you the critical things to remember. Conferences are wonderful. They bring us immense teaching, opportunities to excel in our writing, and publication possibilities. We tend to bring out…

By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam Over the past couple of years, I’ve had the delight in authors sharing their deadline dilemmas with me. Recently another one shared a couple new ones for my list. Yes, my list. Hey—we writers keep lists of great comments and ideas to use as fodder for…

by David Hollenstein I attended the BRMCWC last year. It turned out to be one of the five best weeks of my life. I am an industry professional from Switzerland. I treated myself to the conference for my 25th anniversary at a publishing house. But it turned out to be…