By Heather Kreke @HKreke Yesterday we talked about the Blue Ridge Reader Connections now I'm going to tell you about a special part of the BRRC  we call the Blue Ridge Readers. Blue Ridge Readers Book reviews are the life blood of every author. They are the “word of mouth”…

by Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner Every author knows readers are their hands and feet within the publishing world. Without them, their books wouldn’t reach the masses. Our mission at the Blue Ridge Reader Connections (BRRC) is to connect authors and readers. We want to change the world…one book at a…

By Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner As children, we loved to play in our imaginary worlds. We’d make up stories for our dolls, barbies, trucks, build forts and have wars, etc. If you’re a writer, I’m guessing you probably even had an imaginary friend or two, right? Confession time . . .…

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…

By Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner Research—a chore or fun? Doesn’t matter the genre. Every writer has to do some sort of investigation in order to get facts straight and make their stories authentic. Some writers love research while others get the blahs when it comes to this aspect of the process.…

By Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner Voice and style can make or break an author’s novel, so how can we make it stand out from all the rest? Style is the technical aspect of the story while voice relies on character, point of view, and attitude (can be referred to as tone).…