By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Attempting to write during the Christmas holidays adds another line in the dictionary’s definition for stress. We’re busier now than at any time during the year. Our planning and preparation is fun, and we feel like kids who’ve eaten way too much sugar or grown-up kids on…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Do you hear the drum roll? It thrills the BRMCWC Leadership Team to announce our 2021 Faculty for our May 30 - June 3 conference. Our post-conference speaker on Friday, June 4th, will feature Robert Benson: “Writing to Discover the Movement of the Holy One in Your…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills February 15-17, 2021 Are you a writer struggling with how best to market your book? Does building a solid platform cause a mountain of stress? Does social media look like an insurmountable hurdle? Where does a writer start with a book launch? Marketing is an integral part…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills ’Tis the season of the turkey. If you enjoy eating the Thanksgiving bird, then you love the season. If you’re the turkey, well not so much. You’ve probably spent the past year hatching ways to disguise yourself. For the turkey, I commend his ingenuity. For the turkey-writer,…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Writers daily receive blog posts that offer advice to build their careers. The publishing world has many sides, and each facet needs attention. We read— How to be successful How to sell more books How to strengthen characterization or content How to research and interview How to…

by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Two huge perks for all conferees and faculty at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference is Genre Night and the Awards Ceremony. I want to give you an idea of how exciting this is for you! Genre Night Tuesday night after the keynote is genre…