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  • Don’t Let These Ten Things Steal Your Writing Joy Friday, August 21st, 2020     One Comment

    by Edie Melson @EdieMelson I’m a member of several writing groups, and I’m always amazed at the different reactions people have to similar situations. For instance, one writer might leave a critique session in tears, questioning whether or not the call to write was real. Another writer might have just…

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  • Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference is Adding a Virtual Option Wednesday, August 19th, 2020     26 Comments

    We don’t know about you, but we can’t wait to hang out—in person—with our writing buddies. November can’t get here soon enough for us. But not everyone is in the position to be able to safely come back together. And for those folks, we now have a virtual option for…

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  • My Social Media 10 Commandments Tuesday, June 30th, 2020     3 Comments

    by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Today's post is short and sweet, but I hope you have as much fun reading it as I did writing it! 1. Thou shalt always promote others ahead of thyself. 2. Thou shalt not have a running self-promotion and/or commercial for thy newsfeed. 3. Thou shalt add…

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  • 7 Tips to Hone Your Writing Skills by Becoming More Observant Wednesday, May 20th, 2020     4 Comments

    by Edie Melson @EdieMelson By and large writers are an observant lot. Things others might brush over or miss entirely stay with us, sparking ideas that blossom and grow. An overheard conversation can lead us to the plot of entire book. But like any skill that comes naturally, there's still room…

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  • 10 Tips to Help You Combat Your Writing Fears Friday, April 17th, 2020     One Comment

    by Edie Melson @EdieMelson The other day I was talking to a friend of mine and this person confided that she was afraid she didn’t have what it takes to be a writer. “I’m just not good enough to get a book published, and I don’t know if I ever will be.”…

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  • 11 Lessons Learned from 11 Years of Blogging Wednesday, March 4th, 2020     4 Comments

    by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Several months ago I hit a milestone on my person blog, The Write Conversation. I passed the 3000th blog post published.  I wrote that number and then had to stop and let the reality sink in. I had no idea what God had planned when I…

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