by Edie Melson @EdieMelson “I’m not getting any traction with social media,” is one of the complaints I hear a lot as I travel and teach writers how to connect. There are a lot of reasons people feel this way, a few are legit, but most are just unreasonable expectations.…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Yesterday I shared A Checklist for Blogging Before You Hit Publish.  But publishing a post doesn’t mean our work is done. There are even more things you can do then that make a big difference in how many people it reaches. This week I’m sharing how to continue…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson We all want every blog post we publish to be the best it can be. Beyond that, we want our posts to get found. For that to happen, we have to increase the reach of every blog post we write. It's hard to remember all the things…

Happy New Year from all of us here at the Blue Ridge Conference!

The New Year is barreling toward us. Here at the Blue Ridge Conference, we couldn't be more excited with what's to come. Not only has our main conference continued to grow, we've added some boutique retreats to our event schedule. Several years ago DiAnn Mills and I realized that Blue…