Take a peek at just some of the amazing faculty that will be attending and teaching at BRMCWC 2024!   Have you registered yet? No? Now is a great time. Also a great gift suggestion for the writer who has everything! Follow this link for more information, FAQs and ways…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson We writers wear our hearts on their sleeves, metaphorically speaking. We pour our inner selves out on the page, drawing on the highs and lows of life to interpret the world through words. This is an exhilarating journey. The highs are incredible, and the lows…well…they’re tough.…

CONTEST INFORMATION The 2024 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Contests Are OPEN!!!! (Please note that some of our rules have changed. Read these instructions carefully.)   The 2024 contests officially open on November 1, 2023. The BRMCWC contests and dessert banquet are among the many highlights of BRMCWC. Every…

A Hands-on Experience for Novelists The Mountainside Novelist Retreat will be bigger and better than ever this year! We hope you can join us from October 8, 2023—October 11, 2023 at the Ridgecrest Conference Center. Call 1-800-588-7222 to Register Today! [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="from @BRMCWC"]Don't Miss the Mountainside Novelist Retreat…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, certain that God is appealing through us. 2 Corinthians 5:20 I’m constantly amazed at how God chooses to use me in the work He’s doing in this world. It’s humbling and terrifying at the same time. I’ve been looking at…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Over and over, I’ve been asked when a writer should get active on social media. And the answer surprises many. The truth is, you need to have a solid social media platform BEFORE you ever get published. If you wait until you get a contract, you're…