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What’s Next When the Writing Conference is Over…
by Edie Melson @EdieMelson I’m still coming down off the high of the 2019 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, and while not all of you were there with me, I think there’s some info here you can use. We all need to know how to prioritize our time after…
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The Question about Questions and other Tips for Writing Devotions
@CindyDevoted Let me be clear. There are a hundred different ways to write a devotion. Some are meant for the shorter devotions while others are meant for the longer ones, but regardless of the length, a devotion must have a couple of particular elements to make it a devotion and…
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15 Questions to Launch Your Writing Summer
@LucindaSMcDowel Summertime and the season for….. writers conferences, book conventions and intense writing sojourns! I have discovered that each time I return to an annual event, it is helpful to use it as an intentional time of evaluation and focus. Some of us have just finished up a fabulous time…
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Writers Gathering Together with the Divinely Inspired Word of God
This week we join together to talk business, learn, be inspired and so much more. I believe one of the most distinct things about the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference is that we celebrate the divinely inspired word of God. I’m not just talking about the Bible. Let me…
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Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Rules for Writing Fiction – Part 5
@ADGansky Start as close to the end as possible. –Kurt Vonnegut Some time ago, I had a student approach me to ask my opinion on something they were working on. The story opened inside a hospital with the birth of a child. I liked the idea immediately, and anticipated some…
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What to do With All Those Business Cards from a Writing Conference
by Tammy Karasek @TickledPinkTam We are days away from the 2019 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference—yes days, folks! Are you as excited as I am? By now, you have gone through your checklist of things you need to pack. Hopefully, you have read all of the wonderful blog posts…
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