by: Shannon Redmon @shannon_redmon If you were to look into the deep, dark recesses of my computer files you might find one or two completed manuscripts that never saw the light of day. I loved those books when I first wrote them, even cherished them as my first completed book…

by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills The Blue Ridge Conference is fast approaching, and writers are polishing their manuscripts and proposals One of the conference highlights is the ability for the writer to schedule two face-to-face appointments with an agent, editor, or professional writer. We want that event to be a positive…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Sometimes coming up with unique and creative blog post idea is a challenge. I understand because I’ve been there more than once. Out of frustration and discouragement, I found a solution that I’ve used repeatedly. Enlist your readers to help you with blog ideas. Think about…

by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan When I was a new writer, I learned the writing “rules” and adhered to them, preached them like a religious zealot to anyone who asked. I lived and breathed RULES. Fortunately, as I grew in my craft, I learned there are times to break the rules…

This year, 2023, we had an unpreceded number of entrants for the industry-wide Selah Awards, sponsored by the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference for the express purpose of creating scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to deserving writers who, otherwise, would not be able to attend this great conference. It…

Conference Bookstore Following are the instructions on how to prepare your books for the BRMCWC Bookstore. BRMCWC will deduct a 20% service fee from all sales. The deadline for making appointments to have your books carried by the onsite bookstore is May 12, 2023.  Due to the limited space in the…