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Paid Faculty Critiques at BRMCWC
By Edwina Perkins @EdwinaPerkins Critique is one of the most powerful tools in a writer's development, and I mean that from experience, not just theory. Let me give you four reasons why it matters: You can't see your own blind spots. When you've lived inside your manuscript long enough, your…
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Building Your Writing Audience
by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel You probably have been asked this question that frequently comes up in publishing discussions: “What are you doing to build your audience?” Some people cringe at this question, others excitedly share how they are meeting people, talking with them about the interest in their writing, and…
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Too Old To Write?
by Julie Zine Coleman @JulieZColeman At a women’s writers and speakers conference, we given a 3x5 card to record any of Satan’s lies that were preventing us from moving forward in our calling. An older woman stepped up to the open mic to share her fears. “I have been afraid…
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Choose Your Day to Write
By Heather Kreke @HKreke Our calendar contains 365 days, and every 4th year we get an extra day. Even with all of theses days, some of us never choose our “today.” We say things like: One day I'm going to go on a diet. Someday I'm going to write a…
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But Why? The Reasons Behind the Rules Part Two
By James Hannibal @jamesrhannibal Raise your hand if you love purple. I raised both my hands. I love purple. Purple is the color of joint ops in the U.S. military. That’s when the Army, Air Force, etc. pretend to play nice together. Purple is also the color of the dragon…
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God’s Handiwork in Writers
by Ane Mulligan @AneMulligan We are God’s handiwork created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared for us in advance to do. Eph 2:110 NIV. What does that look like in a writer? Does that mean God gives you the words so they must not be changed?…
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