by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel There’s the old familiar saying, “Which comes first, the chicken or the egg?” In a similar fashion, many people wonder, “Which comes first, the proposal or the writing?” I’d like to be able to tell you a consistent answer, but the truth is that for some…

By Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales For the past two months, we’ve discussed spring cleaning our physical offices and our virtual offices. This month, let’s talk about how we can clean up our writing. Are you writing what you love? The first thing we need to do is to determine if we’re…

By Darlene L. Turner @darlenelturner A perfect bait increases a fisherman chances of catching a fish. They take their time and ease that wiggly worm onto the hook before lowering their line into the water. It’s just as important for a writer to do the same with a novel. Forget the…

Excited for the BRMCWC Award Ceremony but can't be there in person? As we did last year, we're excited to announce an alternative - the BRMCWC Awards LIVE Conversation. An engaging social chat room built to support the LIVE Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Awards. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#BRMCWC…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Disappointments have a way of wiggling into our confidence, especially when our writing friends are at a conference, and we are at home. How does a writer survive? The following tips will help you overcome your sadness while providing tools to improve your craft. Change your…

by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted I’ve said this before. Conferences are around the corner, and more than anything, I want to impress upon you the critical things to remember. Conferences are wonderful. They bring us immense teaching, opportunities to excel in our writing, and publication possibilities. We tend to bring out…