by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea “Smell this.” Honestly, the number of times I’ve been given that command and it’s turned out to be a pleasant experience? So very few. The times that immediately pop to mind are the ones when someone has held out a container of chunky milk. Or when somebody…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills A writing myth is a popular belief that is wrong. Since my first publications in 1997, I’ve encountered my share of myths. It’s time to dispel ten of them. A writer must be born with the gift of writing. Some are born with talent in their…

by Warren Johnson @haversackhisto1 I wrote my first novel on a whim. Sort of like Jeremiah Johnson, who ignorantly walked into a bear hunt. “That'll be far enough, pilgrim!” If I’d had someone say that to me, I could’ve avoided the dangers of moving into a wilderness full of awe…

By Aaron Gansky @ADGansky The last class I taught at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writer's Conference was how to write explosive short fiction. It’s a topic near and dear to my heart. As an editor of The Citron Review, an online literary journal specializing in flash and micro fiction,…

By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam We are now less than a month away from the 2025 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. It’s an exciting time for sure. I thought I’d share some tips and terms with their definitions to help you with your conference experience. I know not everyone is…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 When we want to write Scripture-based content, we have an adventure waiting for us—to be readers of Scripture. In order to write the best possible messages for our readers, first we have to take in the message. To understand it, know it, and live it. Then…