@CindyDevoted The email asked, "Would you be a beta reader?" Before there was ample time to think it through, you shot an email back with an emphatic, "Yes." A few days later, a pdf or paper book arrive along with Beta Reader Instructions. Becoming a beta reader comes with it's perks…

@EdieMelson Today I want to jump into one of the most important tool in your social media arsenal, hashtags. Hashtags—especially for Twitter—can be incredibly valuable in helping us increase out audience. But only if we learn to use them correctly. They’re not that hard, but there are some rules you…

@DiAnnMills Writers are often asked to volunteer, give of their time and talents, bend, stretch, and fed guilt-lines to convince them to edit, speak, teach, write, mentor for free, and the list goes on. This is probably you. Please don’t misinterpret my thoughts here: a willingness to serve is a…

@ADGansky Often, as writers, we tend to take the path of least resistance. We’ll throw in a tired, worn-out cliché because it’s easier than actually thinking of an original description. The result is a lot of the same stories with the same characters and the same “plot-twists.” Unfortunately, nothing makes…

We’re super excited to share a sneak peek at what we have planned for BRMCWC 2020! First, we want to announce the speaker for our post conference (Friday, May 29, 2020). Those who register for BRMCWC 2020 can also register for this one day add-on with industry icon, JANE FRIEDMAN.…

By Brad Bloom @faithfitnessmag I still remember when I worked as an associate producer for an educational media company and we held an audition at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. The opportunity: Be an actor in two half-hour videos shot in two different countries. A fourteen-day all-expense paid trip to…