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  • Are You in a Writer’s Season of Waiting?

    Have you been waiting all year for that agent, that book contract, that scholarship to a writers’ conference, that sign that you are indeed on point in your writing and speaking journey? I know it seems like forever before a break comes, and so very easy to lose heart. But…

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  • Thanksgiving 2019 Happy Thanksgiving 2018

    Your Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference leadership team wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving! What are you thankful for this year? We'd love to hear from you in the comments below!    

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  • mountainside marketing conference 2019 Mountainside Marketing Conference 2019

    @DiAnnMills Branding, blogging, and social media is a vital part of today’s writer’s career. Acquiring the techniques to grow our platforms can be daunting. We long to form a solid relationship with our readers, but where do we find them? How do we communicate our desire for a trusting relationship?…

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  • 11 Ways to Ensure You’re not a Turkey-Writer

    @DiAnnMills 'Tis the season of the turkey. If you enjoy eating the Thanksgiving bird, then you love the season. If you’re the turkey, well not so much. You’ve probably spent the past year hatching ways to disguise yourself. For the turkey, I commend his ingenuity. For the turkey-writer, well not…

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  • I Wish I Had a Magic Bullet

    I want a magic bullet. Many of us do. We don’t want to admit it, but we secretly think that somewhere there’s one thing we’re missing and when we find it, all our publishing dreams will come true! Right? In my quest for the elixir of publishing success, several years…

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  • reasons we don't write 5 Reasons We Don’t Write

    by Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales If you're following a blog about writing or hoping to attend a conference about writing, chances are there's a book somewhere inside of you. Some of us get right on it and have no problem getting the words on the page. Others of us struggle. Either…

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