By Vincent B. Davis II @vbdavisii   "This was simply not a well-written novel". My jaw dropped as I read the sentence. I was stunned. How could anyone think that? My book had been out for nearly a month and hadn't received a single negative review. I had previously believed…

By David Teems, @DavidTeems   WEEKS AGO, in conversation with a friend, I accidentally referred to the BRMCWC as the Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writer’s Festival. A slip? Perhaps. I caught myself and made the correction, but I could not easily throw off the notion. To meet, to learn, to…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Every writer has a story. Some of the behind-the-scenes events strike a gallant pose of purpose and education and inspiration, while others are mediocre in the uphill climb to the mountain called Publishedville. We all have a journey to take for our dreams to see reality.…

by Lynn H. Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn   I felt so sorry for him. My youngest son was surveying the scene on his first morning of day camp—and he was not impressed. Kids were running around playing with hula hoops, bouncy balls, Legos, Crayons, and board games. It was a kids’ paradise…

Welcome back to Saturday Six! We're only a week out from the conference! (Can you believe it? Neither can I.) [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#WritersConference "]Meet Our Faculty - @BRMCWC Saturday Six - Someone's trying out for the Redsox![/tweet_box] This week, we're featuring six more of our fine faculty members. Find…

By Lindsey Brackett, @LindsBrac   Four years ago I attended my first ever writer's conference. Truthfully, I'd never even realized these existed. A place filled with people who thought like me and wanted to talk about imaginary characters as if they were real and used jargon like "action tag" and…