by Lynn H Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn   I’d like to tell you a little story . . . I promise it’s relevant . . . Over the past few months, my family has had an unprecedented amount of illness and minor injuries combined with insanely hectic schedules. So much so that I’ve…

Welcome to the second edition of Saturday Six for the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference 2018! Last week we featured some of the men who will be teaching and agenting and representing houses and magazines. This week, we're going to feature some of the ladies who do the same.…

by Alycia W. Morales     @AlyciaMorales   Not everyone likes to read, but if you're going to write books, you really should be reading. Reading books within your chosen genre helps you to get a feel for what readers desire in novels of similar type. The settings. The action. The characterizations.…

  by Katy Kauffman, @KatyKauffman28   Light traveled from all over the world to settle on Black Mountain, North Carolina. Hundreds of light bearers—Christian writers—gathered at Ridgecrest to learn about the craft of writing, pitch projects, and share ideas and fellowship. The intensity of the light glowed like the sun…

By Bethany Jett, @BetJett   When you’re traveling, there are simple truths that must be acknowledged. Your agenda is not your own. Your time is not your own. Your space is not your own. If you’re traveling with children, your meal choices and radio preferences in the car are not…

Hello everyone! Alycia here. This is the first edition of a series of posts that, quite honestly, are some of my favorite to share with you. Last year, we called them Friday Faculty Five posts. This year, we're calling them Saturday Six. These are posts that will help you get…