By Edie Melson, @EdieMelson   For those who’ve known me for any length of time are aware that organization isn’t my strong suit—at least not in the conventional meaning. My desk is covered in stacks of paper and the walls of my office are papered with rainbow hued sticky notes.…

by Eva Marie Everson @EvaMarieEverson   It’s that time again! Time to start talking about the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference contests. If you have been to BRMCWC before, you know that the awards banquet is one of the highlights of the conference. We dress up. We dine by…

By Leigh Ann Thomas, @LThomasWrites   The time has come for a good dose of honesty and plain talk. There’s a secret the publishing world doesn’t want us to discover. Writing is an absurd profession—a troubling and illogical way to spend our working hours. To prove my point, I composed…

By Holland Webb, @WebbJohnpaul   American Christians have an annual purchasing power of $5.1 trillion. That dumbfounds me, you guys. It’s like the national debt sometime in the Clinton administration. Most Christians shell out money on the same basic expenses our neighbors do - food, mortgages, bills - but we…

by Lynn H Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn   A few years ago, I watched a live Adele concert. The lucky people who filled the venue were an enthusiastic audience. There were cheers, applause, and the occasional sing-a-long when she sang a favorite. I’m a fan so I enjoyed it immensely, but I couldn’t…

By Deborah Clack @deborah_clack   Let’s just rip the band-aid off. Last month, I received two emails within twenty-four hours from agents declining the opportunity to represent my work. We hear it all the time. Negative feedback is inevitable in this profession whether it be with contests, agents, publishing houses,…