I didn’t plan on making friends at a writers conference. As most writers are, I’m extremely introverted and the size of my intimate social circle was perfectly adequate. The purpose of the conference was to learn and get writing feedback. However, it is the friendships that developed from those writing…

by Bethany Jett, @BetJett We are a month away from the start of the Blue Ridge Conference, and we are soooo excited!!!! There is still plenty of time to get your proposals, one sheets, business cards, and pitches together, so no fretting! We want you to feel comfortable, especially if this…

by Mary Denman @MaryDenman Now that you’re ready to have a professional headshot taken for social media or for your book, you need to know how to prepare for your session. First and foremost, I want you to look forward to your session. And relax. I know, some of you…

by Bethany Jett, @BetJett How many times have you decided which classes you were going to attend at a conference, only to change your mind and second guess yourself one hundred times? And why, oh why, do the classes you want to take always coincide with other awesome classes you…

by Lori Roeleveld @LoriSRoeleveld At one conference at Blue Ridge I had a turning point moment that might have derailed my work entirely. As I walked with an editor from dinner to the main evening event, she asked how many writing conferences I’d attended. “This is my third Blue Ridge…

by Felicia Bridges @FBridges272 Seven years ago, I stood in the check-in line in Pritchell Hall at Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference for the first time. My first writers conference, it was also the first time I took a step of faith to follow the calling God placed in…