by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted Time flies. When I think of my beginnings at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, I have learned to call this conference home. Blue Ridge is the conference I've returned to year after year. It's where I began and where I'll probably end my career.…

By Katrina Glover It’s that time of year again—Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference is just around the corner! Is anyone else excited? For me, this conference is one of my favorite things I get to do and I look forward to every year. The mountains, the facility, the music,…

By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin Publishing a book has never been easier. Almost everyone has a computer with the ability to crank in words and produce a manuscript—whether nonfiction or fiction. Authors struggle to find a literary agent and a traditional publishing deal. They get tired of crafting an excellent product,…

by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed.D. @khutch0767 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4 (NIV) Recently,…

by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan Mary Poppins: The Intuitive Writer Mary sits down, opens a new document and starts her first draft without anything but a kernel of an idea. As she writes, she populates her story with new characters and situations. And somehow, with a spoonful of sugar, everything comes…

by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales If you’ve been a writer for any length of time, you are fully aware there is a lot of writing advice out there. We share a lot of it here at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers blog. So, I thought it would be fun…