By A.C. Williams by @acw_author In July last year, I was attending the annual Realm Makers Writing Conference. It was the conference’s tenth year, so everyone went all out. We were at a large facility in New Jersey too. What we didn’t expect was to find that most of the…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea “You must be at least this tall to ride this rollercoaster.” When I was a kid, I simply could…not…wait until I was finally, finally, tall enough to ride a rollercoaster. I’m a short chick, so by the time I reached that minimum height requirement, I was a…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Do you ever doubt that God uses your writing skills? Do you ever wonder if the hours of learning the craft, writing, rewriting, and then repeating the process are worth the struggle? An unexpected blessing confirmed my belief that God uses the obedient writer. We do…

by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed.D. @khutch0767 Don’t Fall Apart “He is before all things, and in him all things hold together” (Colossians 1:17 NIV). I recently received a string of rejection letters in rapid succession. Usually, they discourage me and can sometimes derail me for days as I experience crushing feelings of…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills The Twelve Days of Christmas has been given a new twist. This version is for writers. On the first day of Christmas, My true love gave to me The Blue Ridge Conference in May. On the second day of Christmas, My true love gave to me…

By A.C. Williams by @acw_author December is upon us once more. Lights are sparkling on houses. Trees are shining in living rooms. Christmas music plays on repeat in every store twenty-four hours a day. I love it. Christmas is my favorite time of year for so many reasons. The day…