By Holland Webb @WebbHollandLyle At the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference 2022, Karen Porter told us to keep our writing reader-focused. The audience of Christian writers shouted back "Amen." If we'd only had funeral fans and a sawdust floor, you'd have thought we having a revival. (We kinda were.)…

Wishing you and your family a happy New Year!

By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted You signed on the dotted line. It’s your first contract with a traditional publisher, and you’re beaming. This is one of the most exciting moments for a debut author – signing that first contract. You’ve waited for this moment. Savor it. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#writingcommunity #BRMCWC…

by: Shannon Redmon @shannon_redmon We all love to get packages under the tree with our names on the top. Secret treasures hidden underneath colorful wrapping and fluffy bows. Unfortunately, I can’t leave a package under your tree but I can provide a few gifts and treasures I wish I’d known…

From the BRMCWC family to yours, we wish you a blessed Christmas.

by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan I ran into several research problems while writing my Great Depression era stories. The most problematic are the two books set in my hometown, Sugar Hill. The city didn’t incorporate until 1939, so there is no recorded town history prior to that. Before 1939, Sugar Hill…