by Edie Melson @EdieMelson This week we're adding a new column to our Blue Ridge Blog, Social Media, Marketing & Branding—A Writer’s Map to Navigate the New World of Publishing [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="- @EdieMelson on @BRMCWC #write"]Social Media, Marketing & Branding—The ABCs of #SocialMedia[/tweet_box] Social Media doesn’t have to be…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson There are certain things that writers learn as they gain more experience in the industry. These lessons serve us well when the going gets tough. One of the reasons is that we learn them by attending the school of hard knocks. But I’m a big believer…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Lions fascinate me. They represent nobility and respect, much like I hope my stories resonate to the reader. Their muscular bodies are to be feared and admired. Hmm, sounds like a novel. If you think your story lacks zeal, this blog will help you make your…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson We writers are our own worst enemy. We can come up with more reasons to avoid writing and following our dreams than anyone else. I talk to so many people who claim to want to write. And those same people are the most vocal about why…

by Bethany Jett, @betjett Writing nonfiction carries a promise to the reader. This promise not only extends to the book as a whole, but also within chapters, and to be nitty gritty, the sub-headings as well. If you pick up a book called “Get Out of Debt in Six Months or…

by Hope Welborn @WriteawayHope Writers Conference. These two words can strike fear into the souls of every introverted writer hiding behind her hipster glasses, organic green tea, and laptop. Or maybe that's just me. Meeting new people, meals with strangers, and the dreaded 15-minute appointments with faculty. These things can…