by Maggie Wallem Rowe You know you can write. It’s both a spiritual gift and a skill honed through years of study, practicing your craft, and learning from industry professionals and other writers at conferences, webinars, and workshops. Better yet, you have a great concept: a big idea, compelling hook,…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea I love warm and fuzzy. Give me all the warmest of warms and all the fuzziest of the fuzzies and I’m usually quite happy. Unless. Unless we’re talking about my fridge. It should never be warm—and I’m good with that part. But more than that, who put…

By Molly Jo Realy @MollyJoRealy Writing and editing should go hand in hand, but let’s be real. Just because I’m fairly skilled in the kitchen and know what a chicken is doesn’t mean I know all the ways to cook it, amiright? [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#Editing #Writingtip #BRMCWC"]Eight Easy Tips…

By Heather Kreke @HKreke Yesterday we talked about the Blue Ridge Reader Connections now I'm going to tell you about a special part of the BRRC  we call the Blue Ridge Readers. Blue Ridge Readers Book reviews are the life blood of every author. They are the “word of mouth”…

@VBDavis11 This is the third post in this series. The other posts are linked below: The Writer's Guide to Overcoming Stress and Fatigue, Part 1  The Writer's Guide to Overcoming Stress and Fatigue, Part 2 [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#writing #writerslife"]The Writer's Guide to Overcoming Stress and Fatigue, Part 3 -…

By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam Years ago, I read a quote supposed to have been penned by Stephen King. It’s had me contemplating it ever since. One, because of who wrote it and two because of the power in those words, in a short sentence.   “Writers were blessed stenographers taking…