Tagged: Blue Ridge Conference

  • Making Writing Conference Connections That Last

    by Lindsey Brackett @LindsBrac In 2014, I attended my first BRMCWC—my first ever writer's conference. Before I got up the courage to tell other people I wanted to write, I never knew conferences existed. A local friend encouraged me to attend BRMCWC with her, and the unexpected connections I made…

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  • 7 Steps to Get Back into Writing after a Sabbatical

    by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales Every December, I ask God for a word to focus on in the new year. In 2020, I knew what that word would be in November. Write. Little did I know as I set up my business planner for 2021 that my life would come…

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  • Writing Devotions with Enough Takeaway

    by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 Devotions are “story-heavy.” The danger is making them almost “story-only.” I have seen writers share takeaway—value that readers can take away and apply to their lives—in just 250 words. Not easy, right?  What if your word count range was 500-800 words? That seems to be the…

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  • Writer, Be A Breathing Buddy

    By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites "What are you doing? You could have killed me!" I said to my breathing buddy. I attended Combat Camera School in Denver Colorado for the RI Air National Guard; I took a scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus), class. Three months was a long time to be…

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  • You’ve Been Served

    by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea If it hadn’t required law school and…you know…brains and whatnot, I would be a lawyer right now. Except I wanted to do it exclusively so I could someday say to a colleague, “See ya later, litigator!” It’s all about the line! It’s probably just as well that…

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  • 10 Ways To Stomp out Writer Perfectionism and Embrace Acceptance

    By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills A perfectionist is seldom satisfied with their writing performance, and they are rarely pleased with other’s accomplishments either. Some say it’s the way a person is wired, or how the person was raised, educated, and a host of other reasons. Really? None of us are perfect…

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