By Debra DuPree Williams @DDuPreeWilliams When Esther was called to the palace of King Ahasuerus, she couldn’t have imagined that one day she would be named Queen. Nor could she have envisioned orchestrating events that would lead to saving her people. Another Biblical example of God using ordinary people for…

Yes, 2020 is a crazy year.  Because the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference has been postponed from May to November, we must open the 2021 contest season BEFORE awarding the 2020 winners. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#writingcontest #writing #BRMCWC"]The 2021 Selah Awards Contest is OPEN - @EvaMarieEverson on @BRMCWC[/tweet_box] We…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea Kids have super weird yet extremely discriminating palates. I know this to be true. I raised five of them. I’m telling you, I remember toddlers completely snubbing dinner, then half an hour later eating a dirt clod and washing it down with bath water. It’s not like…

By Julie Lavender @JLavenderwrites  If you’re straddling the fence about attending a writers’ conference, allow me to encourage you with some benefits I’ve experienced personally. (I recognize that the pandemic may inhibit your travel to BRMCWC 2020, but I’m hoping I can persuade you to start planning and budgeting now…

by @RamonaRichards There’s a meme floating around, which was started by a gentleman out of the UK named David East. It’s a familiar trope these days; a normal job with a boring title gets an exciting euphemism instead. In this case, “copy editor” gets the description: “I am here to…

By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted I’m a jack of all trades and master of none. At least that’s what my mom always said. She taught me to continually learn new things and become innovative. I may not master every secret or ability, but I have a good feel for what can…