Tagged: Blue Ridge Conference

  • The Why & How of Using Hashtags with Social Media

    @EdieMelson Today I want to jump into one of the most important tool in your social media arsenal, hashtags. Hashtags—especially for Twitter—can be incredibly valuable in helping us increase out audience. But only if we learn to use them correctly. They’re not that hard, but there are some rules you…

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  • All Writers Must Learn to Say No Gracefully

    @DiAnnMills Writers are often asked to volunteer, give of their time and talents, bend, stretch, and fed guilt-lines to convince them to edit, speak, teach, write, mentor for free, and the list goes on. This is probably you. Please don’t misinterpret my thoughts here: a willingness to serve is a…

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  • Originality for What You’re Writing Can be Found Three Deep

    @ADGansky Often, as writers, we tend to take the path of least resistance. We’ll throw in a tired, worn-out cliché because it’s easier than actually thinking of an original description. The result is a lot of the same stories with the same characters and the same “plot-twists.” Unfortunately, nothing makes…

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  • BRMCWC 2020 Faculty Sneak Preview

    We’re super excited to share a sneak peek at what we have planned for BRMCWC 2020! First, we want to announce the speaker for our post conference (Friday, May 29, 2020). Those who register for BRMCWC 2020 can also register for this one day add-on with industry icon, JANE FRIEDMAN.…

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  • 4 Ways to Make Certain Your Writing is Compelling

    By Brad Bloom @faithfitnessmag I still remember when I worked as an associate producer for an educational media company and we held an audition at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. The opportunity: Be an actor in two half-hour videos shot in two different countries. A fourteen-day all-expense paid trip to…

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  • The Value Found by Connecting with Other Writers

    @LynnHBlackburn In my humble opinion, your fellow writers are at least as important and in many cases are more important to your success than any agent or editor. Now hear me out on this. I have the BEST agent. BEST. There is no way I would be where I am…

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