Tagged: Blue Ridge Conference

  • Writers: Don’t Cry—Yet

    By Brad Bloom @faithfitnessmag Let me get inside your brain for a minute. It’s better if I do it now through this casual conversation rather than later when you’re writing for my magazine. When I started presenting at BRMCWC back in 2017 it was partly with the anticipation of finding writers…

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  • Back to School, Dear Writer!

    @LucindaSMcDowel So, you’re not actually going back to school in a few days? Well, most of us are conditioned from childhood to view late August and early September as the second beginning of a new year. Whether or not your own household is gearing up for a new school year,…

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  • When It’s Time for a Writer to Bite the Marketing Bullet

    @RamonaRichards OK . . . so I have a book coming out next month. And, yes, I have been doing this for a LONG time. I have survived the days of paper manuscripts and SASEs. Of waiting for more than a year for a rejection. Of form letters, postcards, and…

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  • One of A Writer’s Hidden Treasure is Symbolism: Part 2

    @DiAnnMills Symbolism is a tangible items that means something psychologically to the character—and translates to the reader the same emotional response. James Scott Bell states, “From the start, we have a connection . . . .” The character(s) and the reader form an attachment to an object that no longer…

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  • One of A Writer’s Hidden Treasure is Symbolism: Part 1

    @DiAnnMills Writers often struggle with how to incorporate symbolism into their novels or if it’s even necessary. How does it fit into premise and theme? Does it heighten emotion? Does it encourage the reader to see beyond the obvious? Is it part of the story line? How does a writer…

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  • Brainstorming Isn’t Cheating, It’s an Author’s Secret Weapon!

    @LynnHBlackburn When I first started writing, I would hear people talk about brainstorming and I have to tell you . . . it bothered me. A lot. I was intrigued by the idea of getting together with a group of friends and throwing ideas around, but I was afraid it…

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