Tagged: Blue Ridge Conference

  • The Perseverance of Bike Riding and Book Writing

    @LindsBrac My eight-year-old daughter just learned to ride a bike. For Amelia, this event was more than a childhood milestone.It was significant—a sign of health and wellness and perseverance (and a testament to my learning to ask for help). Amelia is not a typical kid. She has this nagging, un-officially-diagnosed…

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  • Four Ways a Proposal Gives An Author Focus

    @Tamela_Murray Sometimes I receive queries from writers wondering where their focus should be. They are unsure where they fit in with publishing. Here is where writing a proposal can help: [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#writing #pubtip"]Four Ways a Proposal Gives An Author Focus - @Tamela_Murray on @BRMCWC[/tweet_box] 1.) Who am I?Your…

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  • The Writer’s Journey

    @LisaCarter27 In this age of instant coffee, instant communication and instant everything, it is sometimes hard to come to grips with the reality that writing is a long, slow journey. Every writer’s path will be different, but for the sake of mental health, we must learn to embrace the individual…

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  • What’s Stopping You from Creating a Great Story?

    @DiAnnMills Are you a writer who dreams about creating a great story with characters who live beyond the realm of time and place? Does your mind twist and turn with plot scenarios? Do snippets of dialogue play out before your mind, and oh, the setting ideas.  But something keeps holding…

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  • The Dog Ate It

    @RhondaRhea Anytime it takes me an entire half hour to write out my to-do list for the day, I know it’s a day I’m likely in for some hullabaloo. That’s what hullaba-happened yesterday. I’m not the most organized cookie on the block. The to-do list helps keep me from wasting…

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  • Partner with Bookstores Using These 5 Suggestions

    @DiAnnMills We’ve successfully written a book and prepared it for publication. We’ve labored through edits and sometimes rewrites. We’re pleased with the cover. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#writing #marketing #pubtip"]Partner with Bookstores Using These 5 Suggestions from @DiAnnMills on @BRMCWC[/tweet_box] We’ve developed a marketing and promotion campaign that reflects our passion…

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