Tagged: Blue Ridge Conference

  • Appointment Etiquette at a Writing Conference

    By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjZeEhXqiVg&t=39s[/embed] Video Produced and Directed by Gary Chavalier. Although this video is presented tongue-in-cheek, every example is based on absolute fact. The Blue Ridge Conference is fast approaching, and writers are polishing their manuscripts and proposals One of the conference highlights is the ability for the…

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  • Homonyms for Writers: Did You Sea/See There/Their Mistake?

    @CindyDevoted Homonym– A word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air or bear and bare. I love editors. They’re a breed all their own. A bit OCD and a bit of the perfectionist’s mentality, they’re the eyes…

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  • Trust the Closed Publishing Doors as Much as the Open Ones

    @JennyLCote Memorize this right now: This is MY doing. (I Kings 12:24) So far we’ve explored why we write. And we’re willing to write even if no one will ever read it, Soli Deo Gloria. All that’s left is to let God call the shots from here. I’m about to…

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  • Kurt Vonnegut’s Fourth Rule for Writing Fiction

    @ADGansky 4. Every sentence must do one of two things—reveal character or advance the action. –Kurt Vonnegut I love the simplicity Vonnegut uses when asserting his rules, but sometimes I wonder if we need a little extra, especially for beginning writers. At first, this rule just makes perfect sense, but if…

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  • Prayerparation: Getting Ready for a Writing Conference Spiritually

    Linda Gilden @LindaGilden Here we are just weeks away from the conference. You have already thought about how you are going to get there and maybe even have plane reservations. You have been polishing your book proposals and articles and continue to do so. You have made a list of…

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  • A New Opportunity at BRMCWC 2019

    by Donna Feyen @morereview How do you get noticed when 600K books are published each year? More Than a Review is here to help increase your visibility, heighten your credibility, AND build trust and loyalty with your potential customers. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#writing #marketing"]A New Opportunity at BRMCWC 2019 - with Donna Feyen @MoreReview on @BRMCWC [/tweet_box]…

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