Tagged: Blue Ridge Conference

  • Stay in the Writing Game

    by Lynn H Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn   I’d like to tell you a little story . . . I promise it’s relevant . . . Over the past few months, my family has had an unprecedented amount of illness and minor injuries combined with insanely hectic schedules. So much so that I’ve…

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  • Writers Read Why Should Writers be Readers?

    by Alycia W. Morales     @AlyciaMorales   Not everyone likes to read, but if you're going to write books, you really should be reading. Reading books within your chosen genre helps you to get a feel for what readers desire in novels of similar type. The settings. The action. The characterizations.…

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  • Write for Refresh Bible Study Magazine

      by Katy Kauffman, @KatyKauffman28   Light traveled from all over the world to settle on Black Mountain, North Carolina. Hundreds of light bearers—Christian writers—gathered at Ridgecrest to learn about the craft of writing, pitch projects, and share ideas and fellowship. The intensity of the light glowed like the sun…

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  • Three Ways to Work and Write While Traveling

    By Bethany Jett, @BetJett   When you’re traveling, there are simple truths that must be acknowledged. Your agenda is not your own. Your time is not your own. Your space is not your own. If you’re traveling with children, your meal choices and radio preferences in the car are not…

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  • Saturday Six ~ First Edition

    Hello everyone! Alycia here. This is the first edition of a series of posts that, quite honestly, are some of my favorite to share with you. Last year, we called them Friday Faculty Five posts. This year, we're calling them Saturday Six. These are posts that will help you get…

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  • Words that Leave a Mark

    By Rhonda Rhea, @RhondaRhea     I’m just not really a tattoo kind of gal. Sorry. But if ever I did get one, I’d want a ballerina skirt. One around each upper arm. I would want them entirely for the satisfaction of going in and asking for “two tutu tattoos.”…

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