by Bethany Jett @betjett We want to hear from you! If you attended the 2016 Blue Ridge Christian Mountains Writers Conference, please take a moment to fill out this quick evaluation survey. We want to know what we did right as well as what we can make better for this…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills While writing my latest novel, a shocking realization punched me hard in the stomach. My manuscript was littered with worn out and overused words. Originality had been replaced with a nasty disease called redundancy. Creativity slumped into a corner and buried her head. My disease had…

[tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="@EvaMarieEverson on @BRMCWC #writing"]Complete list of the Blue Ridge Mtns. Christian Writers Conf awards[/tweet_box] Selah Awards NONFICTION GENERAL Finalist, Nonfiction General, Jill Lynn Buteyn & Kara Tippets—JUST SHOW UP (David  C. Cook) Amanda Ludeke & Bill Jenson, agents,  Ingrid Beck & John Blasé, Editors — Finalist, Nonfiction…

by Alycia W. Morales     @AlyciaMorales It's down to the last 48 hours until the writers conference, and your stomach can't decide if it's hungry or will reject the food you feed it. You toss and turn all night. Your brain won't shut down. You've got a bad case of the…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson The publishing industry is like any other—fraught with unwritten rules and etiquette norms.  Add to that the wild wild west of social media and the new writer can commit faux pas that spell career disaster. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="@EdieMelson on @BRMCWC #writing #BRMCWC"]The Dos & Don’ts…

by Alycia W. Morales     @AlyciaMorales One thing we all look forward to as we attend writers conferences is meeting with agents and editors. We can't wait to tell them our pitch, and we pray they'll offer us a contract. WARNING: There are quite a few things you can do that…