Tagged: Blue Ridge Conference

  • Writer’s—Chop that Block

    By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam Through the years in this writing journey, I’ve read articles on the issue of writer’s block. It’s a thing. It’s not a thing. Well, is it a thing or not? Seems to me since so many folks are writing about it, it’s just gotta be a…

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  • Why I Needed A Writing Coach

    By Heather Kreke @HKreke In mid September of 2020, I started my second novel. Before I finished my first, which I had been working on for twelve years. A friend suggested a change would be good for me. She was right, for a short while. In September I wrote 6…

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  • Author Self-care: When You’re Running On Fumes

    By Debb Hackett @debb_hackett Anyone else running on fumes? If you read this blog regularly you might recall I’ve been struggling for a while. No need to rehash, but suffice it to say, I emotionally limped into December, tried to be a recluse until a family commitment forced me out…

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  • What Is A One Sheet & Why Do I Need One?

    by Edie Melson @EdieMelson For those of you getting ready for the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference you may have heard about the need for a One Sheet. This tool is also known as a Pitch Sheet or a One Page. It’s a one page presentation of the project you’re pitching to…

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  • Why Is a Novel Like a House?

    by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan Both must be built from the foundation up. Neither is a total DIY project. Each take some help. Contractor With a house, you hire a general contractor. With a novel, we already have our General Contractor … God. Take your blueprints or simply that “what-if” to…

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  • Stretch Your Writing Muscles

    by Lynn Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn  A few years ago I had the opportunity attend a retreat and as part of the events we spent an evening with some lovely ladies from Truth Be Told Art . . . painting. Y’all. I’m not a painter. I’m not great with color. I’m not great…

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