By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills The Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference will be here before we know it. Networking, before during, and after the conference helps us establish personal and professional relationships during the power-packed 5 days and maintain them year-round. Take time to read all the information about the…

by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel You’ve just come home from the conference. You have a stack of business cards. You scribbled notes in your notebook or phone. And now the real work begins. Revising your proposal. Writing the proposal that you didn’t have time to write before the conference. Reworking your…

By Julie Lavender @JLavenderWrites I bought a pack of Dubble Bubble bubble gum the other day to celebrate National Bubble Gum Day. Sure, it was a wild hair, and I really meant to chew a piece or two, challenge my hubby to a bubble blowing contest, then give the rest…

By Aaron Gansky @ADGansky For the most part, a good first chapter does the same thing as a good first page to a deeper extent, there are a few more considerations when writing your opening chapter. While most of the answers to these considerations depend largely upon the genre and…

By Debb Hackett @debb_hackett Happy 2025 everyone, Debb here. Everywhere I look, people are disagreeing about something. In the arts, be they culinary, visual, musical, performance based or writing, we have guidelines that are sort of universal, (show don’t tell, don’t serve raw poultry etc.), but there’s also a lot…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills The leadership team for the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, BRMCWC, is praying for you! We believe spiritual preparation is your most important piece of luggage. While we are seeking God to grow your relationship with Him, we invite you to come alongside and pray…