Tagged: Blue Ridge Conference

  • Who Are The Storytellers That Influenced Your Writing?

    By A.C. Williams by @acw_author Gratitude is in short supply in 21st Century America, so whenever we have the opportunity share what we’re thankful for, I say we jump on it. So first off, before we do anything else, I want to thank any veterans who may be reading this…

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  • Watch the Words you Write

    by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales Let me start by saying this is not a post about word counts. It's a post about how much our words count in life. As writers and/or speakers, we've been entrusted with words. If we're Christian by faith, the weight of that trust weighs a…

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  • What Makes A Great Story?– Mistakes

    By Sara Beth Williams @WilliamsSaraB What makes a great story? A well-developed plot. What helps drive the plot forward, besides a character’s strong, identifiable goal? Mistakes. Mistakes in fiction can vary in severity and are extremely relatable to readers. Mistakes can be purely accidental, due to poor judgement or anything…

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  • Representing Yourself In Your Writing

    By William Daniel Do you wonder what you’re supposed to write? A problem nowadays is that writers are not writing what represents them. I see this commonly in fiction as well as devotionals. The last thing you want is to be known as someone who doesn’t write what lines up…

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  • Out of the Depths: Writing From Your Vulnerable Places

    By Holland Webb @WebbHollandLyle Have you heard of Anne Lamott, author of the writing classic Bird By Bird? She's famous in writing circles for her unique and inimitable voice on the page. When talking about writing from deep places in our souls, Anne had an unusual take: When people shine…

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  • Taking the Storms by Storm

    by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea Someone asked me if I picked up on any theme words by the end of 2020. It probably doesn’t surprise anyone when I say that people tend to think of me as a wordy person. Not so much because I write a lot of them and read…

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