Tagged: Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference

  • Foreshadowing in Writing

    By Aaron Gansky @ADGansky Recently, I talked a bit about a movie I saw that did a good job of setting things up and bringing them to fruition. While not the main point of my post, it reminded me of a principle Bret Anthony Johnston taught me some time back. Before he…

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  • What Have You Lost That You Long to Have Back?

    by Maggie Wallem Rowe Some years back, I discovered a keyboard shortcut that has saved my sanity countless times: CTRL+ Z. Do you know about this little sanity saver?  There you are, merrily typing away and just about to finish your lengthy email message or Word doc when whoosh!... your…

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  • Writers Can Make Imposter Syndrome Their Superpower

    By Debb Hackett @debb_hackett Did I really just suggest the impossible? Even as I sit to blog about imposter syndrome, I’m second guessing my qualification to do so. Oh, the irony. I’ve been through a tough season and have struggled to come out swinging, which is my usual default after…

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  • When a Writer Feels Wounded and Withered          

    by Danny Barnhill Throughout the Bible, God often takes those wounded, maimed, or hurting and makes them whole. While He could replace the damaged with something new, He chooses to renew, restore, or revive what’s presented to Him. There’s a great example found in Mark 3:1 (ESV): “Again he (Jesus)…

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  • Writing is More than Words

    by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted Writing is more than words. I hear you shouting, “WHAT!” But it’s true. Of course, writers devise stories, and those stories need written words to hit the page – yet there is so much more. As I have worked coaching individual writers this past year, I…

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  • How Writing Conferences Compare to Carrots

    By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam The title of this post may have you convinced this writer has lost her mind. While there may be some truth to that – hear her out. And by her, I mean me. On the two-hour drive home from a recent large conference, I had plenty…

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