by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Are you scrambling through your files for the last time you posted a blog title? Are you pulling your hair out trying to keep track of when a blog is due or when it appears? At the last minute of posting, have you neglected an image?…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Does being successful in the publishing world and fulfilling your dreams seem like David battling the odds on his way to becoming king? Most of us are familiar with King David of the Bible. His story is in 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Chronicles,…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson True confession time. Writing is both the thing I love best and the thing I hate most. When the words flow, it’s heaven on earth. When they stutter to a halt, the opposite is true. And the truth is, both of these circumstances are a regular…

by Bethany Jett, @BetJett Do I need an agent? If a publisher is interested in my work, can't I craft the deal myself? What can agent really do to help me? If I represent myself, don't I keep all of my royalties? At some point in our writing careers, we have…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson This week we're adding a new column to our Blue Ridge Blog, Social Media, Marketing & Branding—A Writer’s Map to Navigate the New World of Publishing [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="- @EdieMelson on @BRMCWC #write"]Social Media, Marketing & Branding—The ABCs of #SocialMedia[/tweet_box] Social Media doesn’t have to be…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Our mothers are notorious for passing out advice about life. Sometimes their guidelines are appreciated and sometimes not so much. The older we grow, the smarter our mothers become. Quotes from mothers play an inspiring role in the lives of writers. “My mother had a great…