by Bethany Jett, @betjett The two best ways to learn self-editing is to (1) have a great editor pour red ink all over your own work and (2) edit other people's. I. First Readers and Editors My first reader is not my editor. Neither is my second. Their purpose is…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Christian writers are often posed the questions: “Why fiction when you could be writing nonfiction?” “If you feel writing is a ministry, a calling from God, then why are you putting your time and effort into story?” “A real Christian would be writing something with real…

From all of us here at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, we wish you a safe and happy holiday! And remember... [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="@BRMCWC #America #milfam #veteran"]It's the home of the free because of the brave![/tweet_box]

by Alycia W. Morales     @AlyciaMorales As the 4th of July approaches, I find myself thinking about my dreams. After all, people come to this country in hopes of living the American Dream. And those of us who were born here grow up chasing it, right? Yet many never achieve it.…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson We writers are our own worst enemy. We can come up with more reasons to avoid writing and following our dreams than anyone else. I talk to so many people who claim to want to write. And those same people are the most vocal about why…

by Bethany Jett, @betjett Writing nonfiction carries a promise to the reader. This promise not only extends to the book as a whole, but also within chapters, and to be nitty gritty, the sub-headings as well. If you pick up a book called “Get Out of Debt in Six Months or…