[tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="@EvaMarieEverson on @BRMCWC #writing"]Complete list of the Blue Ridge Mtns. Christian Writers Conf awards[/tweet_box] Selah Awards NONFICTION GENERAL Finalist, Nonfiction General, Jill Lynn Buteyn & Kara Tippets—JUST SHOW UP (David  C. Cook) Amanda Ludeke & Bill Jenson, agents,  Ingrid Beck & John Blasé, Editors — Finalist, Nonfiction…

What a beautiful day filled with incredible worship, (long meal lines!), workshops, keynote presenters, and the Grand Poobah of Genre Nights. Costume-clad writers filed across the stage representing Young Adult, Historicals from several eras, Bible studies, Children's, Ghostwriting, Romance, and almost every other Christian Bookseller Association genre. Perhaps the crown…

by Bethany Jett, @BetJett Ladies and Gentlemen, we’re entering the last few days before the conference and excitement is mounting and the final preparations countdown has begun: one more trip to Walmart, gotta get the oil changed in the car...new suitcases airing out in the dining room. Has anyone else overtaken…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson The publishing industry is like any other—fraught with unwritten rules and etiquette norms.  Add to that the wild wild west of social media and the new writer can commit faux pas that spell career disaster. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="@EdieMelson on @BRMCWC #writing #BRMCWC"]The Dos & Don’ts…

by Alycia W. Morales     @AlyciaMorales One thing we all look forward to as we attend writers conferences is meeting with agents and editors. We can't wait to tell them our pitch, and we pray they'll offer us a contract. WARNING: There are quite a few things you can do that…

As mentioned in Friday’s post, The Blue Ridge Conference is going digital. I know change is hard, but we’re doing our best to make the transition as easy as possible. And yes, we have an app for that! Today I’m going to give you a tour of the Blue Ridge…