By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills The leadership team for the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, BRMCWC, is praying for you! We believe spiritual preparation is your most important piece of luggage. While we are seeking God to grow your relationship with Him, we invite you to come alongside and pray…

by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel Satisfied with Your Progress Today Blythe Daniel Do you feel like the new year has brought some surprises and shifts in it? I certainly have. Shifting in some ways I would deem positive and some shifting in ways that I didn’t see coming, but I know…

by Maggie Wallem Rowe My first book released from NavPress in May 2020. Because physical launch events and book signings had to be indefinitely postponed due to the pandemic, my marketing manager suggested an online launch using Facebook Live. While initially reluctant, I’m so thankful we tried it.  We had…

by Rhonda Rhea @RhondaRhea As if we don’t have enough viruses in the current culture, I’m just out the other side of an ick cold and flu bug. We passed this bug through extended family and extended-extended family, petri dish style. Ah, sharing culture. Troubling though the flu bug was, the…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills The first Wednesday of February is World Read Aloud Day, and for writers, that means a day of remembrance when we first heard a story that excited us. The earliest form of storytelling was oral. Imagine sitting around a crackling fire and listening to tales of…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson One of the most valuable parts of attending a writing conference is the opportunity for networking. And while a lot of networking now takes place online—through social media—nothing beats meeting someone face-to-face. While meeting someone in person is good, being remembered is even better. That’s why…