by Edie Melson @EdieMelson For those of you getting ready for the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference you may have heard about the need for a One Sheet. This tool is also known as a Pitch Sheet or a One Page. It’s a one page presentation of the project you’re pitching to…

The Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Schedule is now live on the website. Please note: THIS SCHEDULE WILL CHANGE before the event date.  We do our best to be as accurate as possible, but life happens. Faculty members are added or can’t join us, classes need to be tweaked,…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson The countdown to the 2025 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference has started. We're super excited and neck-deep in plans, prayers, and details. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject=" @EdieMelson on @BRMCWC #writing #writingconference"]Get Ready for Genre Night at the 2025 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference[/tweet_box] Genre…

By Edie Melson @EdieMelson Over the course of my career I have published through big publishers and through smaller, traditional presses. Of course there are differences between what support a big and small publisher provides. But—and we all need to wrap our brains around this one truth—our responsibility as the…

The BRMCWC family wishes you a very happy New Year!

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Over and over, I’ve been asked when a writer should get active on social media. And the answer surprises many. The truth is, you need to have a solid social media platform BEFORE you ever get published. If you wait until you get a contract, you're…