We have an App for That and IT’S LIVE! The featured picture for this post is the homepage of the app. Today I’m going to give you a tour of the Blue Ridge Conference app to help you get familiar with all it can to do make your conference experience…

We are excited to announce the finalists for the Directors' Choice Awards The listing below is in alphabetical order within each category. Winners will be announced at the 2019 BRMCWC. Our categories are fluid, depending on the entries we receive. This year there were 4 categories: Childrens Books Fiction/YA Christian…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Today’s post has a lot of information that’s been covered in various placed. I thought it would be helpful to put it all in one place. I’ve gone through the questions I’ve seen in email, on Facebook and online and am trying to hit the high…

By Edie Melson, @EdieMelson This is a post that I wrote several years ago. I get requests for it every year, so I'm sharing it again this year. This was a system I used for years while I was attending conferences as an attendee. It's not the only way to…

@EdieMelson I’ve never met a writer who didn’t SAY they wanted to be successful. And while everyone’s definition of success is different, there are a lot of writers out there who are working hard to avoid success. The one thing I’ve discovered on my own writing journey is that I’m…

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…