I know you’re going to be as excited as we are when you see some of the people who will be joining us as faculty at the 2017 BRMCWC. Before you get too excited, make note. This isn’t the final list, so expect more updates soon! Again, this is NOT…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Recently I’ve been reminded what a small world publishing really is. Even if we don’t actually know each other, it’s likely that we have friends and associates in common. Because it’s such a small world, it’s important for us to all pay attention to how we interact,…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Twitter is great social media tool for growing an online presence. But like any good tool, you have to take care of it, to keep it preforming in tip-top shape. Today I’m going to share how you can clean up your twitter ratios and get rid…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Through the years I’ve discovered something about writing that I never expected. I always believed that to be a successful writer you had to learn to write better, be diligent about networking and keep submitting. Those are all important, but it turns out the biggest things that…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson True confession time. Writing is both the thing I love best and the thing I hate most. When the words flow, it’s heaven on earth. When they stutter to a halt, the opposite is true. And the truth is, both of these circumstances are a regular…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson This week we're adding a new column to our Blue Ridge Blog, Social Media, Marketing & Branding—A Writer’s Map to Navigate the New World of Publishing [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="- @EdieMelson on @BRMCWC #write"]Social Media, Marketing & Branding—The ABCs of #SocialMedia[/tweet_box] Social Media doesn’t have to be…