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…

by Ane Mulligan  @AneMulligan I realized my favorite part of writing is the discovery stage when I just write my main characters’ backstory. That is an exercise in turning your imagination loose. You’re not writing a story. There’s no plot. No character arch. Nothing but imagination and a blank screen.…

by Lynn H. Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn One of my family’s favorite things to do is to ride the Virginia Creeper Trail. Built on an old railroad bed, the Virginia Creeper Trail offers a unique biking experience. Seventeen miles. Downhill. Really. Where are you on the Writing Trail by @LynnHBlackburn on @BRMCWC…

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 A.C. Williams @ACW_Author During the winter time, little else warms me up like a bowl of chili. Here in Kansas, we usually pair our chili with a cinnamon roll or at least a hunk of cornbread. Whether it’s made from turkey or beef or pork or just vegetables, I…

By Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales As the days get warmer and the flowers begin to poke out of the earth, I tend to want to freshen up my home. Many know it as Spring Cleaning. Have you ever considered spring cleaning your writing career? For the next few months, I’m going…