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Writers: Don’t Cry—Yet
By Brad Bloom @faithfitnessmag Let me get inside your brain for a minute. It’s better if I do it now through this casual conversation rather than later when you’re writing for my magazine. When I started presenting at BRMCWC back in 2017 it was partly with the anticipation of finding writers…
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One of A Writer’s Hidden Treasure is Symbolism: Part 2
@DiAnnMills Symbolism is a tangible items that means something psychologically to the character—and translates to the reader the same emotional response. James Scott Bell states, “From the start, we have a connection . . . .” The character(s) and the reader form an attachment to an object that no longer…
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The Perseverance of Bike Riding and Book Writing
@LindsBrac My eight-year-old daughter just learned to ride a bike. For Amelia, this event was more than a childhood milestone.It was significant—a sign of health and wellness and perseverance (and a testament to my learning to ask for help). Amelia is not a typical kid. She has this nagging, un-officially-diagnosed…
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Rekindle the Joy of Writing
@EdieMelson I’m a member of several writing groups, and I’m always amazed at the different reactions people have to similar situations. For instance, one writer might leave a critique session in tears, questioning whether or not the call to write was real. Another writer might have just as challenging a…
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The List of Winners from the 2019 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference
by Eva Marie Everson @EvaMarieEverson Even though I could not be there to hand out the much-deserved awards, I thank Edie Mahoney Melson and DiAnn Mills for the EXCELLENT job they did in my place. Congrats to all! Congrats to EVERYONE who entered! Thanks to you, we raised nearly $8,000…
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You Survived!
@RamonaRichards It’s the last day of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference! Feeling relieved? Overwhelmed? Overjoyed? [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="- @RamonaRichards on @BRMCWC #writing #writerslife"]You survived a writers conference, now what?[/tweet_box] I’ve written earlier in this blog about the best ways to “come down” after a conference and make…
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