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Meeting Publishing Expectations
By Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted You signed on the dotted line. It’s your first contract with a traditional publisher, and you’re beaming. This is one of the most exciting moments for a debut author – signing that first contract. You’ve waited for this moment. Savor it. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#writingcommunity #BRMCWC…
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12 Tips of Christmas – For New Writers
by: Shannon Redmon @shannon_redmon We all love to get packages under the tree with our names on the top. Secret treasures hidden underneath colorful wrapping and fluffy bows. Unfortunately, I can’t leave a package under your tree but I can provide a few gifts and treasures I wish I’d known…
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12 Research Sites To Help Your Writing
by Ane Mulligan @AneMulligan I ran into several research problems while writing my Great Depression era stories. The most problematic are the two books set in my hometown, Sugar Hill. The city didn’t incorporate until 1939, so there is no recorded town history prior to that. Before 1939, Sugar Hill…
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The Myth of Publishing Fame
By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin Many writers believe writing a book will make them famous. They believe getting their book into the market will make them well-known. This idea is a publishing myth. The reality is without the author’s promotion, something terrible happens—nothing. What are you doing to increase your connection…
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The Twelve Days of Christmas for Writers
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills The Twelve Days of Christmas has been given a new twist. This version is for writers. On the first day of Christmas, My true love gave to me The Blue Ridge Conference in May. On the second day of Christmas, My true love gave to me…
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Why Not My Writing?
By Cherrilynn Bisbano @bisbanowrites “I don’t understand why they chose another book when three publishers at the conference said they liked mine.” I confided in my good friend Sharon. My heart broke and I felt overlooked. Do you feel forgotten you work so hard on a project out of obedience…
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