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I’m still floating in the clouds over the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers conference I attended last week. There were so many gifted writers there … and their primary goal was to help other writers.
I’ve been replaying conversations I had with other conferees as well as faculty members in my mind. They all offered great feedback and advice.
And we all need that, right? The more I write the more I know I need help. That sounds pretty pathetic, but it’s true.
After arriving home and fighting my way through exhaustion, I finally hunkered down at my desk and started applying some of the suggestions of what I had learned to my WIP (Work in progress). I knew this would include deleting and rewriting large sections of text. Many hours of editing have been applied. After my first marathon writing session and I finally closed the top of my laptop. I was blown away. It looks better … my writing is stronger!
Scripture rings true. “If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise. If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.” Proverbs 15:31-32.
“If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise. If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.”
Proverbs 15:31-32.
If you weren’t at BRMWC, if at all possible, do yourself a favor and try to get there next year. If it’s not BRMCWC, check your area for other Christian writers’ conferences. I can’t promise you that your experience will be like mine, but it’s my hope that you’ll get what you need.
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First posted June 6, 2021
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