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 writers like me.

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 the Whoopla

After arriving home and fighting my way through exhaustion, I finally hunkered down with my laptop and started applying some of the suggestions of what I had learned to my Work in progress. I knew this would include deleting and rewriting large sections of text. Many hours of editing were 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.

Huh. Ain’t that the way. Because I opened my heart to the input of so many gifted writers, my craft improved.

If you weren’t at the conference, do your best to get to the next one. Check your area for other writers’ conferences. I can’t promise you they’re all as good as BRMCWC, but it’s my hope that they are.