A Mountaintop Experience

By Debra DuPree Williams @DDuPreeWilliams

Before you read my post, let me apologize for the tardiness in getting this out to you. The internet at Ridgecrest simply wouldn't let me get this done. Believe me, if you read my post about being technology challenged, you will undertand, it is likely the poster and not the entity with which she tried to post. Thank you for your understanding and your grace.

This is the week many of my writer friends and I eagerly await. The Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference is being held this week at Ridgecrest in Black Mountain, North Carolina. I’ve been coming to this for six years, ever since my first one in 2014.

I wish you could experience this with me. Imagine five-hundred writers, all feeling called to write for the Kingdom of God. Add to that, a fabulous faculty, a staff dedicated to making our experience one we will want to repeat, and two brilliant, creative, lovely, godly women who give of themselves all year to make this the best it can possibly be, and you have the makings of one spectacular conference.

Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Accessing Your Digital Assets

                                                                                  

by Debra DuPree Williams @DDuPreeWilliams

My husband and I just moved to Florida. We had to revise our wills to be in compliance with Florida laws. One of the things that came up was this question, “In the event of my death, or if I should become incapacitated, what happens to all the things I have written that are on my computer, thumb drives, external hard drive, etc.?” I had no idea and frankly, hadn’t given it a lot of thought. I had read an article in my SCBWI newsletter back in the summer of 2015, but I had long since all but forgotten about it. This article is a great one for writers. It covers everything from agreements, royalty payments, to the good old IRS.

It’s one of those things we don’t like to think about, but eventually, we are all going to die. It’s just a matter of when. None of us is promised today, let alone tomorrow. What have you done to prepare for that day?