If you're an aspiring writer and want to get a writer's conference in your inbox, consider joining The Writer's View. You'll learn everything you'd learn at a writer's conference (sans meeting cool people face to face), only you don't have to pay airfare.

How they work: Each Monday and Thursday a panelist poses a question about the publishing industry, the craft of writing, or anything related to the writing journey. These panelists are agents, editors, and writers who are well known in the Christian writing industry. Then, panelists and members write posts about the question raised. It's a moderated loop, so there's no blatant self promotion. Word counts are limited to 250 per post.

For beginning to intermediate writers, the group to join is TWV 2. Click here .

For advanced, published writers, join The Writers View. Click here .You will be asked to fill out an application that you then send to the group's leadership. Then you'll receive an email letting you know whether you've been accepted.