by Ane Mulligan Someone recently asked me how I knew I was a writer. I gave her the usual answers about a story taking over my mind … forget that … taking over my life until it’s told. I also had to admit all my really good friends are imaginary, at least the ones who still talk to me. I …
When Did You Last Share Your Story?
by Ian Acheson “It’s time!” I woke with those two words on my lips. I knew exactly what they meant because I knew who said them. My life changed in that moment. I knew then I was being pursued… That’s typically how I start my story when I share it. No, not the stories I’ve written, but my personal story …
Writing A Novel Series
by Gail Gaymer Martin I’ve enjoyed writing novels in a series, because the advantage is: 1) each story creates fodder to build the next novel and 2) editors like to contract a series because they interest readers. A series demands an author to keep good records of details woven through the novels, especially with a large cast of characters. I …
Writer Whacked!
By David W. Fry Crouched behind a case of Tylenol, Dean sees his reflection in the shiny placard announcing the sale of Halloween candy on aisle thirteen. A shadow moves to eclipse his image. Dean pivots, his shoes squealing as if to warn, but it’s too late. I’m going to be clocked by a can of pumpkin and I didn’t …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 17
Day 17 Topic: Clarity of speech for those pitching projects Verse: Philippians 4: 13–I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for this chance to take our writing to the next leg of our writing journey by presenting it to an agent or editor. Give us an inner confidence that this is all …
God has Bestowed Creativity Upon His Creation
by Mary Ann kerr Creator noun: a person or thing that brings something into existence. • (the Creator) used as a name for God. God is the author of creativity. I realized the other day that I always think of God as the person who created the heavens and the earth eons ago. I’ve never thought of Him as still …
Fact or Fiction: The Christian Faith
by Bruce Hennigan “The Da Vinci Code” has old over 30 million copies since it debuted in 2003. It has been translated into over 40 languages. Not too bad for a work of fiction that in its author’s own words are based completely on “facts”: “FACT: All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents and secret rituals in this novel are accurate.” …
A Journey Worth Taking
By Dan Lewis Campbell I am a writer. I weave words into stories on pages of white to inspire those who read them. But what if nobody reads them? A haunting question to be sure. I have pondered it more times than I wish to admit, but still I write. When asked why, my answer is always the same. I …
ACFW REWIND: ACFW — Wonderfully Strange
(Editor’s Note: This post first appeared on ACFW’s blog in June 2011. With the upcoming conference in Indianapolis, this is a fun time to relive those memories). by Regina Merrick The 2010 American Christian Fiction Writers Conference in Indianapolis was my first experience in attending a writing conference of any type. It was big. It was a little scary. It …
Ten Reasons Why You Should Attend ACFW’s National Conference
by Pam Meyers Since ACFW’s first national conference 2002 in Kansas City, MO, I have not missed one conference. I’ve watched it start out in a Kansas City hotel with 100 attendees (including the presenters) to well over 600 attendees today. Why do I like the ACFW conference so much? Here are ten reasons-although I could go on longer. 1. …