Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Topic: God’s presence and blessing Verse: Psa. 127:1–Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; Heavenly Father, we seek Your blessings on this conference of writers who are dedicated to writing for You and spreading Your word. May …
Conference will be here soon!
I will be a first-timer at the mid-September conference for the American Christian Fiction Writers. I am so excited!! ACFW has been offering an online course to all the newbies, which has been interesting. This conference is highly recommended for anyone serious about seeking publication in Christian fiction. This year the event is being held in Indianapolis at the Hyatt, …
Chatting About the ACFW Conference
I’m pleased to be part of the ACFW conference blog tour today. Welcome, Friends! For the longest time I put off writing this blog, because I felt I had nothing of any value to say. No brilliant advice to give, no “what-not-to-do” experiences to share, no experiences—period. This won’t be my first writer’s conference, but it may as well be. …
Iron Sharpening Iron, Day Two
Why have a critique partner? DEB: • At the point when we most need to be objective, we are too close to our own story to read it as an unbiased reader, let alone evaluate it critically. Tammy is able to offer perspective that I’ve potentially lost, being so close to my own work. We’re able to see not only …
IRON SHARPENING IRON, Deborah Raney and Tamera Alexander
Tamera Alexander & Deborah Raney “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 <> Tamera Alexander and Deborah Raney have been critique partners for more than six years––ever since they met at a writer’s conference and Tammy volunteered to critique Deb’s manuscript for Playing by Heart. While not all critique partners become friends, friendship has been a …
Dad & Me: What to do in Indy
<http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=6401406851432675447&widgetType=Image&widgetId=Image2&action=editWidget> Jul 28, 2010 3 Perfect Hours in Indy <http://rebeccademarino.blogspot.com/2010/07/3-perfect-hours-in-indy.html> For those interested in attending this year’s the American Christian Fiction Writer’s Conference in Indianapolis, ACFW has scheduled some free time on Saturday night. Many of the publishing houses will host dinners for their authors that evening, but for those of you that might like to sample what the beautiful …
Reduce Anxiety? At ACFW Conference?
The American Christian Fiction Writer’s conference is coming up in Indianapolis this year, from September 17-20. With the advent of such an amazing conference, there can be a lot of anxiety–especially as you wait your turn to pitch to an agent or editor! So read on for anxiety-reduction techniques to use while either attending the conference or not. I selected …
Admit I’m a First-timer? Are you kidding?
The year is 2009 and I have just sent in my registration for the ACFW Conference to be held in Denver, Colorado. OMGoodness – what was I thinking. Okay – I knew what I was thinking. I work for a top literary agent and she is telling me she needs her assistant to attend with her. Not only that, she …
Excited as a Puppy with Two Tails
I’m as excited as a puppy with two tails. I’m going to American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) Conference in September! My life is consumed with the details. ACFW 2010 is among the premiere Christian fiction conferences in the world, and I, Karla Akins, who used to type stories on her Mom’s Smith-Corona perched on top of a TV tray is …
ACFW Conference: Leave Your Introvert at Home
It’s still two months away, but it’s never too early to prepare for the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) annual conference – especially shy writers. People laugh when I tell them I’m naturally shy. They don’t believe me. That’s my goal: making people believe that I’m comfortable even when my insides turn to jelly. At any writing conference, that should …