The Mysteries of God in the Fantasy-verse

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by M.D. House @real_housemd The modern world is awash in fantastical speculations about a multi-verse. In part, this is driven by natural human curiosity and creativity, but it has also become another off-ramp for those who still contend, despite advancements in modern science, that God (or an intelligent designer) can’t exist and that life popped into existence through random processes. …

Where Do Ideas Come From?

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By Melanie Dickerson I get a lot of emails and messages from teen writers asking for writing tips. The two questions I get asked most frequently: “Where do you get your ideas?” and “What do you do when you get stuck?” Since many of my novels are fairy tale retellings, I start out checking into the original fairy tale and …

Being Thankful and Giving Back

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Howdy! Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and has come much faster than I could have imagined. Where has this year gone? With the coming holiday, I find myself reminded of how thankful I am for so many things. Family. Friends. A wonderful writing community like this one, filled with people of faith who share the dream of being published. …

October!

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By Martha Rogers October! How I love this month. To me, October ushers in the holiday season with the most gorgeous display of colors nature could provide. Orange, gold, red, yellow and burnt orange burst forth in an array only God could design. Several of my novels take place from summer into fall or fall into winter simply because it’s …

ACFW Volunteer Spotlight: Janice Thompson

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This week I want to thank Janice Thompson for volunteering with ACFW. The past several years Janice has taught different online courses for ACFW where she presents material during a month and answers questions from the members taking the course. She has also been a reporter at ACFW conference for the ezine. We appreciate all you’ve done for ACFW and …

ACFW Volunteer Spotlight

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JoAnn Swearingen is our volunteer in the spotlight this week. She is the Area Coordinator for Kansas. She does her job efficiently and well. She is always professional and has helped the Zone Director when needed as well as the ACFW Wichita chapter. Thank you, JoAnn, for helping make ACFW a better organization. Margaret Daley ACFW President

ACFW Volunteer Spotlight

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In our Volunteer Spotlight this week is D’Ann Mateer. I wanted to thank her for coordinating the Young Adult category for the Genesis Contest. She has done a terrific job and we appreciate it. Also D’Ann has volunteered at our annual ACFW conference. As I’ve said before, I invite anyone else who has something to share about the volunteers in …

ACFW Volunteer Spotlight

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This week our volunteer in the spotlight is Leigh DeLozier. When we decided to revamp the critique groups to the system that is in place now, Leigh was one of the people who stepped up to help put the new critique program in place. She is one of the reasons this program is a success today. She is a co-moderator …

ACFW Volunteer Spotlight

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This week I’m highlighting Virginia (Ginny) Smith as our volunteer in the spotlight. She is the genre coordinator in the Genesis category for Mystery/Suspense/Thriller entries. She also helped to recruit judges for the contest which really helped in a year when we needed so many more judges than before. Ginny has volunteered at the ACFW conference in September, too. Thank …

ACFW Volunteer Spotlight: Tiffany Stockton

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Tiffany Stockton is in our volunteer spotlight this week. She has always been quick to help other writers, especially with the technical issue we encounter. On top of that she is the Genesis coordinator for the Historical Romance category. She also volunteers at the ACFW conference when she attends. We appreciate Tiffany’s efforts on behalf of ACFW. Thank you. Margaret …