The first year I worked as a school principal I led my faculty in a year-long study of personality types. By understanding basic personality differences in individuals, we learned how to work with both children and other staff members whose personalities were different than ours. We started out by identifying the strengths and weaknesses in each personality type and deciding …
God’s Plan for our Writing
Regency romance writing called me. Not the calm drawing room conversations and country walks of a Jane Austen, but the swashbuckling romance such as Sylvester or The Wicked Uncle by Georgette Heyer, or even better, the “Sanguinet” series by Patricia Veryan. I wanted spies and dead bodies amidst the glitter of the haut-ton. Who needed to find God’s Grace more …
October New Releases List
October Brings More Great Reads from ACFW Authors – Check Out Our New Releases! With October comes chilly nights, perfect for curling up with a good read. The ACFW New Release list is sure to have something to meet all genre preferences! More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW FictionFinder website. A Wedding Invitation by …
Five Things I Learned on my Way to Publication
by Rose Allen McCauley I have been a member of ACFW for nine years now, since I joined in Sept. 2002, right before the first national conference. Several times at conferences, I’ve heard the statistic that it takes an author an average of seven years from beginning to write to attaining a contract. My contract was awarded at last year’s …
Key to a Continuity
I’m so happy to be here. I’m a lurker on the ACFW main loop. I’m on AOL and for some reason, I bounce when I try to comment over there. So … I read a lot of posts and every now and then, I sneak in a comment or two. For those of you who don’t know me well, I …
ACFW New Releases
September brings a feast for fiction fans. Survey this buffet and choose what tempts you. There are a number of Christmas-themed novella collections which are always popular for gifting and getting yourself into the spirit. They might even help cool you down from this late summer heat! Enjoy! More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW …
ACFW Volunteer Spotlight
I am thrilled to showcase Lena Nelson Dooley this week for our Volunteer Spotlight. She was the co- founder of DFW Ready Writers, a local chapter of ACFW. She has served in that chapter as secretary, vice-president and president. She has spoken at ACFW chapter meetings as well as mentoring fellow writers (won the Mentor of the Year in 2006). …
Finding Fiction’s Media Connection by Cynthia Ruchti
I couldn’t see him. His studio was hundreds of miles from where I sat with my notes, bookmarked novel, and cup of tea. But even from that distance, I could hear the hesitation in his voice during our preinterview discussion. He must have wondered what he could talk about when the author’s product was a story, rather than Ten Ways …
July New Releases
Below is the list of July new releases from ACFW members as reported to ACFW’s Fiction Finder site. Congrats to all the authors who have books coming out this month! More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW FictionFinder website. Dandelion Summer by Lisa Wingate — General Fiction from Penguin Praise. J. Norman, recently widowed, aging …
Join Anne Mateer at ACFW
I rewrote this post five times. Why? Because I had such a hard time deciding what part of the ACFW Conference or my experiences to highlight! So here’s a run down of some of the reasons I’m excited to head to St. Louis in September: In the past 5 years that I’ve been a member of ACFW, and after having …