Angela Breidenbach here with some fun tidbits about arriving and departing for ACFW conference via the open, airy Indianapolis Airport. I’ve traveled widely and found this particular airport to be friendly, accessible, entertaining, and even better comfortable! The free wi-fi worked immediately with my laptop while other airports charged fees or had super slow connections, I managed to knock out …
ACFW Conference: from the Spouse’s Perspective
Mmm, Ray thought he’d add his thoughts! This may be important for any non-writing spouses out there who are wondering about the worth of sharing the experiences of a conference – especially a Fiction writers’ conference. Have a smile! The excitement was building in Mary’s eyes. In my mind there was a touch of the Antarctic. The plane had touched down in Denver, …
Amish 101…Mindy Starns Clark
If you love to write, have I got a suggestion for you: Get yourself to this fall’s American Christian Fiction Writers Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. ACFW is an organization geared toward meeting the needs of new and seasoned authors alike, as well as offering a venue for readers of Christian Fiction to learn more about their favorite authors and discover …
Fighting Discouragement, Melanie Dickerson
1. It’s easy to get discouraged in this business, and 2. Success seldom happens quickly. Two reasons why it’s important to go to the ACFW Conference with realistic goals and a fierce determination to stick it out, no matter what. I attended the ACFW Conference in 2005 in Nashville. I had just completed my first novel and was very excited …
Why I’ll be at ACFW! Myra Johnson
ACFW Conference 2010 “The Premier Christian Fiction Conference” Indianapolis, Indiana?September 17 – 20, 2010 ACFW–American Christian Fiction Writers–has grown by leaps and bounds since I first joined 10 years ago. The group was originally American Christian Romance Writers, but with the interest in Christian fiction also expanding exponentially, in October 2004 the name was changed. ACFW now serves writers of …
Why You should Come: Brandilyn Collins
Registration is now open for the American Christian Fiction Writers’ Conference, held in Indianapolis from Sept. 17-20. This is the largest Christian writers’ conference in the country (last year about 540 people attended), and it’s the only conference that does nothing but fiction. If you’re interested in writing faith-based fiction, this is the conference for you. The conference is special …
Are you serious about writing? Cindy Thomson
You’ve seen it mentioned on our blog many times, and I know many of you reading this are ACFW members, but for those who aren’t, I’d like to introduce you to this organization and the upcoming conference in September. ACFW stands for American Christian Fiction Writers, but not all members are writers. Some are agents, editors, and librarians–and all are …
How Far We’ve Grown: Gail Martin
In 2000, six Christian romance authors joined in a chat room to talk about the need for an organization for Christian romance writers. Though we were all members of Romance Writers of American (RWA), an organization we appreciated for what it did for romantic fiction, we realized that most workshops and some of the events were not as helpful for …
We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Program…Mindy Starns Clark
…to talk about this fall’s American Christian Fiction Writers Conference. If you’re new here: You must be wondering why today’s link for the ACFW blog tour has brought you to a website about cleaning. That’s because I’m an author of both fiction and nonfiction and it just so happens that one of the classes I’ll be teaching at the conference, …
Everything you always wanted to know about the law…Rick Acker
Ever wonder what all that legalese in a book contract means? Or when it’s okay to quote from someone else’s work—and when it’s not? Or how to research and write legal scenes like a professional? Or what to do if you find one of your books on a pirate website? Cara Putman and I will be answering those questions and …