Title: Wolfsbane (Discarded Heroes, Book 3) Author: Ronie Kendig Publisher: Barbour Books Date: July 2011 ISBN: 978-1602607842 Genre: Romantic Suspense Reviewed by: Patricia Woodside A secret mission gone bad leaves Corp of Engineers demolitions expert Danielle Roark captured, beaten, and raped. After she finally escapes and is rescued, Danielle, also a U.S. senator’s daughter, must defend herself against charges of …
ACFW Volunteer Spotlight
This week I’m excited to announce that Heidi Main is the volunteer in the spotlight. She has always been a willing volunteer at the annual conference, which is greatly appreciated. She also interviews writers for the Weekly Featured Author Spotlight on ACFW. These programs are successful because of people like Heidi Main. Thank you for all your work for ACFW. …
Book Review: Ransome’s Quest
Title: Ransome’s Quest Author: Kaye Dacus Publisher: Harvest House Date: Aug 2011 ISBN: 978-0736927550 Genre: Historical Romance Reviewed by: Patricia Woodside Ransome’s Quest brings to an end the saga of Julia Ransome and the Witherington and Ransome families. But not before Julia, and her husband’s sister, Charlotte, are both kidnapped by pirates. One is snatched by mistake, the other for …
Building Hooks in Your Story
By Jennifer Hudson Taylor In fiction, a hook is an opening line or paragraph to a story that grips a reader’s interest and lures them into turning the pages to keep reading. Most authors think of a hook as the beginning of a story, but there are several other places to use a hook besides the beginning. I call this …
ACFW Volunteer Spotlight
I’m privileged to announce the first volunteer in the spotlight for 2012 is Angie Breidenbach. She served on ACFW board for two years as the Publicity Officer. Her heart for other writers is huge. She tries to help where she can. She has volunteered at ACFW conference as well as been one of the founders of our brand new chapter …
What a Character!
by Donna L. Rich If I had a photographic mind to capture the multitudes of personalities I’ve encountered over this Christmas season at the malls, I’d have enough characters to fill a book a month for the next ten years. Nevertheless, I don’t have that amazing mind, and it takes much work for me to craft my characters into dynamic, …
ACFW Volunteer Spotlight
This week’s volunteer spotlight is on Carrie Pagels. She serves as a Zone Director as well as an assistant helping with the monthly selections in the ACFW Book Club. On top of doing that she volunteers at the annual conference. She is another valuable volunteer that ACFW couldn’t function without. Thank you, Carrie, for giving us your time. ACFW appreciates …
Tim Tebow and the Christian Writing Life
by Jordyn Redwood Okay, I confess. I am a Tim Tebow fan. As of this writing, the Denver Broncos just stunned the Chicago Bears in a 13-10 overtime defeat. There is something magical happening and several in the media are beyond speaking about what that something might be. What I know is that I love to watch Tebow play because …
Newbies Checklist
By Carrie Fancett Pagels As a fairly new zone director (spring 2011) I keep getting asked questions about newbies to ACFW or to Christian fiction writing. The best advice I got four years back when I joined was from Rachel Hauck. I will try to offer my own take. 1. If you are not an ACFW member – JOIN. 2. …
What Makes a Fictional Character Believable?
by Ane Mulligan What makes a fictional character believable? It’s how real they are. Does the writing pull you, the reader, into the story enough for you to experience it? Do you feel like you’re part of it? That this character is your friend? That comes a lot from deep POV. And to get deep, you have to know the …