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Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Those teaching elective classes Prov. 8:1–Does not wisdom call, and understanding lift up her voice? Heavenly Father, thank you for those who are giving of their time and talent to help all of us to be better writers. May we keep our hearts …

Another volunteer we depend on is Sally Bradley. She has agreed to head up our 40 days of prayer for the conference again–she has done it in the past. The prayers right before conference are such an inspiration for us. She is also central zone director and set up her whole zone on a map to see where possible chapters …

Another volunteer whom I’m privileged to spotlight is Jan Warren, a member of WIN-ACFW. Jan Warren was one of the founding members of WIN, the first ACFW local chapter. She was the original “Rose Lady” who presented silk roses in celebration of member raves (contest wins, signing with an agent, signing a contract, etc.). She’s opened her home for fellowship …

Another outstanding volunteer for ACFW is Dorothy Featherling, one of the founders of the CenTex chapter. She served as the president of that ACFW chapter for four years. She is one of the members responsible for making contact and networking to get good speakers for the monthly meetings. What an inspiration to her fellow members of CenTex and ACFW. Thank …

More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. A Horseman’s Heart by Myra Johnson — Romance from Barbour/Heartsong. When Kip Lorimer shows up with a horse to donate to the family’s equine therapy program, Sheridan Cross can’t help but be suspicious. A cowboy a thousand miles from home and living out of a …

Regarding the closing of Heartsong Presents, and the changes it means for Christian novelists, may I offer a perspective from a longtime literary agent? First, this isn’t really a surprise. Mass market fiction in print form is going away — readers who want inexpensive novels are moving to e-books by the thousands. Even some of the big New York houses …

I’m pleased to announce that Lacy Williams, a fellow Oklahoman, is in our Volunteer Spotlight this week. Lacy is currently the president of a local ACFW chapter–OCFW. She schedules and coordinates the speakers for the chapter as well as working with Mardel where they host the local meetings. She has planned an all-day workshop in the fall for OCFW chapter. …

Good morning everyone! I hope you’re having a happy Thursday. I’m a wee bit late getting this post up because I’ve been sick this week. Things are on the upswing, however! I wanted to share from my heart about some of my ACFW conference experiences. I know that many of you are planning to “Meet Me in St. Louis” (Woo-hoo! …

Donna Schlachter is the volunteer we are spotlighting this week. She has served the past four years as treasurer for HIS Writers. During this time she has taken on many duties outside of a traditional treasurer role in both her home chapter and the state organization. She was instrumental in seeing that all four of the ACFW Colorado retreats ran …

I think the most common question I’ve been asked since being published has been, “How did you do it?” My answer is always, unequivocally, “With the help of others who were willing to mentor me.” The next question (especially if the asker is also an aspiring author or a closet writer) is usually, “How did you meet them?” When I …