… that Have Nothing to Do with being Amish and Have Everything to Do with being a Christian by Suzanne Woods Fisher Being Amish is not a lifestyle Amish traditions are all about faith, deeply rooted in every aspect of their lives. It’s not squeezed into a Sunday morning service but infuses everything, like a teabag steeping in hot water. …
Surprises of Post Publication
by Jane Kirkpatrick One of the surprises of being a published author is experiencing the side stories that result from the publication. A couple of my titles have resulted in watercolor artists painting their version of the story. We had events celebrating those paintings, selling them to raise money for non-profits. Several quilting groups through the years have chosen one …
ACFW New Releases: October 2024
October 2024 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website General Contemporary: I’ll Be Home by Darlene L. Turner, by Sara Davison, Helena Smrcek, Melanie Stevenson — With chaos and confusion all around them, can they find their way home this Christmas? The people in these four stories are all searching for …
About the Gems
by Diane E. Samson As many Christian fantasy writers will tell you, as a child I read my way through the wardrobe to Narnia and in some ways never came back. It opened my eyes to a world of adventure while providing my young mind with countless lessons of truth. C.S. Lewis mentioned in the first book’s forward that by …
The Value of Serving in Writing
by Jennifer Noel Wilson As I sat on the cold cafeteria floor and listened to the young fifth grade girl share about her sister’s surgery with tears in her eyes, my heart broke. The girls next to her wrapped their arms around her and we all began to pray. This moment is forever etched in my mind and inspired the …
Scene Ahead Approach
by B.D. Lawrence @BDLawrence3 Some writers are plotters. They write a detailed outline of the entire story before writing a scene. Some writers are pantsers. They write with no outline and no idea where they are going. I started as a plotter. I wrote a wonderful ten-chapter outline for my first book. But when the book ended up being thirty …
Naming the Baby
by Chandra Lynn Smith Names matter. My name is unique. In my sixty-five years I have met two people with the same name as me and know of a few others. The first person was actually my boss at a job in college and he was from India. Yes, evidently my name is not gender specific in India. The other …
Writing a Heart Attack
By Jenny Powell MD Let’s talk about heart attacks! Or myocardial infarctions, if you prefer a term that doesn’t rhyme with ‘Cadillac-ac-ac-ac-ac-ac.’ While everybody may experience heart pain differently, there are some common signs that can help us distinguish between a heart-related incident or esophageal or lung issue. I’ve even had patients who were just on the verge of a …
2024 ACFW Christian Fiction and Industry Awards
American Christian Fiction Writers is pleased to announce the 2024 award winners. The awards were presented Saturday, September 7th at the annual ACFW Gala, which was held in New Orleans, Louisiana. American Christian Fiction Writers is a professional organization devoted to the craft of Christian Fiction, and helping writers expand their knowledge of the publishing industry. The winners are as …
Book Event Basics
By Barbara M. Britton @BarbaraMBritton Recently, a debut author emailed me asking what I brought to book signings. After I finished my response, I looked at the many paragraphs in my email and considered what her reaction would be. One of dread and panic. There are numerous items that you can bring to an organized book event, but all you …