by Angela Arndt Every good character has obstacles to keep him from reaching his goals. Whether your heroine is a nuclear scientist creating a secret device to save the world or a receptionist who’s secretly in love with the town doctor, any lie she believes that keeps her from reaching that goal must be exposed. It’s part of the plotting …
ACFW Conference Prayer – For Worship Pleasing to God (Day 6)
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 6 – 9/15/17 – FOR WORSHIP PLEASING TO GOD Lord Jesus, our goal here on earth and in Heaven is to please You with our worship and praise. Holy Spirit, we ask You to inhabit our worship, so it may rise as a sweet aroma to the Father. May it bring …
When Writing Stops Being Fun
By Rondi Bauer Olson I had so much fun with my first baby. I dressed him up in the cutest outfits, played with his baby toys while he drooled on them, and took enough pictures to fill multiple scrapbooks. Then, when he was twenty-two months old, I had twins. Three boys under two years old. Playing mommie stopped being fun. …
ACFW Conference Prayer: Health For All Attending Conference (Day 7)
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 7 – 9/14/17 – HEALTH FOR ALL ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE Lord, You made our bodies, and You designed the way they work. We ask that during our conference, You give those who attend, organize, and teach, stamina and clear minds, complete rest after the days’ sessions, and joy in our hearts …
ACFW Conference Prayer: For A Smooth Registration (Day 8)
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 8 – 9/13/17 – FOR A SMOOTH REGISTRATION “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose …” Romans 8:28 [NKJV] Father God, we feel the excitement building as each calendar day brings us one step …
Attacking Atychiphobia
By Andrea Boeshaar What’s Atychiphobia? In my book My Heart Belongs in The Shenandoah Valley: Lily’s Dilemma, I address atychiphobia or the fear of failure. One of my two main characters, Mac Albright, is terrified to fail. For him, it’s not an option. He intends to prove that he’s not the “ne’er-do-well” that Alexandria, Virginia’s elite have come to believe. …
ACFW Conference Prayer – For Casey Miller/Appointments (Day 9)
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 9 – 9/12/17 – CASEY MILLER AS HE FINALIZES APPOINTMENTS Heavenly Father, we thank You for bringing Casey Miller to this conference to provide the important service of scheduling all ACFW appointments. His experience and organizational skills are a blessing. We ask that You will shower him with patience as he …
The Cost of Choice
By Angela Beach Silverthorne Someone asked me why I loved to write. So many words ran through my mind, but one stood out. CHOICE. I feel a need to write about the cost of choice, to show readers strategies that lead to success or failure. Life choices are complicated and serious. I’m not talking about picking your favorite flavor of …
ACFW Conference Prayer – The Families at Home (Day 10)
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 10 – 9/11/17 – THE FAMILIES WE LEAVE AT HOME Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is …
Tips for Using the 5 Senses
by Ane Mulligan Sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste create experiential fiction, a story so in-the-moment, the reader hears, smells, and tastes what the characters do. To do that, we want to show the action. Here are some tips for you. Remember to make the descriptions organic to your character. If you protagonist is a musician, her similes will be musical. …