2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 25 – 8/27/17 – FOR THE TECHNOLOGY TO WORK For God is not a God of disorder but of peace—as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people. – 1 Corinthians 14:33 Dear Lord, Thank You for this opportunity to come together with other godly women and men to hone our …
ACFW Conference Prayer: First-Time Attendees (Day 26)
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 26 – 8/26/17 – FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES Father God, We thank You for who You are and all You mean to us. We acknowledge you as Jehovah Jireh, our Provider. You meet us where we are and provide all we need for each day. As Provider, we thank You that You will …
ACFW Conference Prayer: Conference Staff (Day 27)
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 27 – 8/25/17 – CONFERENCE STAFF Dear Lord. Thank You for the conference staff who tirelessly work throughout the year to provide us with the best conference possible. Without asking for anything in return, they serve You, inspired by their faith in Your Son, Jesus. Thank You for their labor of …
Know Your Audience!
By JPC Allen Author’s Note: This article first appeared on Rebecca Waters’s site A Novel Creation at WatersWords.com. After I finished my YA Christian fiction novel and edited it a few hundred times, I looked into publishing it. All agents and editors gave the same advice, “Know your audience!” It seemed so overwhelming to me, getting to know the reading …
ACFW Conference Prayer – Day 28
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 28 – 8/24/17 – SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS Proverbs 2:6 – “For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” Father, thank You for the opportunity to attend Spotlight Sessions at the conference. We are grateful for the editors, agents, and industry professionals who will present information and help us …
ACFW Conference Prayer: Day 29
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 29 – 8/23/17 – PAID CRITIQUERS AS THEY WORK ON SUBMISSIONS “May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, Who loved us and by His grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.” 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 Heavenly …
A Narrative Orphan Becomes a Favorite Child
By Glynn Young I’m writing a fiction series. Two books have been published. The fourth has been sitting in manuscript form, some 70,000 words, for quite some time. There was too big of a story gap between No. 2 and No. 4, so I couldn’t simply skip the third manuscript and cover it with some narrative filler or explanation in …
ACFW Conference Prayer: Day 30
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 30 – 8/22/17 – AGENTS AT THE CONFERENCE Psalm 143:8, The Living Bible: “Let me see your kindness to me in the morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for my prayers are sincere.” Beloved Lord God, thank You for this year’s ACFW Conference, for both the …
ACFW Conference Prayer: Day 31
2017 ACFW CONFERENCE – 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 31 – 8/21/17 – Editors at the Conference Dear God, We lift our hands to honor You. Please watch over the editors as they prepare for the ACFW Conference. Give them good health, safety, energy, and enthusiasm to meet the writers pitching to them. Please bless the editors and give them …
When the Reader Tastes the Salty Sea Spray
By Leslie DeVooght Readers want to be transported and experience your characters’ world. Your setting should elicit an emotional response from your readers. To achieve this kind of intimacy with the place, a writer must visit the place. Setting isn’t just a location. In our first meeting, my fantastic writing coach Lindsey Bracket said, “you must evoke the island.” This …