By Jane Kirkpatrick Some years ago I wrote a novel based on the life of a Native American woman. I’d worked for many years on an Indian reservation and had many native friends who helped me capture the essence of this woman. The book received fine reviews and I spent a fair amount of time doing newspaper and radio interviews. …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 28
Day 28: Topic: Spotlight Sessions Proverbs 2:6–For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. Lord, we come to you praying for guidance and wisdom for the presenters of the Spotlight Sessions. We pray they will be refreshed to review many cold facts or hard truths with compassion and enlightenment. Help them to encourage the writers that, …
Top 3 things I’ve learned about Brand from Reality TV
By Traci Tyne Hilton That’s right. Blogging TV again. Why? Because there is no better place to learn about brand right now than Food Network Star, and because I love watching TV. #3: Your brand is your unique point of view and voice. The Meat on the Side girl, from a season or two back, cannot star in the same …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 29
Day 29: Topic: Paid critiquers as they work on submissions 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17–Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace, comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word. Dear Father, Thank you for those experienced authors who have volunteered to …
The Creative Person’s Guide to Time Management
By Judy Christie As a writer, I am drawn to creative people-smart, funny, interesting, innovative, imaginative. I am blessed to interact with fiction writers who explore and imagine and adapt to a dizzying rate of change, a combination that clogs schedules faster than a plateful of spaghetti can clog a drain (don’t ask how I know this). Sometimes we writers …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 30
Day 30: Topic: Agents at the conference Psalm 143:8a–Let me hear Your loving kindness in the morning; for I trust in You. Father God, what a gift you’ve given those who agent well! We’re grateful for their insights, their sensitivity, their wisdom, counsel, and business acumen. As they give of themselves at the conference, we ask that You would pour …
To Quote the Queen, “That Doesn’t Match!”
by Dr. Patrick Johnston I have a problem. No sooner do I step out of the bathroom on Sunday morning does my wife take one look at me and pronounce with the authority of the Queen of England, “That doesn’t match!” Though I really don’t see it, most of the time I just blame the curse of Adam and take …
ACFW Rewind: Stop, Drop & Roll – Adding the Crisis Scene
(Editor’s Note: Today, ACFW re-runs a worthwhile blog from the past, in this case from May 2012. This is what we call ACFW Rewind: highlighting previous posts that deserve a second look.) by Janice Thompson You’re at the 3/4 point in your novel and facing that all-important crisis scene. The Supreme Ordeal. The Black Moment. The Big Gloom. You know …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 31
Day 31: Topic: Editors at the conference Psalm 141:2–May my prayer be counted as incense before You; the lifting of my hands as the evening offering. Dear Lord, We come before You to pray for the editors at this 2014 ACFW Conference. We pray editors would be blessed with times of rest and moments of solitude. Give them Your wisdom …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 32
Day 32: Topic: Brandilyn Collins as she emcees Psalm 66:16–Come and hear, all who fear God, And I will tell of what He has done for my soul. Papa God, We’re here to talk with You about Your daughter, our sister and friend, Brandilyn Collins. You’ve given her such a keen mind, a hilarious sense of humor, and an outgoing …