by Nikki Arana The biggest reason that new writers receive rejections is because they send out their manuscripts before they’re ready. Quite often emerging writers think when they finish their first ms that they have a book that is ready for the marketplace. In almost all cases, that isn’t true. If it has been written with the guidance of a …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 18
Day 18 For conferees to grasp what is taught and grow from it Verse: James 1:5–But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. Heavenly Father, we seek your guidance and wisdom as we embark on our journey to learn more about …
Elevating Your Elevator Pitch
by Janice Hanna Thompson You’re wrapping up the best book you’ve ever written. It’s all you can think about. You can’t wait to go to that next conference to meet with an editor or agent. However, you realize that your face time will be brief. How will you pitch your novel in a way that will garner the attention it …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 19
Day 19 For those attending as they get into final preparations Psalm 66:19-20–But certainly God has heard; He has given heed to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer Nor His lovingkindness from me. Dear Lord, writers from all over the country and even places outside the United States are making final …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 20
Day 20 Topic: Conference veterans Verse: Psalm 18:2–The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge . . . Lord Jesus, many of Your bond servants are preparing again to assemble with others who seek to serve You with their pen. There these conference veterans will be called upon …
Marketing 101: Allowing for God’s Plan
by Kathy Harris As the old saying goes, ‘fifty percent of advertising works and fifty percent doesn’t. The problem is in determining which is which.’ The same goes for marketing. In putting together a marketing plan, there’s only one thing to remember: You can control everything except the things you can’t control, which is pretty much everything. The good news …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 21
Day 21 For all attending to rest in God’s timing for their lives Psalms 37: 4-5 . . . Delight yourself in the Lord; and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He will do it. Dear Lord, Please be with each and every person at the …
ACFW New Releases: September 2012
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Love Reunited by Renee Andrews — A soldier returns home to find the love of his life is single again, but he also learns that she’s blind…and that his confession of love may have cost her a marriage and her sight. (Contemporary Romance from Love …
Five Conference Tips from a Veteran Attendee
by Vickie McDonough After waiting all year for the ACFW conference to roll around again, it’s hard to believe that it is now only weeks away. The highlight of my year is attending the ACFW conference each September. I know I will learn more about the writing craft, but I also get to see the friends I’ve made over the …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 22
Day 22 Finalists in the Carol Awards Psalm 31:14-15a–But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord, I say, You are my God. My times are in Your hand. Father God, we thank you that our times are in your hands. In your wisdom you have times for us to win awards and contracts and new jobs, and you …