By Kathleen Y’Barbo-Turner In a few days, I will be attending ACFW’s national conference. Other than the year I got married (2010), I have attended every ACFW conference ever held-including the tiny one in Houston in the early, early days of the organization. I can’t wait to see my writing friends, to meet with editors and my agent, and to …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 5
Day 5 Travel safeties Psalm 121:3b-4–He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Most precious Savior, we thank You for Your covering and Your mercy. During this time of travel and excitement, we lift up those who are en route to and from the conference and ask for safety and peace. …
Book Review: Warring Spirits
Title: Warring Spirits Creek Country Saga Author: April Gardner Publisher: VinSpire Publishing Date: November 2011 ISBN: 978-0983419853 Genre: Historical Reviewed by: Lisa J. Lickel Readers of historic, issue-laden fiction, especially of early 19th-century southeastern Americana, won’t be disappointed. Major Philip Bailey has nightmares, and no wonder, as a survivor of the horrific massacre at Fort Mims between the settlers and …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 6
Day 6 For worship pleasing to God 2 Corinthians 5:9-Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. Our most kind and gracious Heavenly Father, we praise You today because You are God above all. Please Lord, let us be able to still all of the hustle around us and inside of …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 7
Day 7 Health for all attending the conference Psalm 139:14a–I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Dear Lord, we thank you for the complexities of our bodies. We also thank you for the security we have because you constantly watch over us. We ask for health for all the people connected with our writer’s …
Is Your Blog Secure?
by Michael Lee Joshua There have been so many incidents of hacking email accountss, but we sometimes don’t take the proper care to secure our blogs. Having built a number of blogs or websites on the WordPress platform in the past year for clients has made it obvious to me that our blogs must be secured too. You might wonder …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 8
Day 8 For a smooth registration Romans 8:28–And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Father God, as the final details are made for conference, we ask that you would be with those who are working on registration. There are so …
Words, Camera…and Action!
by Bonnie Calhoun What comes mind when I say those words? Typically someone would think of a movie set in the oldun’ days. Someone had a tripod camera and a megaphone and a snappy board with numbers on it. I want you to try this when you’re writing an action scene. The idea is to get you to look at …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 9
Day 9 Casey Miller as he finalizes appointments Hebrews 4:16–Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Dear Lord, Thank You that You always have time for us. That your character never changes and that You are generous to us in …
Writing Older Characters
by Lisa J Lickel It’s my birthday today! I’m fifty-one. Made it-yippee. I know, thank you, I don’t look it. But of course I can’t help thinking about age, my family, my friends, and my characters. Commercial and pop fiction isn’t only about sweet early twenty-somethings. The later thirties are not very interesting because we’re too busy with normal life. …