Okay, let’s get one thing straight right off the bat: I’m a little weird. (Some might want to change that to “a lot” weird – like, friends who don’t understand my love for flannel sheets – but that’s an argument for another day.) I’m a little weird because I’d rather sit around and talk storycrafting than scrapbooking (yeah, not so …
Birthing a Book in Less than 9 Months, Deb Raney
Recently a writer friend compared birthing a book to birthing a baby. Indeed, when I first started writing, it would take me at least nine months to write a book from “once upon a time” to “happily ever after,” not counting some major rewriting after my editors got hold of it. So I was shocked the first time I realized …
Volunteering at Conference, Margaret Daley
Volunteering at ACFW Conference by Margaret Daley This year we have an exciting conference planned in September (17-20) in Indianapolis. Tim Downs is our main speaker with many great workshops planned for all levels of writing. Not only will this be a time to learn from some wonderful teachers, but it will be a good opportunity for you to network …
Keeping an Emotional Journal
Angie Breidenbach, ACFW PR Officer, here to welcome our ACFW guest author, Cathy Bryant. Please enjoy her post on keeping an emotional journal. Cathy Bryant, 2010 Emotions. They run the gamut from elation to depression, overwhelming joy to unspeakable sorrow, hatred to love. Need more? How about anxiety, tenderness, compassion, apathy, sympathy, confusion, suspicion, curiosity, surprise, excitement, guilt, fear, restlessness, …
The Actual Bones of Peter Part 5 of Researching the Shroud
Angie here: Pamela Ewen’s last blog post in the series. I don’t know about you all, but I’ve really enjoyed learning from the research trip with her. Take it away, Pamela! Hello ACFW Friends! We’re in Rome and off to take the tour of archeological digs underneath the Vatican. We entered the site area through the Holy Gate protected by …
Researching Rome and the Shroud Part 4
Please welcome our research mavin, Pamela Ewen, for part 4 in her series. Angie Breidenbach ACFW PR Officer Hello ACFW Friends! We’re in Rome after a stop in Santa Margherita, a seaside town about 20 minutes from Genoa. Took local trains to an area nearby called Cinque Terre, five small villages on the sea that are spectacular. You can jump …
Disturbing Changes to the Shroud of Turin (Part 3)
This is the first time that Barrie had seen the Shroud since it was restored in 2010 by Turin authorities.I was enthralled. But with his trained eye, he saw significant changes that were disturbing.
Launching Your First Novel
Angie Breidenbach, ACFW PR Officer, here: Please welcome ACFW member, Gina Holmes, in her guest post. When you’re constantly receiving rejection letters from publishers or agents, the last thing you’re probably thinking about is publicizing a novel you can’t even seem to sell. Before I continue, let me stop a moment and give this very loud and clear disclosure: nothing, nothing, …
The Shroud: Research and Regret (Part 2)
ACFW PR Officer, Angie Breidenbach here: One of our ACFW member authors, Pamela Ewen, is doing a wonderful series for our ACFW blog on her research trip to see the Shroud of Turin. Let’s see where she is now on the journey. From Turin, Italy – Hello ACFW Friends! We finally made it to Turin after long delays because of …
Curious about the Shroud of Turin?
Pamela Ewen is sharing a guest post series on the Shroud of Turin with us here. Please welcome Pamela! Hello ACFW friends! My husband and I are on our way to Turin, Italy for a rare public view of the Shroud, believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus. The image on the long linen cloth of a …