Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 36 Focus: For the Mentor, Editor, and Agent of the Year Finalists Verse: Psalm 138:8 (ESV) — The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. Prayer: We are …
2025 Conference Prayer, Day 35: For Worship Pleasing to God
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 35 Focus: For Worship Pleasing to God Verse: 2 Corinthians 5:9 (ESV)– So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. Prayer: Holy Father – Conference is such a whirlwind. Our days are filled with appointments, …
The New Ending Interruption
by Janice Haburn Shober How would you write a new ending to your book? This question arrived in my inbox when an editor said, “I don’t like your ending. Change it.” Certain scenes are crucial to a book, and the ending is one of them. I can recall endings to many of the multitudes of books I’ve read, even if …
2025 ACFW Conference Prayer, Day 34: Good Health for Attendees
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 34 Focus: Good health for all attending the conference Verse: 3 John 1:2 (ESV) – Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. Prayer: Father, We …
2025 Conference Prayer, Day 33 – For Smooth Conference Registration
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 33 Focus: For a Smooth Conference Registration Verse: Romans 8:28 (NASB) —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. Prayer: Dear Lord, We thank …
Make Your Metaphors Marvelous
by Leslie DeVooght Don’t waste a chance to make your writing flourish with weak metaphors or worse, clichés. As a writer of Southern Fiction, sometimes it’s hard for me to not use one of the tried and true phrases. I mean “bless your heart” and “she’s as pretty as a peach,” will work in a pinch, and they do scream …
2025 Conference Prayer, Day 32 – for Casey Miller
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 32 Focus: For Casey Miller as he finalizes appointments Verse: Hebrews 4:16 (NLT)–So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. …
2025 Conference Prayer, Day 31 – For the Families we Leave at Home
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 31 Focus: For the families we leave at home Verse: Psalm 103:11 (ESV)– For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; Prayer: Heavenly Father, we lift up those we leave …
What’s in a Name?
by Deborah Raney There are many different ways authors come up with names for their characters and even more stories surrounding character names. Here are just a few of my stories. I wanted 12 kids and had a list of 24 names for boys and girls long before my first baby was born. Some of those names that I didn’t …
2025 Conference Prayer, Day 30 – Weep for those who Weep
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 30 Focus: That we mourn with those who mourn Verse: Romans 12:15b (ESV)– . . . and weep with those who weep Prayer: Dear Lord, We praise You for Your unconditional love, grace, and mercy. Thank you for being an infinite source of …