If you’re a reader or a writer, you’ll want to take advantage of this opportunity. On Saturday, September 18, at noon, NYT best-selling author Terri Blackstock and multi-published author Gayle Roper will speak at the downtown Indianapolis Public Library. A beautiful new facility located at One Library Square, 40 E. St. Clair St., in downtown Indianapolis, this is your opportunity …
Insider Tips for What to do on the Free Night
Welcome to those of you jumping over here for the ACFW Conference blog tour! As a resident of the Indianapolis area, I’m excited to share some insider tips for how you can spend your free time here. The conference schedule has three hours of free time built into Saturday evening. You may also plan to arrive early or late and …
Location, Location, Location
One of the truly wonderful things about downtown Indy is the Circle Center mall. This is a four level mall literally ACROSS the street from the Hyatt. Did you see that? Literally, across the street! I love this mall. It’s filled with great stores like Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Gap, Nordstrom’s, and many more. So if you were looking at …
Conference will be here soon!
I will be a first-timer at the mid-September conference for the American Christian Fiction Writers. I am so excited!! ACFW has been offering an online course to all the newbies, which has been interesting. This conference is highly recommended for anyone serious about seeking publication in Christian fiction. This year the event is being held in Indianapolis at the Hyatt, …
Success Stories: Amber Stockton
This is the second of my two blog posts I’ll be sharing as part of the ACFW Blog Tour promoting the upcoming national conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, in September this year. Today, I’m sharing about success stories that have resulted from connections I’ve made at the various conferences over the years. One of the first pieces of advice you’ll hear …
What Workshops Will You Take At ACFW Conference?
Please welcome guest blogger, Missy Tippens. Missy Tippens, here. I recently registered for the ACFW conference coming up in September. I’m really excited about all the opportunities! Especially the list of workshops. The continuing ed sessions are multi-session workshops. Among the choice of these in-depth classes are: Basic Basics for Fiction Writers—Jim and Tracie Peterson Mastering Structure, Symbols, 3-D Characters …
Confessions of an ACFW Conference Junkie
Angela Breidenbach, ACFW PR Officer, here: Please welcome our ACFW member guest Carla Stewart But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 (KJV) In 2001, when God nudged me to follow my writing …
Pam Hillman here. If you write Christian fiction and can only go to one writer’s conference this year, go to ACFW in September. It’s in Indianapolis and the dates are September 17-20, 2010. All the details can be found at the ACFW Conference pages here. Go. Browse. Salivate! lol I’ve been to every ACFW conference except 2004. And that was …
Airport Navigation Indianapolis
Angela Breidenbach here with some fun tidbits about arriving and departing for ACFW conference via the open, airy Indianapolis Airport. I’ve traveled widely and found this particular airport to be friendly, accessible, entertaining, and even better comfortable! The free wi-fi worked immediately with my laptop while other airports charged fees or had super slow connections, I managed to knock out …
Friday Five: Erica Vetsch
In just over three months, the annual ACFW Conference will be in full-swing in Indianapolis. With great speakers like Tim Downs and James Scott Bell, Camy Tang and Margaret Daley, Susan May Warren and Rachel Hauck, and so many others, the ACFW Conference is THE premier Christian Fiction Conference in the world. Because this is Friday, I thought it might …