ACFW Conference Prayer: Day 38

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Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 38 (counting down to Day 1): Topic: For all attending to rest in God’s timing for their lives Scripture: Psalm 27:14 (NLT): “Wait patiently for the LORD. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the LORD.” Dear Jesus, we come to …

ACFW Conference Prayer: Day 39

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Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 39 (counting down to Day 1) For: The Audio/Visual Team Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3–We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers.  Dear Father God, You are endlessly creative, and we thank you how …

ACFW New Releases: July 2024

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July 2024 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: Renee by Sandra Ardoin — A bake-off competition can change widow Renee Burnette’s life and mend a frayed friendship. As the bake-off competition intensifies, Renee’s office relationships are strained, her sweet son becomes unruly, and the rift with her old …

ACFW New Releases: June 2024

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June 2024 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Biblical: Petra: An Unbroken Legacy by Lisa L. Dorsey — Embark on a journey through time and faith. Witness as the survival of a family’s faith intertwines with pivotal moments in history to build a spiritual legacy anchored in God’s steadfast Love, …

Take Aim: Finding Your Target Audience

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by John Matthew Walker  @jdubmd If you’ve ever been to a writers conference or critique group, you’ve heard the phrase “target audience.” But what does it really mean? Who is your target audience? And why is it so important? Imagine yourself taking up a new hobby. It sounded crazy. You didn’t really want to do it, but you reconnected with …

ACFW New Releases: April 2024

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April 2024 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: Love in Tandem by Becca Kinzer — She’s perfectly content leading a quiet life in her small hometown. He’s an adventurer with unquenchable wanderlust. The two couldn’t be any more opposite if they tried. But a tandem bicycle and a …

ACFW New Releases: February 2024

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February 2024 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: Finally Forever by Karin Beery — Former competitive dancer Caroline Novak dreams of leaving the corporate world to work with special needs women at the Pathways nonprofit, but the organization can’t afford a fulltime director. All-American defensive end Ben …

What a Contest Can Do for You

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by Lisa Kelley @LisaKelleyWrite It’s time for unpublished authors like myself to enter the Genesis contest. I encourage you to go for it, but to approach it as a learning experience rather than a ticket to publication. Even though I’m the 2023 Romance winner, I’d enter again this year if I had a finished manuscript. I’m competitive, so it’s hard …