Sarah Hamaker

CCWF November 2022 Webinar: Distribution and Supply Chain Issues: What It Means to Indie and Traditional Authors and How to Navigate the Challenges

Distribution and Supply Chain Issues: What It Means to Indie and Traditional Authors and How to Navigate the Challenges With Athena Dean Holtz, speaker, author and publisher at Redemption Press November 9, 2022, 8 to 9 p.m. Eastern CCWF members, see your email to register for this event. Nonmembers, you can attend for $10 by …

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CCWF October Quarterly Meeting: Making Money As A Freelance Writer: YOU Can Do It!

Making Money As A Freelance Writer: YOU Can Do It! With John Riddle CCWF Quarterly Meeting, October 1, 2022, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.   In person @ Centreville Presbyterian, Centreville, VA, and online via Zoom. CCWF members, see your email to register for this event. Nonmembers, you can attend for $15 by clicking here. …

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CCWF September 2022 Webinar: Telling the Truth: How to Write Narrative Nonfiction

Telling the Truth: How to Write Narrative Nonfiction With Dr. Craig von Buseck Wednesday, September 14, 8-9 p.m. Eastern   CCWF members, see your email to register for this event. Nonmembers, you can attend for $10 by clicking here. In “Telling the Truth: How to Write Narrative Nonfiction,” Dr. Craig von Buseck will take us …

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Writing In-Scene

by Til Turner One important element of the fiction writing craft is developing character and/or plot “in-scene.” The goal of in-scene development is to avoid info dumps—summary passages that halt the narrative to give character, setting or plot information. Forward motion is a hallmark of good writing. Letting your scenes convey as much relevant information …

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A Writer’s Prayer

I’ve been thinking a lot about prayers and writing these past few years. I’ve always loved that ACFW has a prayer room staffed with volunteers during the conference, and I’ve taken advantage of both praying and volunteering. Prayer is also top of mind because CCWF recently published an anthology of prayers for writers, which we …

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My Ideal Reader

By Sarah Hamaker, CCWF President Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about my ideal reader. Who is she? What does she like to do? What does she read? Where does she live? What is her family life like? What draws her to pick up a book? What does she like to feel after reading a …

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