September 19, 2019, 8 p.m. Eastern Character Arc as a Vehicle of Hope Join author Jim Wilson as he discusses how stories—fiction or nonfiction—are about people growing or declining as they respond to challenging events. People are the subject; events the predicate. Writing is a process of discovery, not make believe—whether fiction or nonfiction. Writing […]
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“Lord, guide my writing along the right path for Your name’s sake.” This prayer is modeled on Psalm 23:3. God acts as a Shepherd, one who watches the path, sees ahead, and knows the best direction to take. I want God to shepherd my writing. Where do you want your writing to go? What path
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The idea comes to you in a flash of brilliance. The plot, the setting, the characters all jumble together like a kaleidoscope of words just waiting to be brought into focus by you. You eagerly sit down in front of the computer, fingers poised over the keyboard and a fresh, blank document open on the
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Hyatt’s Platform Stands Solid; Gets Noticed Michael Hyatt. 2012. Platform: Get Noticed in Noisy World. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. My introduction this fall to social media evokes memories of my experience with survival camping as a Boy Scout. Survival camping tested your skill with the equipment, with problematic colleagues, and with hiking through rugged terrain.
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CCWF Writing Clinic Exploring Peer Critique August 10, 2019 9:00am – 12:00N Centreville Presbyterian Church Centreville, VA Members: free Non-members: Register Here Join CCWF Discover the value of peer feedback for your writing. The good outcome of the common shared critique of our writing is expressed in writer quotes, purpose statements and expressed
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Father, strengthen my writing with Your power, a writers prayer based on Ephesians 3:16. Writing is a bridge of words that carries a thought from the writer to the reader. Powerful writing changes both the reader and the writer—it has an impact. It brings new realizations, new connections, new possibilities, new ways of being. Powerful
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By Sarah Hamaker, CCWF president Who wants to be ordinary? If I asked that question at a writers conference, I doubt anyone would raise their hand. For some reason, ordinary has become associated with dull, listless, uninteresting and uninspiring. As writers, we may be content to live ordinary lives, but we want our writing to
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2019 Summer Webinars How to Structure Your Book Part II with Melanie Rigney Melanie Rigney is the author of three books, including the just-released Woman of Worth: Prayers and Reflections for Women Inspired by the Book of Proverbs (Twenty-third Publications). Earlier in her career, she was the editor of Writer’s Digest magazine, and acquired
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Formation of the writer. “Father, thank You that I am who I am.” Betsey Kodat “Father, thank You that I am who I am.” It is a little arrogant of me to echo the giant Apostle Paul in saying this prayer (1 Cor. 15:10). But I certainly feel humble when I say, using Paul‘s words,
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By Sarah Hamaker, CCWF president I’m a details person, which translated well into my chosen profession of writer and editor. I notice things like misplaced commas, wrong usage of apostrophes (don’t get me started on how years can’t be possessive!) and subject/verb disagreement. It used to drive me crazy when I encountered grammatical or word
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