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Q & A with Alexandra Kuykendall
NCWA welcomes Alexandra Kuykendall from MOPS International! Alexandra will be at NCWA’s Renewal Conference. See end of post for links. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recently I asked Alexandra, “What types of stories would you like to see more writers write for your children? And why?” Her answer: Rarely do I go looking for a particular book for one [...]
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I’ve Written A Song! Now What?
NCWA welcomes songwriter Lynn DeShazo in part one of a two part series. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As a songwriter, I can tell you that there is nothing quite like those moments when the Spirit of God drops a new song into your heart. Some days you sit at your desk with an idea and just struggle trying [...]
Conference Debriefing: Easing Back into the Real World
NCWA welcomes Gina Conroy from Writer…Interrupted! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Conference is over. You met with like-minded people, heard amazing speakers, and spoke with an editor or two, but you’re back home and easing into the real world. Normal life must continue despite all the emotions and excitement you’ve just experienced, so how do you handle it all? [...]
Making Time for Growth and God
NCWA welcomes Doug Bursch! Doug will be speaking at NCWA’s June meeting. See end of post for links. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’m not an early riser. In fact, I’m barely a riser! I will not get up early unless an alarm clock is blaring or my kids are bouncing up and down on my stomach. Unlike most [...]
Oh, Dreaded Word / Free ticket give away **
NCWA welcomes Cindy Scinto! Cindy will be teaching a workshop at NCWA’s Renewal Conference. See end of post for links and for free tickets to an evening with Marshal Younger. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Outline, outline, outline. Now isn’t that ugly? If you don’t shudder, hesitate, cringe, or have any reservation about an outline, you might have a [...]
Pat the Conferee
NCWA welcomes Sandra Bishop from MacGregor Literary Agency! Sandra will be at NCWA’s conference. See end of post for link. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If Pat’s a guy, the first thing he does when he walks into a writer’s conference is notice that he’s outnumbered and locate the most out-of-the-way men’s room, knowing that all the others may [...]
Writing and the Red Sea
NCWA welcomes Grace Fox! Grace will be teaching a workshop at NCWA’s Renewal Conference. See end of post for details. As a writer, I believe God has given me the assignment of communicating truth through the written word. Some days I feel confident of my call. Ideas flow, and fingers fly across the keyboard. An [...]
The Gospel According to Fairy Tales
NCWA welcomes Jeffrey Overstreet! Jeffrey will be teaching two workshops at the NCWA Renewal Conference. See end of post for links. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On a rocky promontory, two young hobbits cling to life, caught in the fiery cataclysm of an erupting volcano. In the smoke and the blaze, Frodo begins to despair. But his faithful companion, [...]
A Favorite Book and How it Led me to Books & Such
NCWA welcomes Rachel Kent! Rachel will be conducting a workshop at NCWA’s Renewal Conference. See end of post for links. I would like to share about a book that is a favorite of mine that led me to my position at Books & Such. I’m asked at writers conferences about the journey to my job [...]
Prepare for a Writers Conference
NCWA welcomes Edie Melson from The Write Conversation concludes her three part series about conferences. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last Monday I posted a tongue in cheek Top Ten List of Reason’s to Attend a Writers Conference. Then Wednesday I gave you a rundown of how to Choose a Writers Conference. Today I’m going to get a little [...]
