It
was a delight to see so many of you for LCWs' September kickoff with Dean
Drawbaugh at Lancaster Alliance Church. Thank you, Dean for an interesting and
practical workshop. Meanwhile, I hope you will take time to read through the
following e-blast because we have quite a few news items to cover.
OCTOBER MEETING:
Our next meeting will be Saturday, October 19, 2013, 9:30AM-12 noon. We will again be meeting
at Lancaster Alliance Church, 210 Pitney Road, Lancaster, PA (right
off HWY 30 near Costco). As speaker, we are delighted to welcome novelist Michele Chynoweth. Whether writing
fiction or non-fiction, every author needs to learn how to present believable
characters and dialogue. Michele will be sharing her own tried and true process
for developing characters that is fun, flexible and really works - from coming
up with names to creating profiles that portray your characters physically,
emotionally and spiritually. She will help you develop believable, compelling
characters that readers can really connect with, who make you laugh, cry and
care. A screenplay writer as well, she'll even teach you how thinking like a
movie director can help!
Michele
Chynoweth has been a news reporter, advertising copywriter and ad agency owner.
She is author of two
novels, The Faithful One and The Peace Maker.
She has won several awards for her work, including Writer of the Year at
Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers Conference and first place in the drama
category of the Maryland Writers Association Fiction Contest. She is a graduate
of the University of Notre Dame and lives in her native Maryland. Check out
Michele's books and blog at: www.michelechynoweth.com
DEVOTIONAL SPEAKERS:
Our LCW openings is a wonderful
opportunity for our members to share your own writing and a message God has
laid on your heart with the larger group. We are looking for devotional
speakers (5-10 minutes) for the rest of the calendar year, including October.
If you'd be interested in a calendar slot, please email jeanette@jeanettewindle.com
SUPER SATURDAY 2014!! Lancaster Bible College has just confirmed a date on their campus for
our 2014 one-day conference, so mark your calendars now for Saturday, April 12, 2014. We are currently accepting
proposals for workshops and faculty, so if you have a suggested speaker, please
also email jeanette@jeanettewindle.com with those
suggestions.
MONTHLY WORKSHOPS: This year's calendar is already filling up quickly, but we still do have
several openings after Christmas for workshops. If you have a suggestion for
speaker, please let us know too as soon as possible.
CALENDAR: Lancaster Christian Writers typically meets third Saturdays of the month,
but this is always subject to change depending on scheduling conflict. Please note our current meeting
schedule below through April; these are all Saturdays, and will be held at Lancaster Alliance Church's
Uptown Theater unless marked otherwise.
October 19
October 19
November 16
December 21
January 18
February 15
March 15
April 12 (SS2014 at LBC)
CRITIQUE GROUPS: As always, there will also be opportunity for our usual peer critique groups after Michele Chynoweth's workshop. As per guidelines, bring ten printed copies of no more than 1500 words.
CRITIQUE GROUPS: As always, there will also be opportunity for our usual peer critique groups after Michele Chynoweth's workshop. As per guidelines, bring ten printed copies of no more than 1500 words.
Blessings,
Jeanette Windle
President, Lancaster Christian Writers
www.jeanettewindle.com
jeanette@jeanettewindle.com
Jeanette Windle
President, Lancaster Christian Writers
www.jeanettewindle.com
jeanette@jeanettewindle.com
