ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Adina Senft grew up in a plain house church, where she was
often asked by outsiders if she was Amish (the answer was no), she made her own
clothes, and she perfected the art of the French braid. She holds an M.F.A. in
Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania, where she teaches as
adjunct faculty. Writing as Shelley Bates, she was the winner of RWA’s RITA
Award for Best Inspirational Novel in 2005, and a finalist for that award in
2006. Writing as Shelley Adina, she is an Amazon bestseller for her
self-published Magnificent Devices steampunk series, and was a Christy Award
finalist in 2009. Three of her books have shortlisted for the American
Christian Fiction Writers’ Carol Award for book of the year.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: "World Building Through Your Characters' Eyes".
Building a setting is more than paragraphs of description of a
Regency ballroom or the main street of a small town. It’s how your character
sees your story world and how it in turn reflects her. It’s how the environment
influences and changes your character—and how your character changes her
environment—during the events of the story. In this workshop, award-winning
author Adina Senft, who also writes as Shelley Adina, will show you how to
build a setting from the top down and from the inside out so that your world
becomes as much a character as your people. You’ll also get some tips on how to
research a believable setting, even if you’re making it all up.
VOLUNTEER NEEDED TO CHAUFFEUR SPEAKER: Our guest speaker will be staying at
Limestone Inn Bed and Breakfast, 33 East Main Street, Strasburg, PA. A
volunteer is urgently needed to pick Adina up at the inn (by 8:45AM), bring her
to Lancaster Alliance Church, then take her back to Strasburg by noon (when she
is due at the Railroad event). BONUS:
Getting to pick the brain of an unbelievably talented and creative author
coming and going. If you can offer chauffeur services, please email jeanette@jeanettewindle.com
DEVOTIONAL SPEAKERS: Thank you, Donna Smith, for a wonderful
devotional thought shared with our October group. If any LCW member would be
interested in sharing a devotional message geared to writers God has laid on
your heart(5-10 minutes) for the November meeting, please email jeanette@jeanettewindle.com
BOOK MANUSCRIPT CONTEST: Lancaster
Christian Writers has received an invitation from Deep River Books (founded by
Bill and Nancy Carmichael, founding publishers of Good Family Magazines, which
included Christian Parenting Today,
Virtue, etc) to submit book manuscripts for their 2013-2014 writing
contest, first prize a publishing contract. Check out details HERE.
THANK YOU FROM MICHELE CHYNOWETH: Those in
attendance at the October meeting had a delightful time with guest author
Michele Chynoweth. Michele sends the group this follow-up thanks:
"Dear
Jeanette and fellow Christian writers, I’d like to thank you for hosting me as
your Writers Workshop speaker on Character Development this past Saturday; it
was a delightful group full of enthusiasm and I really appreciated the opportunity.
I look forward to seeing you all again soon!
Meanwhile,
if anyone would still like to purchase copies of my novels, The Faithful One or The Peace Maker, please visit my website: www.michelechynoweth.com or go on www.amazon.com.
Blessings,
Jeanette Windle
President, Lancaster Christian Writers
www.jeanettewindle.com
