Happy New Years 2014!!
Can you believe we are already in another calendar year? And to kick it
off, we are delighted to welcome a very special guest speaker, Karen Whiting, who will be sharing at
our Lancaster Christian Writers January meeting on Saturday, January 18, 2014, at Lancaster Alliance Church,
210 Pitney Rd (off Hwy 30 across from Costco) from 9:30AM-12 noon ((registration opens at 9).
Many of you have met Karen Whiting on
faculty at Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers Conference or LCW's own Super
Saturday one-day conferences. As board-member of the Christian Author
Network, she will be in town the weekend of January 18-21 for the Christian
Product Expo (Hershey).
Karen has graciously consented to take time out to share one
of her practical and fun conference workshops: "Bread and Butter from
Shorts: Selling sidebars and short pieces is a great way to break into
magazines and earn money. These are 100-500 words and compliment articles or
stand alone. They are also easier to submit. PLUS before writing be certain your
idea is RIPE. Discover the four essential elements for writing a
nonfiction article or book."
An award-winning author of sixteen books, including Time, God’s Girls series, and The
365 Most Important Bible Passages for Women, Karen Whiting has seen in print as well more than 500 magazine
articles in more than sixty periodicals. Her newest release, The One-Year Princess Devotions, Tyndale
House Publishers, releases September 1, 2014. Karen's Stories of Faith and Courage from the Home Front received the 2013
Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal in the faith category. The book
also received the Golden Scroll Nonfiction Book of the Year at the
International Christian Retail Show. For more, check out www.karenwhiting.com.
SUPER
SATURDAY 2014!! And if you haven't yet marked your
calendar for this year's one-day writers conference Saturday, April 12, 2014,
8:30AM-4:30PM at Lancaster Bible College, you will want to do so and get the
news out to fellow writers. We have a stellar faculty lineup, including:
- Suzanne Kuhn, marketing/promotions expert and founder of SuzyQ, a full-service author promotion and retail development firm.
- Dave Fessenden, publisher, editor and agent with more than 20 years experience.
- Marlene Bagnull, publisher, author, and director GPCWC and CWC.
- Jeannette Scott, journalist, editor, author.
- Tracy Higley, award-winning novelist, including Seven Ancient Wonders series.
- Mike Dellosso, award-winning novelist, speculative fiction
- Marsha Hubler, award-winning novelist, YA fiction
- Joyce Magnin, award-winning novelist, including Bright Pond series.
GRAPHIC/FLYER
DESIGNER NEEDED: And speaking of Super Saturday, we are
in need of a volunteer who would be interested in putting together a flyer for
this year's Super Saturday. If you have such skills and would be interested,
please drop an email to jeanette@jeanettewindle.com
DEVOTIONAL
SPEAKERS. We still have openings for devotional speakers (5-10
minutes) at our monthly meetings Jan-March. If you are interested, drop an
email to jeanette@jeanettewindle.com
ONE
FINAL ITEM!!! LCW
Blog List:
We've received quite
a number of member blogs links to display on the LCW website. It is not too
late to add yours. If you would like to add your blog to the list, please
respond to this email with the following:
- your name
- the name your blog (if applicable)
- your blog's URL (web address)
