Don’t miss Lancaster Christian Writers' LAST meeting before summer break Saturday, June 21, 2014, at Lancaster Alliance Church, 210 Pitney Rd (off Hwy 30 across from Costco) from 9:30AM-12 noon ((registration opens at 9). Social media experts (and LCW members) Lisa Bartelt and Alison McLennan will be sharing a workshop on that 21st century challenge and necessary evil for all serious writers—creating your platform as a writer through BLOGGING.
WORKSHOP: “The 100%
Surefire Guaranteed Secret to Blogging Success Beyond Your Wildest Dreams.”
Sounds good, right? If only it were that easy! But don’t fret! LCW
members Alison McLennan and Lisa Bartelt, both experienced bloggers, will share
some beginning tips for bloggers during this workshop including tips for
effective blogging and how to set up a blog on a free site. They'll talk about
the whys and hows of blogging as well as give some thought to who should have a
blog. And after the workshop, if you're still not sure about blogging, Alison
and Lisa will stick around during critique time to answer questions and help
you work out whether blogging is for you.
OUR
SPEAKERS: Lisa Bartelt has been a newspaper reporter and copy editor, as well
as a freelance writer, whose work has appeared in Group Publishing curriculum,
in devotional compilations, and in Thriving Family and Prayer Connect
magazines. She is also an avid blogger whose writing appears regularly on her
own site, http://lmbartelt.wordpress.com and at
Putting On the New (http://puttingonthenew.com ) as well as in
guest posts elsewhere on the Web. She’s been a member of LCW for five years and
recently joined American Christian Fiction Writers.
Alison
McLennan declared her intent to "make books" at age 3, and her dream
never wavered. With experience as a journalist, freelance writer, book editor,
and published author, Alison recently returned to her first literary love:
fiction. She also writes about faith forged in hard places on her blog at
AlisonMcLennan.com. If you want to say hi, she’d love to connect with you on
Twitter (@AlisonJMcLennan) or Facebook (facebook.com/AlisonJMcLennan).
ONE DAY FICTION WRITING SURVIVAL TRAINING WITH MIKE
DELLOSSO: For LCW’s fiction writers, multi-published suspense novelist Mike
Dellosso, author of Fearless, Rearview, Frantic and more, is hosting a one-day
fiction writing seminar September 20th, 2014, in Latrobe, PA from 8:00 am to
4:30 pm. Mike Dellosso, who has shared numerous workshops at LCW conferences
and events, sends this personal note to the LCW membership:
“This
One-Day Fiction Writing Survival Training
will help you acquire the skills to
survive the fiction writing journey. We'll also discuss the writing life
and there will be a time of honest-to-goodness Q & A. Ask any question you
want about writing, publishing, dealing with publishers and editors, money . .
. whatever! Come prepared to learn, to be inspired, and to leave ready to dive
into your project.
Some
of the highlights of the day will include: 1) Developing characters that jump off the page and into
the reader's life; 2) Creating settings that take on a life of their own; 3) Pacing
that will keep readers turning pages; 4) Different publishing methods . . .
which one is right for you? 5) Beating writer's block and improving your time
management; 6) Ask-anything Q & A. Find out more information including the
schedule of topics, cost, and how to register at:
NOTE
FROM LCW PRESIDENT: On a personal note, I (Jeanette Windle) am traveling over
the next two weeks to Sri Lanka on a missions journalism ministry trip. I will
be meeting with and interviewing ministry leaders from seven nations—Nepal,
Myanmar, India, Indonesia, Philippines, South Africa, and Sri Lanka—as they
come together for a leadership summit and traveling through Sri Lanka itself,
visiting ministries and churches, including Tamil Tiger war zones still
recovering from civil war. I return just a day before our June 21st meeting (if
I don’t show, assume I’ve been taken hostage!). I would appreciate prayer for
travel connections, safety and God’s blessing as I interview and write the
stories of these wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ.
As always, email questions or concerns to jeanette@jeanettewindle.com
Blessings,
Jeanette Windle
President, Lancaster Christian Writers
