Thanksgiving
is around the corner and so is our November LCW meeting. Join us in welcoming
well-known Lancaster area author and speaker Shawn Smucker on Saturday, November
15, 2014, at Lancaster Alliance Church, 210 Pitney Rd (off Hwy 30
across from Costco) from 9:30AM-12 noon ((registration opens at 9).
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SPEAKER: Shawn Smucker is an author, blogger, and speaker who is
passionate about storytelling and the importance of living an adventurous life.
He has written five traditionally published books of non-fiction, ten
self-published books of non-fiction, and is currently in the middle of
releasing his first novel, The Day the
Angels Fell, through a Kickstarter campaign. He received his English
degree from Messiah College and currently lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
with his wife and four children. You can find him on Twitter, Facebook, and at shawnsmucker.com.
WORKSHOP: “A Writer’s Quest”. For many writers the Holy Grail they are trying
to discover is a life where they can make a living as a writer, spending their
days in coffee shops or in a cabin overlooking a lake. Shawn Smucker has been
making a living as a writer for the last five years, and it hasn't been all
coffee shops and dreamy cabins. On Saturday, November 15th, he'll share with
you his own story: the circumstances that led to him writing for a living, how
he makes it work now, and the questions you need to ask yourself if making a
living as a writer is your goal.
“PROMISING BEGINNINGS” CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONTEST: Well-known editor and author Kathy Ide, founder and president of the Christian Editor Connection and Christian PEN, has invited LCW members to participate in the 3rd annual “Promising Beginnings” Christian Writers Conference. She sends this message to Lancaster Christian Writers members: “Because I believe in the power, impact, and influence of Christian writers’ conferences, and the Mount Hermon conference in particular, I am holding a contest in which the prize is a full scholarship to the 2015 Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference (an $897 value). There is NO FEE to enter this contest. It is open to both published and unpublished writers, regardless of whether they've previously attended a Mount Hermon conference. Deadline to enter is November 30. Full details are on http://kathyide.com/contest/.”
LANCASTER
BIBLE COLLEGE OFFERS ON-LINE CREATIVE WRITING COURSE: Many
of you have enjoyed workshops taught by York area Christian suspense novelist
Mike Dellosso. The following invitation just came in to LCW from the LBC
communications department. “Lancaster Bible College is offering this fall a
6-week online course on Creative Writing, taught by Mike Dellosso. The
course can be done for credit– towards a degree or enrolled as non-degree
seeking – or it can be audited with the potential for Continuing Education
Units (CEUs) towards various available certificates. Please visit https://www.facebook.com/LBCCreativeWriting
to learn more about the course.”
CRITIQUE
GROUPS: And
don't forget to bring your latest work-in-progress from this summer for
critique groups (ten copies up to 1500 words).
As
always, email questions or concerns to jeanette@jeanettewindle.com
Blessings,
Jeanette Windle
President, Lancaster Christian Writers
Blessings,
Jeanette Windle
President, Lancaster Christian Writers
