Happy 2019!!! What a great turnout and weather we had for our January kickoff. We meet next on Saturday, February 16th, at Lancaster Alliance Church, 210 Pitney Rd (off Hwy 30 across from Costco) Saturday, January 19th (01/19/19), from 9:30AM-12 noon (registration opens at 9). Novelist, investigative journalist (and LCW president) Jeanette Windle will be teaching a workshop on effective plotting. WORKSHOP: “A Story to Tell"--Keys to Plot Development. A compelling story lies not only in who, what, where, and when, but how and especially why. Inciting incidents, interweaving plot lines, conflict, character-driven versus plot-driven, rising and falling action, climax, and resolution are among the elements necessary to tell an effective story. While workshop is slanted to fiction, principles apply to non-fiction story telling as well.
SPEAKER: Award-winning novelist, investigative journalist, editor, and collaborative writer Jeanette Windle grew up in the Amazon's guerrilla hot zones, has lived in six countries, and traveled in more than thirty. Those experiences have birthed twenty-one titles, including bestselling novels Veiled Freedom/Freedom's Stand, (ECPA Christian Book Award/Christy Award/Carol Award/Golden Scroll nominees), as well as such non-fiction titles as Forgiven (ECPA Christian Book Award/Christian Retailing Best Awards nominee) and All Saints, also a Sony Affirm movie. To learn more, visit www.jeanettewindle.com.
JANUARY MEETING HANDOUT: Thank you, Annette Whipple for an outstanding workshop on work-for-hire freelancing at our latest LCW meeting. For those who attended and those who couldn’t make it, she offers a link to the Powerpoint/handout she shared. The link will only remain live for a week, so grab download now: https://www.annettewhipple.com/p/for-writers.html
WRITERS RETREAT INVITE: LCW member Jeannette DiLouie,
Chief Executive Editor of Innovative Editing, invites Lancaster Christian Writers to prepare to be inspired at The Genuine Writer’s Retreat 2019. Ever been to Annapolis? It’s truly beautiful. Like the best of Boston, it’s filled with great food, great scenery and a historic feel you don’t want to stop soaking in. It’s also the site of The Genuine Writer’s Retreat 2019, right off the waterfront at Gibson’s Lodgings bed and breakfast. Attendees can enjoy picturesque accommodations, delicious food, two carefully crafted presentations, and plenty of time to relax and write. Get the inspiration, encouragement and insights you’ve been looking for on your writing journey March 22-24 at this scenic locale. Early bird prices end January 31, so be sure to claim your space today at www.TheGenuineWriter.com
SUPER SATURDAY 2019 FLYER/REGISTRATION NOW LIVE ONLINE: And don't forget to help us circulate our SS2019 FLYER as well as PRESS RELEASE as well as to sign up soon for our April 6th one-day conference at LBC REGISTRATION. Success and continuation of this annual conference depends on YOU to help us get the news out.
CRITIQUE GROUPS: We will be making time as well for our usual peer critique groups, so if you have a piece you'd like critiqued, bring 10 copies of up to 1500 words.
As always, email questions or concerns to jeanette@jeanettewindle.com
