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Colorado Christian Writers Conference updates . . . 

Neither rain nor snow, sleet nor ice . . . Well it goes something like this! While yesterday’s ice storm prevented us from picking up the brochures from the printer today as we had planned, I’m praising God for how preparations for the May 14-17 Colorado Christian Writers Conference are progressing.

If we have your USPS address, you should receive your brochure in a little over a week. Meanwhile, you can view it on the conference website.

Yesterday I uploaded photos, bios, and the editorial needs of our 18 Book Editors and representatives. Tomorrow, Lord willing, I’ll upload the page for the 11 Periodical Editors. Then I need to tackle the pages for the 18 Agents & Other Professionals and the 21 Authors. Whew! What a huge but joy-filled task. Thank You, Father, for the great faculty You have provided.

Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference Update

I’m still focused on updating the website for the May 14-17 Colorado Christian Writers Conference but soon, very soon I trust, I’ll be able to turn my attention to the Philly conference. I can tell you that so far we have 4 agents, 12 book editors or representatives, and 22 other professionals on faculty.

I think I already announced that Cec Murphey will be keynoting and teaching a continuing session on The Power of Story. “Stories,” Cec says, “are truth in human skin. Whether you write fiction or nonfiction stories and illustrations you need to impact your readers. You can learn to write original  stories, sustain suspense, intrigue readers, and provide satisfying endings.”

News you can use . . .

Grammar test – Take this quiz to see how sharp your grammar skills really are. Are you making common grammar mistakes?

Tips for tags – dialogue that is – A helpful article by James Scott Bell, an excellent author and teacher who has served on our faculty.

Are the words you speak and write pushing millenials away? – If you’ve not seen this onFaith November 7, 2013 article by Addie Zierman, and even if you have, it’s important to read and to read again. Father, please help us think before we speak and write – better still, to pray!

Joel Rosenberg’s Blog – In his January 29 blog, Joel writes about the importance of prayer and asks important questions. “Are we praying for our leaders at this time of crisis? Or are we sniping at them?”

Amen. Father help us to faithfully and prayerfully serve You.