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A picture . . .

Posted in Called to write, Colorado Christian Writers Conference, God's promises on February 16, 2011| 1 Comment »

“A picture,” someone has said, “is worth a thousand words.” No wonder writers are encouraged to “show don’t tell.”

I hope you’ll visit www.writehisanswer.com/Colorado and click on the video welcome to the Colorado Christian Writers Conference. In addition to the pictures are words from former conferees and faculty. No matter how many times I’ve watched the video (and I have watched it many times), I continue to be stirred by the words of Michael Gantt, a pastor from Vermont, in Chapter 4 of the video. “It’s very critical,” he said, “that you believe that what God has to say is relevant to this situation. It’s very critical that you – that you believe God will use you to write His message to the world.”

In the midst of the rejection slips that are part of a writer’s life, it can be difficult to believe that God will use us. That’s not surprising. Discouragement is one of the evil one’s most effective weapons. But I challenge you, as my dear friend and mentor, Lee Roddy, challenged me years ago, “Whose voice are you going to listen to?”

“Now glory be to God who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of – infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes” (Eph. 3:20 TLB).

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Spring Is Coming!

Posted in Called to write, Colorado Christian Writers Conference, God's promises, Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference, Overcoming self-doubts, Publishing journey on February 7, 2011| 3 Comments »

Spring is coming, or so the groundhog says.  Whether he’s right that we’ll have an early spring remains to be seen, but one thing is certain – spring will come!

Even more certain is God’s promise in Hosea 6:3: “Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know him, and he will respond to us as surely as the coming of dawn or the rain of early spring” (TLB). But did you read the condition? Are you pressing in to know Him and, as one who has been given the gift of words, are you pressing on to make Him known?

If you’re feeling stuck in a long, cold winter of your soul when God seems distant and a season when your writing appears to be going nowhere, take heart. “Even when we are too weak to have any faith left, he remains faithful to us and will help us, for he cannot disown us who are part of himself, and he will always carry out his promises to us” (2 Tim. 2:13 TLB). And what does He promise? Romans 11:29 says “God’s gifts and his call can never be withdrawn” (TLB). He also promises that “Now you have every grace and blessing; every spiritual gift and power for doing his will are yours during this time of waiting for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Cor. 1:7 TLB).

A promise that kept me writing and submitting when my first book kept getting rejected is Galatians 6:9. “Let us not get tired of doing what is right, for after a while we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t get discouraged and give up” (TLB). That book was finally accepted after being returned 42 times over a five year period. (I learned not to use the word “rejected.”) Had I given up, I would have missed the joy of encouraging others through my book, Write His Answer – A Bible Study for Christian Writer; the joy of the six other books that followed; and the joy of directing the Greater Philly and Colorado Christian Writers Conference.

We’re picking up 8,000 brochures today for the May 11-14 Colorado Christian Writers Conference. If you’re not on our mailing list, please email me to receive the 16-page brochure. The August 10-13 Greater Philly conference is well along in the planning stages. And I’ve expanded my online bookstore for writers – finally. Through February 28 I’m offering an additional 10% off the already discounted prices including Sally Stuart’s 2011 Christian Writers Market Guide making the price for the new edition only $18. I hope you’ll visit www.writehisanswer.com/bookstore.htm.

But Father, most of all I pray that Your people will be encouraged to “write Your answer” during these critical days. Help us all to be faithful to our calling.

Because of Christ – Marlene

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Colorado Christian Writers Conference

Posted in Colorado Christian Writers Conference on January 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »

CCWC 2011 is in the planning stages!
Presently we have 52 agents, authors, and editors on faculty.
The continuing sessions are in place and posted on the website (www.writehisanswer.com/Colorado)
along with a list of the present faculty and markets.
I anticipate adding a few more faculty members.

Please visit www.writehisanswer.com/Colorado
for more info that I’ll be adding daily.

Registration opens February 1. 

If you do not receive a postcard in the mail this week,
please email your USPS address to mbagnull@aol.com 
to receive our 16-page brochure in February.

 I KNOW that God is again going to meet us on the mountain
and do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think (Eph. 3:20).

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Start the new year . . . write!

Posted in Called to write, Colorado Christian Writers Conference, Goal-setting, Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference on January 6, 2011| 3 Comments »

Will this be the year that the hopes and dreams you have for your writing are realized? Ecclesiastes 5:7 says, “Dreaming instead of doing is foolishness, and there is ruin in a flood of empty words” (TLB). Therefore, at the beginning of a new year it’s wise to ask ourselves, “What am I going to do to make it happen?”

There is no better way to begin the new year or each new day than to “press on to know the Lord” (Hos. 6:3 TLB). Only through waiting on Him (Hab. 2:1) will we know what He is calling us to write and be encouraged and equipped to persevere.Just as we need to “go on growing in the Lord” (Col. 2:7 TLB), we need to keep growing our writing skills. We need to “work hard so God can say to [us], ‘Well done’” (2 Tim. 2:15 TLB). My mother used to say, “Practice makes perfect.” While we are not likely to achieve perfection, there is no better way to develop our ability with words than to practice – daily!

“Follow my example, just as I follow Christ’s,” the apostle Paul said (1 Cor. 11:1 TLB). Are there other writers whose example you are striving to follow? Even if you may never meet them face to face, you can learn from them by studying what they have written and listening to workshops they have taught. Because I believe this is so important,

CDs from the 2010 Colorado
and Greater Philly Christian Writers Conferences
are available at 50% off the normal price of $6 each
for all of January.

For every five CDs purchased, you get one additional CD free. The 2010 info is still posted on the conference websites (see below). The Philadelphia website has a CD order form. For Colorado CDs you’ll need to email me at mbagnull@aol.com the titles of what you’d like to order (for workshops please include the workshop number/letter) and I’ll send them along with an invoice. Shipping is only $1.50 for the first CD and .35 for each additional CD.

Finally, I hope you’ll plan to come to the May 11-14 Colorado and/or the August 10-13 Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference. Both conferences will again feature a faculty of over 50 professional authors, editors, agents, and publicists; earlybird workshops on Wednesday; 8 continuing sessions; plus 42 workshops or 4 hands-on clinics! ALSO – 4 (yes, FOUR) free one-on-one 15-minute appointments with the faculty of your choice if you attend the entire conference plus a BONUS fifth appointment for the first 50 registrants.

Next week I will begin posting info to the conference websites. Our 16-page brochure for the Colorado conference should be in your hands the first week of February if you’re on our mailing list. It also will be posted on www.writehisanswer.com/Colorado before online registration opens February 1.

Registration for the August 10-13 Philly conference will open April 1.

Thank You, Father, for the gift of this new year and for the opportunities to serve You through the ministry of words. Help us to “be strong and courageous and get to work” (1 Chron. 28:20 TLB).

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