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Michelle Stimpson can help you find it.
Multi-published author, speaker, and educator Michelle Stimpson will be with DFW Ready Writers Saturday, February 13th presenting: “Your Voice – Is It Unique?”

Let’s face it: next to a great idea, voice is what appeals most to editors and readers. Absent this essential human trait, a computer could have been programmed to spit out your novel. So how do you include your own voice without overwhelming the reader? And how can you bring “you” into a third-person narrative so that readers will fall in love with the way you tell a story?

In this session, Michelle will be addressing those questions by analyzing bestselling authors’ works to discover their unique voices and practice techniques to kick up the voice in your own novels. A touch of humor, a unique voice, and a Christian message is what you can expect from Michelle in her writing and in her workshops. You won’t want to miss hearing her.

Michelle Stimpson is an author, a speaker, and an educator who received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Jarvis Christian College in 1994. She earned a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2002. She has had the pleasure of teaching elementary, middle, and high school as well as training adults.

Date: Saturday – February 13, 2010
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Meeting Place: La Hacienda Ranch Restaurant
5250 Hwy 121,
Colleyville, Texas
(Restaurant sits alongside the southbound access road between Hall-Johnson and Glade).

Hope to see you there.

Janice Olson
His Words, His Story, His child
Vice President, DFW Ready Writers Chapter
www.JaniceOlson.com

Hear Margaret Daley, author of over 65 books, and Vickie McDonough, author of over 15 books, and Myra Johson speak at this special event in Oklahoma City.

Romance the Stacks at one of the Oklahoma City libraries on Feb 12th.

It’s a chance for area librarians and the public to meet Oklahoma authors. There’s a panel where the authors answer question from the host and also the audience, then a book signing.

Contact information: byoung [at] odl.state.ok.us William Young (email address is broken intentionally to protect from spam.)

The event is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Oklahoma Heritage Museum, 13th and Shartel.

ACFW Authors Attending the Event:
Margaret Daley
Myra Johnson
Vicki McDonough

General agenda for the day will be:
10:00 a.m. Registration begins for librarians
10:30 a.m. Booksignings and visits with authors (public invited)
11:00 to 12:00 Public program (introduction of authors, anecdotes, Q&A)
12:00 to 1:00 Booksignings continue, and lunch with librarians
1:00 to 2:00 Session with librarians

http://www.oklahomaheritage.com/Contact/MapDirections/tabid/82/Default.aspx

The museum exhibits will also be open to all attendees, so this would be a good chance for you to tour the facility as well.

William R. Young
Public Information Manager
Oklahoma Department of Libraries
200 N.E. 18th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
w: 405-522-3562

Information on the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, our official State Library:

http://www.odl.state.ok.us/agency

Information on the Oklahoma Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book:

http://www.odl.state.ok.us/ocb

“ACFW authors are participating in this event. Please be aware that other views may be presented as well.”

Start Time: Friday, April 23, 2010 at 6:30pm
End Time: Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 6:00pm
Location: Camp Eden
Street: 11583 Camp Eden Rd
City/Town: Golden, CO

Description:
Join us for a weekend designed for encouragement, refreshment, fellowship, as we take an in-depth look into the Word of God and how we can be prepared to write His answer—to Christians and non-Christians, through fiction or nonfiction. Through Bible study and prayer times we will explore what God has to say about His Word and its relevance to us today.

Speaker: Margie Vawter
Topic: Prepared to Give His Answer

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REGISTRATION INFORMATION

There will be three registration options this year:

Option #1 – Overnight at Camp Eden. $55 members/$60 non-members
Option #2 – Overnight at Eldora Lodge*. $65 members/$70 non-members
Option #3 – No overnight. $25 members/$30 non-members

Registration begins February 5th and ends March 31st.

Registration deadline for Option #2 is February 28th, with a non-refundable deposit of $10 due at time of registration and the balance due by March 31st.

Late registration (April 1st-21st): Add $5 to Option #1 and #3 (late registration is not available for Option #2).

You may register online, by mail, or at your local ACFW Colorado meeting.

To register online, go to www.acfwcolorado.com/events and click on the online registration link. ACFW Colorado accepts PayPal.

To register by mail, go to www.acfwcolorado.com/events and click on the mail-in registration link. Download the form, print it off and mail it, along with a check made payable to
HIS Writers
PO Box 19741,
Denver CO 80219.

Brochure with complete details can also be downloaded at the above website.

The retreat is open to ACFW members and non-members.

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Camp Eden is located off CO Hwy 72 in Coal Creek Canyon in the Roosevelt National Forest.

Eldora Lodge is located about 1/4 mile west of the Camp Eden Rd turnoff. To view the lodge go to www.eldoralodge.com.

This is a list of meetings and events that I’ve been notified about through ACFW. However, it is not exhaustive. So if you would like to begin attending ACFW events in your local area, please see the www.acfw.com website and look for the local chapters.
Angie Breidenbach
PR Officer, ACFW

Louisiana:
LA-CFW will have their monthly meeting this Saturday, January 23 at 11:00.
We’ll meet at the King’s Highway Christian Church in Shreveport.
Betsy St. Amant will be speaking to us about Traditional Publishing vs E-book/Small Press Publishing.

Melinda Smith
Secretary for LA-CFW
Area/State Coordinator
for ACFW

Chicago NW Area:
Anyone who is in the Chicago area this coming Friday evening, Jan. 22nd, is welcome to join the Chicago Northwest Chapter to hear from ACFW member and author, Maureen Lang on the importance of layering in our novels.

We are in the Northwest burbs and meet at Indian Trails Public Library in Wheeling, at 355 S. Schoenbeck Road, from 6:30-9:00. Five dollars will be collected from all attendees.

For those ACFW Chicago Northwest Members who have not yet paid their annual dues or those who wish to join the chapter, you may pay your dues at the meeting, so come join us!!

Greater Phoenix Area:
What better way to start the New Year than with a kick-off meeting of the 2010 CWOW group! Come one, come all! We’re going to have a great time.

Our meeting is January 23, at 1 p.m., at the Marie Callendar’s
(They’ll do separate checks but add a gratuity) located in Mesa, Arizona (865 S. Dobson).

1:00 – Welcome
1:00 – 1:45 – Meal and fellowship
1:45 – 2:00 – Business Meeting
2:00 – 3:30 – Speaker: Mona Hodgson

Mona Hodgson is the author of two historical novels and 28 children’s books, including Real Girls of the Bible, Bedtime in the Southwest, and six Zonderkidz I Can Read books. Mona’s debut novel, Two Brides Too Many, published by WaterBrook Press, is available exclusively at Walmart stores until May 2010. You won’t want to miss the meeting Saturday, January 23rd, where Mona
will share her inspiring publishing, journey ( specifically goals,
children’s writing, segueing into her historical career) with us.

As I receive other notifications, I will post them.
Thank you,
Angie

Date: Friday, December 4, 2009
Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm
Location: Dazbog Coffee Shop
Street: 1050 West 104th Avenue
City/Town: Northglenn, CO

Shop for the holidays by buying a signed book from one of our 15 ACFW authors, or stock up on your favorite books or other media for killer prices at our Used Book and Media Sale.

FRIDAY book signing schedule is as follows:

9 – 11am – WOMEN’S FICTION
· Megan DiMaria (“Out of Her Hands”)
· Alison Strobel Morrow (“Violette Between”)

11am- 1pm – ROMANCE
· Kathleen Kovach (“God Gave the Song”)
· Amber Stockton (“Patterns and Progress”)

1 – 3pm – FANTASY/SPECULATIVE/SUPERNATURALl
· Donita K. Paul (“The Vanishing Sculptor”)
· Stuart Stockton (“Starfire”)
· Nancy Wentz (“Cursebreaker”)

SATURDAY book signing schedule is as follows:

9 – 11am – NON-FICTION
· Candee Fick (“Pigskin Parables”)
· Patrick and Donna Schlachter (“Quiet Moments Alone with God”)
· Kim Woodhouse (“Welcome Home: Our Family’s Journey to Extreme Joy”)

11am- 1pm – MILITARY AND POLITICAL SAGAS
· Mike Angley (“The Child Finder Triology”)
· Erin Rainwater (“True Colors”)
· Steve Wright (“Off Road”)

1 – 3pm – ROMANCE
· Mary Davis (“Cascades”)
· Debra Ullrick (“Déjà Vu”)

All author books available for purchase.

For information on the authors and the books they will be signing, visit www.acfwcolorado.com/events.html.

Event is sponsored by HIS Writers, Denver North Chapter of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW)