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February 2008 

In This Edition . . .

Writing Articles

From the President
Robin Miller, ACFW President, writes about disappointment, rejection, and frustration–you familiar with those? But she also urges you to consider gratification, joy, and honor. Yes, honor.        More...

My First Sale: Cynthia Hickey
Lianne Lopes invites you to share with Cynthia Hickey the joy of Cynthia’s “first sale.” Not everyone gets word of their first sale in front of several hundred of their closest friends.       More...

Ask the Pros: What Makes a Good Premise?
Do you have a good premise? In Ask the Pros, Gail Gaymer Martin, Deborah Raney, and Colleen Coble respond to the question: What makes a good premise?       More...

Let There Be Lite! Valentine’s Day–Fodder for Romance Novels?
Ane Mulligan shares one of the “romantic” things her Brit husband did for her on a long-ago Valentine’s Day in Let There Be Lite!, our funnybones column.       More...

Genre City: On Sparrow Hill
Hot reviews of cool reads.
In Genre City, look for reviews of Maureen Lang’s On Sparrow Hill by Lacy J. Williams; Jill Elizabeth Nelson’s The Reluctant Smuggler, by Donn Taylor; and, Cheryl Wyatt’s A Soldier’s Promise, by Eileen Watson.       More...

Genre City: Reluctant Smuggler
Hot reviews of cool reads.       More...

Genre City: A Soldier's Promise
Hot reviews of cool reads.       More...

A Few Moments With....Camy Tang
Have you met that “loud Asian chick” Camy Tang? If not—or even if you have—tune in to Christa Allan’s feature, A Few Moments With: Camy Tang, and get dished on the latest.       More...

Market News
A big welcome to Tiffany Colter who takes up the reins of the Market News column this month to bring you insider news.       More...

Tweakings: Brenda Jackson’s Untitled WIP
Tweakings returns with a wonderfully detailed critique by Camy Tang of Brenda Jackson’s untitled work. Also read Brenda’s submission.       More...

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