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March 2009 

In This Edition . . .

Writing Articles

From the President's Pen: What if?
As writers, our job is to ask – and artfully answer – the “What if?” questions. But, ACFW President Cynthia Ruchti asks in her column this month, “What if you ask yourself these important questions this year – how could your writing life/ministry change?”       More...

My First Sale: Stuart Stockton
Dino-man, S-Man, whatever you call him. You can now call him “Published Author.” Read about Stuart Stockton’s road to publication in this month’s My First Sale column by Lisa Jordan.       More...

Ask the Pros: We’re Feeling Conflicted on Conflict
Our Pros are conflicted about the question of “constant conflict” in our novels. Read what Deborah Raney, Gail Gaymer Martin, and Brandilyn Collins have to say – and be prepared to meet one of them in the parking lot if you disagree!       More...

Agent Talk: Why Is It So Hard to Find an Agent These Days?
Janet and Ron Benrey answer the question “Why is it so hard to find an agent these days?” in our "Agent Talk" column. But more than that, they give suggestions on how you can improve your odds.       More...

Let There Be Lite! I Love to Tell the Story
Prophets, and it seems storytellers, are never fully appreciated in their hometowns – or homes, for that matter. Rachael Phillips shares her history of being a storyteller in “Let There Be Lite!”, our humor column.       More...

Genre City: The Case of the Bouncing Grandma by A.K. Arenz
Hot Reviews of Cool Reads.
In “Genre City”: Donn Taylor reviews A.K. Arenz’ The Case of the Bouncing Grandma; Cara Putman reviews Mindy Starns Clark’s Shadows of Lancaster County; and Laura Hilton reviews Robert Cornuke and Alton Gansky’s The Bell Messenger.        More...

Genre City: Shadows of Lancaster County by Mindy Starns Clark
Hot reviews of cool reads.       More...

Genre City: The Bell Messenger by Robert Cornuke with Alton Gansky
Hot reviews of cool reads.       More...

A Few Moments with....Joan Hochstetler
Joan Hochstetler: Author? Editor? Publisher? Messenger of God? Yep, all of those and more. Find out when you spend “A Few Moments With.…” her by reading Christa Allan’s feature.       More...

Marketing News
Tiffany Colter shares some bright lights from the publishing world in "Marketing News".       More...

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