Worship Write Witness Calendar & Events

WWW Calendar,
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CRITIQUE GROUP
WWW critique group meets each Tuesday evening from 6 - 8:30 p.m. at First Evangelical Free Church, 820 North 30th Street, Colorado Springs, CO. (Corner of 30th & Fontanero. Parking is off of Fontanero. Enter through double glass doors off the parking lot on lower level.) Click here for map.

6:00 - 6:30 p.m.will be arrival and getting to know each other time. At 6:30 we will begin critiquing each others' work.

Bring 3 copies of up to 10 pages of your work, double spaced, 12pt font in Courier or Courier New, one inch margins all the way around. If you are unsure of how to format this way, don't let that stop you. Bring what you have, and we can help you.

For questions or information on becoming a part of this group, contact Mary Davis.

MONTHLY MEETINGS

Worship Write Witness (WWW) meets the first Saturday of each month from 1 - 3 p.m. at Mardel Christian Books, 5964 Barnes Rd (NE corner of Powers and Barnes), in Colorado Springs. We are happy to have you attend up to two meetings if you want to check us out before joining.

January 14th - Jill Hups, Author/President - HIS Writers
Topic: Websites and Blogsites and Social Networking, Oh My!

Do authors need a website? What about Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn? Are they necessary? And what if I'm not published? Are having these networks important? These are just some of the questions that will be addressed when Jill Hups discusses, "Internet and Blogs and Social Media! Oh My!"

Bio: Jill Hups has been part of ACFW and HIS Writers since 2006, and in 2008 was part of a team that implemented social networking and web presence for HIS Writers, Mile High Scribes, Worship Write Witness, and ACFW Colorado. She currently serves as HIS Writers president, ACFW Colorado webmaster, and Internet/publicity chairperson for HIS Writers and ACFW Colorado.

Jill writes under the name J. N. Hups. Her current project is a nine-book, young adult speculative fiction series called Spector. The first book is due to release February 29, 2016, with Spirit Publications, an independent publishing house located in Colorado.

February 4th - Peak Writing Conference (in lieu of regular meeting)
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
First Evangelical Free Church
Colorado Springs, CO

Click here for details

Beginning in March, WWW will move their meetings to the FIRST Saturday of each month. Same time. Same place.

March 3rd - Donita K. Paul, Author
Topic: Rules and When to Break Them

Two sides to every coin. Pick up a penny that represents a rule—one side says follow, the other side says break. Don’t flip the coin and go with where it lands. Make an educated decision based on whether, at this point in your manuscript, the rule will support your words or break the back of your delivery. We will look at ten common rules that can hurt or help you make your story strong.

Bio: Donita K. Paul is a retired teacher and author of numerous novellas, short stories, and nine novels including Dragon Keeper Chronicles, a series which has sold over 350,000 copies. The winner of multiple awards, she enjoys the fellowship of other writers and is active in promoting literacy for the next generation.

April 7th - Kimberley Woodhouse, Author
Topic: Deep POV

No one wants to read shallow characters, they want to live deep inside them and experience the journey along with them.
Bio: Multi-published author, Kimberley Woodhouse, shares her quick wit and positive outlook with tens of thousands around the country each year. A popular speaker and teacher, Kim has also appeared on national television several times. Her books have received Christian Retailing's Top Pick and 4 stars from Romantic Times magazine. http://kimberleywoodhouse.com
May 5th - Steve Abbott
Topic: Pikes Peak Library District Resources Writing and Publishing

Steve will be discussing the various resources available to writers at Pikes Peak Library District. These include print resources, website listings, databases, programs, writers groups, presentations and much more.

Bio: Steve Abbott is an Adult Services Reference Librarian with over six years of experience at Pike's Peak Library District in various departments. He is a co-producer of PPLD’s annual Mountain of Authors local author seminar.

June 2nd - Mary Davis, Author/President, Worship Write Witness
Topic: Let's Get Ready!: Conference Prep and Other Confusing Matters

With the ACFW Conference in the fall and many other conferences throughout the year, it's time to prepare. We will talk about what to bring to a conference. We will work on your Elevator Pitches a.k.a. a one sentence plot summary. Bring your own one sentence plot summary and we can tweak it. If you don't have one, you can work on yours at the meeting. So come with at least one story idea to work with. We will look at the elements of a proposal and how long a synopsis should be.

Bio: Mary Davis is an award-winning author of a dozen novels in both historical and contemporary themes, two novellas, two compilations, and one short story. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, is the president of her local ACFW chapter, and is active in two critique groups. She won ACFW’s Carol Book of the Year award in 2008 for her historical novella, “Love Notes”. Her latest release, Titanic: Voyage of Intent, came out in April 2012, and she has a Christmas novella releasing in the fall from Barbour called "A Carpenter Christmas" in A Cascade Christmas. Please visit her website at http://marydavisbooks.com.

July 2nd (note different date) - Summer Picnic

Picnic in Castle Rock, Colorado. Welcome all chapters and their families. Please bring your own meat and a desert or main dish. We'll meet at 6 p.m. at a local park (exact place TBD). Check back for more info.

August 4th
Topic: Write-in

Join us for an afternoon of writing.

September 8th (note different date) - Speaker TBA
Topic: TBA

October 6th - Speaker TBA
Topic: TBA

November 3rd - Speaker TBA
Topic: TBA

December 1st - Christmas Party
Place: TBA

CONTESTS

None at present

ACFW COLORADO

November 17, 2012 - 3rd Annual Novel Crafters Seminar of the Rockies, featuring award-winning novelist and bestselling author, DiAnn Mills. The one-day seminar will be held at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Northglenn, Colorado.

Award-winning author DiAnn Mills is a fiction writer who combines an adventuresome spirit with unforgettable characters to create action-packed, suspense-filled novels. DiAnn’s first book was published in 1998. She currently has more than fifty books in print, which have sold more than a million and a half copies.

For details, click here.

February 2013 - 5th Annual Peak Writing Conference featuring best-selling author, Kristen Heitzmann. Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Details coming soon!

ACFW NATIONAL

Click here for highlights from the 2011 ACFW National Conference.

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