Author, speaker, and editor, Lee Carver, will address the basics of novel plotting through the eyes of a Christian writer.
February 2021 – Instagram & Twitter for Authors
Join ACFW DFW on Saturday, February 13, 2021, from 10:30a-12:00p, for “Instagram & Twitter for Authors” with Lori Z. Scott and Paula Peckham.
The first half of the presentation will explore the use of Instagram for authors, showing ways to use the app to promote author platforms. Presenters will include a description of Instagram and walk through the steps to create an account. Learn how to add followers, use hashtags, and engage author audiences.
The second half of the workshop will explore Twitter as the presenters Introduce the app for new users and explain vocabulary. The presentation will Include tips on how to use Twitter for author promotion, and how to keep author engagement in front of our readers.
Presenters: Elementary school teacher Lori Z. Scott usually writes fiction because, like an atom, she makes up everything. Her downtime is filled with two quirky habits: chronic doodling and inventing lames jokes. Neither one impresses her principal (or friends/parents/casual strangers), but they do help inspire her writing. Somehow, her odd musings led her to accidentally write a ten-title bestselling chapter book series and on purpose write over 150 short stories, articles, essays, poems, and devotions. In addition, Lori contributed to over a dozen books, mostly so she would have an excuse to give people for not folding her laundry. (Hey! Busy writing here!) She has served as a speaker or workshop leader at several conferences and has visited local elementary schools to share her writing journey. Most days, she’s fully immersed in teaching, but nights find her behind the keyboard. Since Batman didn’t want a sidekick, she teamed up with super-agent Cyle Young at the C.Y.L.E. Literary Agency.
Paula Peckham is a retired high school math teacher. She splits her time between her beloved Texas and Rio Bravo, Mexico, where she serves in a ministry through her church. She lives in Burleson, a suburb of Fort Worth, Texas. A 5th-generation Texan, she imbues her stories with Texas pride. She has a poem published in the inaugural edition of Awake our Hearts, an online magazine. Women of Spirit, a Christian magazine, also published an article she wrote. She was a semi-finalist in the 2020 ACFW Genesis contest. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers http://www.acfw.com/ and the local chapter, ACFW DFW, where she serves as treasurer.
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January 2021 – Who Motivates Your Writing?
As a writer, do you feel the pull of self or The Spirit when delving into your manuscript? Find out how to focus your spiritual message as you craft your story.
October 2020 – From Patches to Christmas Cookies: How to Write a Heartwarming, Hallmark-Sweet Romance
Teri, a Hallmark Publishing author, will discuss the rising popularity of low-angst, Hallmark-style sweet romances and what elements define this very specific subgenre.
September 2020 – God is in the Details, and We Should Be, Too
Obenhaus traces her love of romance back to the first time she saw Cinderella. Little did she know one day she would be penning her own love stories filled with faith, family and happily ever afters.