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Spending Time With My Peeps

October 5, 2017 By Karen Witemeyer

The American Christian Fiction Writers conference took place the weekend before last, and for the first time since 2005, I was not there. Well, not technically. I love this conference. I wouldn't be published today without the connections I've made there. But this year, it just wasn't feasible for me to go. At least not to the official event. The conference was in Dallas, which is only a 3-hour … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Friendship, Writing Tagged With: ACFW, bethany house, friends

ACFW Bound + Ebook Sale on Beyond Justice

September 14, 2017 By Cara Putman

It's that time of year. The time when authors head to the American Christian Writers' National Conference. It's three days of teaching, fellowship, and spiritual renewal. I'm excited because this year I'll co-teach a continuing education session with my good friend James Rubart. We're calling it pulling back the curtain on publishing, and I can't wait to dive into the process of writing and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: ACFW, Beyond Justice, cara putman, Ebook Sale

Friends, Awards, and Pancakes

September 1, 2016 By Karen Witemeyer

Last week, I attended the American Christian Fiction Writers conference in Nashville. I felt like I had come full circle. The very first ACFW conference I attended had also been in Nashville, back in 2005. Four years before I signed my first contract. Now that I'm published, the conference is less about pitching book ideas and more about networking, sharing fellowship with other authors, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship, Writing Tagged With: A Worthy Pursuit, ACFW, Carol Award, giveaway

Looking for a Writer’s Conference? Come to ACFW

August 13, 2015 By Cara Putman

In less than 40 days, one of my favorite times of the year happens. The ACFW conference! I'll never forget my first time at conference in 2005. I was coming with my dreams in my hands, scared that someone would tell me I was CRAZY to believe that I could write a book. Yet the dream hadn't died no matter how many times I'd tried to walk away from it. Still it was a dream I was scared to share … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: ACFW, cara putman, Conference, writing

Meet Me In St. Louis – Oh, Wait, You Did!

October 2, 2014 By Karen Witemeyer

Like many of the authors here on the Inspired by Life and Fiction blog, I had the honor of attending the ACFW conference in St. Louis, MO last week. What a glorious time of learning, fellowshipping with other authors, meeting new friends, and giving back to the organization that has done so much to bless my personal writing journey. In my previous post (which you can read here), I shared the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship, Writing Tagged With: ACFW

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