What better way to usher in the new season of renewal than by attending the 8th annual Coffee & Quill “mini” conference for aspiring writers. This special Saturday morning meeting allows attendees a glimpse of what the Christian Authors Guild is all about. Experience an inspirational, entertaining, and encouraging morning of i [...]
Coming Soon: Coffee & Quill
What better way to usher in the new season of renewal than by attending the 8th annual Coffee & Quill “mini” conference for aspiring writers. This special Saturday morning meeting allows attendees a glimpse of what the Christian Authors Guild is all about. Experience an inspirational, entertaining, and encouraging morning of i [...]
2014 Coffee & Quill
A special Saturday morning meeting “mini conference” is set for March 22 from 8:30 am- noon for breakfast goodies followed by two top-notch inpirational speakers bound to encourage aspiring writers. For more info please see the Coffee & Quill tab under our CAG website at www.christianauthorsguild.org
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Meet, Greet, Critique
Aspiring Christian writers are set to meet on March 3, 7 pm, at Prayer and Praise Christian Fellowship in Woodstock. This monthly meeting is open to visitors and refreshments are served. For more information about the Christian Authors Guild, please contact www.christianauthorsguild.org
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Dillard to Dazzle Writers
Please plan to attend the February 17 meeeting of the Christian Authors Guild with guest speaker/author George Dillard.
Dr. Dillard, Senior Pastor of Peachtree City Christian Church also just happens to be the Chairman of the Board of Actors, Models, and Talent for Christ and has a passion for the mission field.
Dillard is also the author of [...]
Fine February Meetings
February is a busy meeting month for the Christian Authors Guild. With so many aspiring writers trying their writing wings (and pens) this New Year, each CAG meeting radiates inspiration and encouragement to all attendees. Open to all.
February 3: Meet, Greet, Critique
General Business Meeting including project updates, new group book launch [...]
The Business Side of Writing: Part II...
Okay, you’re booked in a half dozen locations, that’s great. Congratulations!
If you’ve done your homework and built a platform, you can have a great time talking to your friends and customers.
The question now is, “How do I get compensated? After all, isn’t that the goal (at least somewhere down the list after being a blessing and having [...]
Finding Another Person’s Voice ...
Much has been written about finding your “voice.” You can attend a writer’s conference and learn how to reach deep within yourself, discover the real you and express it in cogent terms.
But how many of us have found someone else’s voice? How many of us have been charged with the responsibility of expressing another person’s thou [...]
The Business Side of Writing – ...
So, you’ve written a book. Congratulations!
Putting in the time and effort to write your thoughts is a great accomplishment. Greater still is publication. Now you can sit back and watch the dollars come rolling in, right?
Wrong!
Besides the hard work of writing and editing, there is, The Business Side of Writing.
If you plan [...]
Twitter or Tweet? by Cynthia L. Simmo...
I have to admit the name turned me off. Birds tweet, not something electronic, and I’m fond of birds. Nevertheless, a young man trained in publicity convinced me I should try. He said Twitter helps you expand your influence because it connects you with others who enjoy similar interests.
So, he taught me a few basics. Following someone means [...]
Getting Into Trouble with “Myself” by...
One of my pet peeves when editing manuscripts is the incorrect use of the
pronoun myself and its friends, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, themselves, and itself. It is amazing to me that words that have only three grammar rules regarding them are so often misused by writers. I would like to encourage everyone reading this article to t [...]
