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Last Chance To Register for the 2012 OC Christian Writers Conference

May 14th, 2012 Lynne.Leite
Are You On Track With Your Writing Goals?

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
Henry David Thoreau

If you are like me, you set some writing goals at the beginning of the year. You have a dream that involves writing, storytelling, inspiring.  You have imagined your life as a writer – maybe you have even realized some of those dreams and are ready for some new ones.

As we approach the halfway point in 2012, are you where you want to be in your writing life?  Are you on track or do you need to make some adjustments?

Do you need…

  • Inspiration?
  • Correction?
  • Publication?

What better time than now to jump start your enthusiasm for your writing goals?  Join other writers at all skill levels, from beginner to published author, at the OC Christian Writers Conference – but don’t wait! Registration closes Tuesday, May 15 at 5pm.

This year’s conference includes over 20 different sessions addressing many areas of the writing life – from the basics to publication, from finding your voice to writing and the spirit.  There is bound to be a session designed to get you back on track to achieving your writing goals for 2012.

Be sure to read over some prior posts to learn more about the conference faculty.

To get more details about individual sessions and to ensure your spot at the conference, go to www.occwf.org.

So, writer, go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Prepare yourself to meet success – join us at this year’s conference. And remember, registration will close tomorrow, Tuesday, May 15th.

 

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Christian Writer to talk on Writing Process as Work of the Soul at OC Christian Writers Conference

March 31st, 2011 occwf-director

Vinita Hampton Wright2011 Faculty

The active creative life is a calling, one you have to say yes to discover its true power and joy in your life, according to Vinita Hampton Wright.

If you’re engaged in any form of writing, Vinita Hampton Wright’s The Soul Tells a Story is a valuable resource on the nature and practices of the creative process in the soul of the writer. It’s a calling to a divine process in our lives.Creating is kin to our spiritual lives in that both necessitate a submission to a process that is more than can be comprehended with the conscious mind alone. Through her narrative survey and analysis of this creative process that is both inspiring and enlarging she brings insight to a dimension of the creative life that is often left unexplored. (more…)

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Christian Film-Maker John David Ware, an Interview

March 28th, 2011 elizabeth lonseth novels

by Elizabeth Lonseth

John David Ware

John David Ware 2011 Faculty

Q: Reading about the stance you have taken in Hollywood for the Christian Faith, with the 168 Film Project, we have to say “Wow”, go John! Are Hollywood studios more open to films that embrace the Christian faith than it was say five years ago?

JDW: Pre The Passion of the Christ, there was less interest in faith-based films. Post Passion, they are more open. It’s really about: can they make the kind of money that the Passion and Blindside did? If so, then they are interested. I think the studios would rather not do a faith-based film, but (more…)

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Christian Memoir Writer Mary DeMuth Interview

March 12th, 2011 craftingstones.com

Mary DeMuth 2011 Memoir Workshop Leader

The OCCWF is pleased to present memoir author, Mary DeMuth, as our 2011 pre-conference memoir workshop leader. Mary is an author, speaker and book mentor who helps folks turn trials to triumph. She is also the author of ten books, including Thin Places. Mary helps writers reach their maximum potential through mentoring and teaching. She makes her home in Texas with her husband and three kids.

Interview by Pat Stockett Johnston

Q. Mary, you are teaching a full day workshop on memoir writing on the Friday before the OC Christian Writer’s Conference. Some of our conferees will be attending their first writers’ conference, and would benefit from a definition of a memoir. How would you define a memoir?

A. A memoir is a reflection on one’s life, usually told in story form, but not limited to that. (more…)

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Alice Crider of WaterBrook Press Interview

March 5th, 2011 elizabeth lonseth novels
Alice Crider, NonfictionEditor Waterbrook Press

Alice Crider,
2011 Faculty

Alice Crider associate editor at WaterBrook Press will be leading two workshops during the conference. “The Entrepreneurial Author” and “Get Into Your Write Mind.” Besides being an editor, she also is a trained life coach who is passionate about empowering other to achieve their dreams. Her workshops should help any author move ahead in their writing career.

Q: New members of OCCWF have been asking what should they expect from a fifteen-minute consultation. How would you suggest they prepare and what should they expect?

A short description of their book concept is helpful, and I always appreciate writers who ask for feedback and/or direction. I also suggest that new members be prepared to address a few questions. For example:

  • Who is your audience? Be specific (gender, age, special interests).
  • If your book was already in a bookstore, what section, bookshelf, or category would it be found in?
  • How does your book compare with other WaterBrook Multnomah Books? Does it fit into one of our categories and meet a need that isn’t already being met? Feel free to check out our web site in advance.

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Fiction Writing Contest Offers Great Opportunity for Budding Writers

February 19th, 2011 pegrose

Christian writers, get your pens and pencils in motion—because the deadline for the OC Christian Writers Conference 1st Annual Fiction Writing Contest is coming up on March 31.

For this year’s April 30 writers conference, final judging for the writing contest will be done by publisher Jeff Gerke of Marcher Lord Press, with winners announced at the conference.

Entries with a strong narrative voice, deep characters that capture the attention of the judges, and a gripping storyline born from a Christian worldview are eligible to receive a cash prize $250 for first place, $150 for second, and $75 for third. (more…)

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