Writers of Inspirational Novels
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY
December 7
12:00 p.m.
Fellowship Lutheran Church
6727 S. Sheridan Rd.
Spouses and friends welcome!
“Creating Three-Dimensional Characters” – Saturday, Nov. 2
This month, we’re so excited to have one of our own multi-published authors, Margaret Daley, speak to our group about creating three-dimensional characters. Join us for lunch at noon and then stay for the meeting to hear Margaret speak from 1:00 – 3:00. Hope to see you there!
Margaret Daley is an award winning, multi-published author in the romance genre. One of her romantic suspense books, Hearts on the Line, won the American Christian Fiction Writers’ Book of the Year Contest. Recently she has won the Golden Quill Contest, FHL’s Inspirational Readers’ Choice Contest, Winter Rose Contest, Holt Medallion and the Barclay Gold Contest. She wrote for various secular publishers before the Lord led her to the Christian romance market. She currently writes inspirational romance and romantic suspense books for the Steeple Hill Love Inspired lines, romantic suspense for Abingdon Press and historical romance for Summerside Press. She has sold eighty-four books to date.
Margaret was the President for American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), an organization of over 2600 members. She was one of the founding members of the first ACFW local chapter, WIN in Oklahoma. She has taught numerous classes for online groups, ACFW and RWA chapters. She enjoys mentoring other authors. Until she retired a few years ago, she was a teacher of students with special needs for twenty-seven years and volunteered with Special Olympics as a coach. She currently is on the Outreach committee at her church, working on several projects in her community as well as serving on her church’s vestry.
On a more personal note, she has been married for over forty years to Mike and has one son and four granddaughters. She treasures her time with her family and friends.
October Meeting – Saturday, October 5
Our October speaker will be author Tracey Bateman. Tracey is a full-time writer and editor and has written in excess of forty novels, with well over 1 million books in print. She makes her home in the Missouri Ozarks with her husband, several dogs, and four mostly-grown kids who are eager to spread their wings and fly.
We hope you’ll join us at noon for a brown-bag lunch fellowship, and then stay for the meeting with Tracey from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
September Meeting – Saturday, September 7
This Saturday at our WIN meeting, we will have a writer’s marathon. Everyone
is bringing a laptop or pad of paper, and they are going to write for one
hour! We will take a break for snacks, and then head back to our seats
to write for 45 more minutes. There will be experienced writers on hand to
help any beginners. A prize will be given to the one who has the highest
word count. Come and do that thing you’ve been thinking about for a long
time – WRITE!
August Meeting – Saturday, August 3
The last meeting of the summer is coming up, and we decided to do something a little different. The August meeting will be all about you and your writing! We will divide into groups by genre so we can brainstorm or critique each other’s writing. Group members will be given a set amount of time to share and to receive feedback. Please bring one of the following to the meeting:
* A sample of your WIP - a few pages for the group to critique
* A character or plot element you need help brainstorming
* A story idea that needs development
* Anything else (writing-related) you’d like to present
Join us at noon for a brown-bag lunch fellowship, and then stay for the meeting from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Hope to see you there!
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July Meeting Update
Our guest speaker, Tracey Bateman, had to reschedule her visit. She will join us in October instead of July. We will still have our meeting – same time, same place – and we hope to see you there!
Bring a lunch at noon for our fellowship time and stay for the meeting at 1:00.
June Meeting – Saturday, June 1
Our June meeting is right around the corner–this coming Saturday, June 1. Brown
bag at noon, writing prompt at 12:45, and then the meeting begins at 1:00.
Dr. Richard Mabry will be speaking on The Writer’s Journey: From Beowulf
to Die Hard. Based on Christopher Vogler’s book The Writer’s Journey, Richard
will offer a look at the twelve steps of the “hero’s journey” that are common to
the vast majority of novels, movies, and plays and will challenge you to
consider how you can use your own hero’s journey to hold the attention of your
audience.
Dr. Richard Mabry is a retired physician, past Vice-President
of the American Christian Fiction Writers, and the author of five published
novels of medical suspense. His books have been finalists in competitions
including ACFW’s Carol Award and Romantic Times’ Inspirational Book of the Year.
His novel, Lethal Remedy, won a 2012 Selah Award from the Blue Ridge Mountain
Christian Writers Conference. His medical thriller, Stress Test (Thomas Nelson),
has garnered rave reviews from Library Journal and Publisher’s Weekly, as well
as from readers.
Richard will be bringing copies of his books to sell and to sign. To win a copy of Stress Test, check out the giveaway on The Suspense Zone website.
If you are unfamiliar with The Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler, you can check it out here.
See you on Saturday!
May Meeting – Sunday, May 5
We have an exciting opportunity coming up in May. Literary agent Chip MacGregor will be in town and has graciously offered to meet with WIN members. Instead of holding our regular meeting on the first Saturday of the month, we will be meeting at the home of Gina Conroy on the first Sunday, May 5 at 2:00 p.m.
Chip Macgregor of Macgregor Literary has a comprehensive knowledge of the industry—from book development to writing, acquisition to production, marketing to sales. He has secured more than 1,000 book deals for authors with all of the major publishers in both CBA and ABA.
For directions to Gina’s house, please email us at winacfw@yahoo.com.
April Meeting – Taking the Suspense out of Mystery Writing
Ever wonder what the difference is between writing a mystery or suspense? What if you want a little bit of both, but are not sure how to balance them? In Taking the Suspense Out of Mystery Writing, Gina Conroy explains the differences between the two genres and what readers of each expect. She will show you how you can have elements of both in your story for a real page turner, not matter what genre you write.
Join us April 6, 1:00 p.m. at the Fellowship Lutheran Church in Tulsa. We’d love to see you there!
Gina Conroy
Author of Digging Up Death and Cherry Blossom Capers
Brainstorming with Michelle Lim
If you missed today’s W.I.N. meeting, you missed out on a great experience! Our guest speaker, Michelle Lim, came all the way from Minnesota to help us brainstorm unique character traits, compelling plots, and much more. You can order your own copy of her book, Idea Sparking: How to Brainstorm Conflict in Your Novel, from the My Book Therapy website.
