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In this edition…
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From the President: The End
ACFW wants you to feel the rush of writing The End, so we’ve created a new incentive for unpublished writers to finish their books. You can’t sell a book if you don’t complete one.More... -
A Few Moments With . . . Carrie Turansky
At times the publishing world seems to move with the pace of a glacier; at other times it’s an ocean wave moving with lightning speed. E-publishing is that kind of wave at the moment, and author Carrie Turansky is happy to grab her virtual surfboard and ride it.More... -
Wordsmithing: It Has Muscle
Ever been pushed around by a bully? Made fun of when it’s not fun for you? Disrespected? Humiliated? Mistreated? Then weep for poor it.More... -
ACFW Book Club Review: No Safe Haven
This compelling story had me holding my breath, biting my nails, and up until all hours, desperate to see who would survive. No Safe Haven has it all.More... -
ACFW Book Club Review: Deadly Ties
Hinze captured my attention, heart, and emotions in this fascinating tale of pain, healing, forgiveness, and second chances.More... -
Genre City Review: Darkness Follows
From the first page, Michael Dellosso throws the reader into the middle of the action.More... -
Genre City Review: Simple Choices
Nancy Mehl brings poignancy to the characters’ longing for resolution and restoration in what may be the best novel in The Harmony Series.More... -
Genre City Review: Bathsheba
Smith’s story is resplendent with the richness and depth of the grace of God to everyone who struggles with temptation.More... -
Genre City Review: Reluctant Prophet
This book is one sweet ride from beginning to end. Read it, then live it.More... -
Bonus Content: Genesis—Any Score Can Be A Winner
Lamenting that your Genesis Contest entry score was lower than you'd hoped for? Did the judge's comments sting more than you'd expected? That was Pamela Meyers' experience also. See what she learned.More... -
My First Sale: Sherry Kyle
When Sherry Kyle learned Abingdon Press wanted to buy her first book, Delivered With Love, she listened to the message left by her agent at least 10 times and ran around the house screaming.More... -
Bonus Content: It’s A Conundrum
In this world, there are problems and there are conundrums. They do differ. Problems are your ordinary, garden-variety bugaboos. Whether you call them a hitch, snag, or quandary, they all differ from a conundrum.More... -
Market News: More Encouraging News
We’ve all heard American jobs are going overseas, especially to China and India. But did anyone think that people in those countries are feeling pressure to learn English? And what effect does that have on them?More... -
Member News: June
See what your friends in American Christian Fiction Writers are up to this month!More...