The ACFW DFW chapter of American Christian Fiction Writers
3rd Annual Spring Conference
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Arlington Community Church 1715 W Randol Mill Rd.
9:00a – 2:45p
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
(info
below)
Keynote Speaker
Robin
Patchen – Writer
of Romantic Suspense with Soul and Spirit
Two Presentations
Small Edits, Big
Impact:
Learn how to use rhetorical devices and other simple tricks to improve the
emotional impact of your prose. Each device will have examples from speeches,
literature, and movies to illustrate how they can be used in all kinds of
writing.
Writing the Emotional
Roller Coaster:
Explore the three ways to add emotion to your manuscript, when it is
appropriate to use each, and discover how to use the emotional wheel to bring
more depth to your manuscripts to pull your readers onto an emotional roller
coaster that will leave them breathless.
Aside from her family and her Savior, Robin Patchen has two
loves—writing and traveling. If she could combine them, she’d spend a lot of
time sitting in front of her laptop at sidewalk cafes, ski lodges, and
beachside burger joints. She’d visit every place in the entire world—twice, if
possible—and craft stories and tell people about her Savior. Alas, time is too
short and money is too scarce for Patchen to traipse all over the globe, even
if her husband and kids wanted to go with her. So she stays in Oklahoma, shares
the Good News when she can, and writes to illustrate the unending grace of God
through the power and magic of story.
Patchen has been writing all her life but didn’t start down
the fiction trail until nine years ago. Since then, she’s written thirteen
books and co-authored one. Her books include
the Hidden Truth series “Convenient
Lies,” “Twisted Lies,” “Generous Lies,” and “Innocent Lies;” the Amanda series, including “Chasing
Amanda,” and “Finding Amanda;” as well as A
Package Deal, Faith House, and collaboration on the nonfiction, The Twelve Fatal Flaws of Fiction Writing.
Patchen and her husband, Eddie, have been married for 24
years and are the proud parents of three children—teens through young adult. Although
from New Hampshire and having lived for years in the OKC area, she and her
family are in the midst of a work transfer to North Carolina. To find out more
about our talented keynote speaker visit: https://robinpatchen.com/ or https://robinpatchen.com/.
J.A. Marx – Embattled
Spirit Author
A multi-published hybrid author and freelance editor, J.A. Marx
writes psychological suspense/adventure with threads of romance and
supernatural undertones. She is a graduate of The Christian Writers Guild's
elite Craftsman course, under mentors Jerry Jenkins and DiAnn
Mills. One of her favorite activities is a weekly critique group where she
has the honor of helping other writers hone their craft.
Marx’s fiction bookshelf
includes: co-written Christmas novellas: The Christmas
Tree Treasure Hunt and A Ruby Christmas. Mirror,
Mirror (e-book only), and The Destiny Series: “Destiny Defied,”
“Destiny Delivered,” and “Destiny Defended.” Her nonfiction
publications include CBN devotionals, various articles, and The
Embattled Spirit weekly blog.
Growing
up in Colorado, Marx spent much of her childhood climbing trees and rocks and
riding horses. She graduated from Colorado State University with a BA in Arts
& Humanities and a double minor in French and Music. Having lived in
Tennessee and Ohio, she presently calls Texas her home, near her children and
grandchildren. She has been involved in many types of ministries but above all,
Marx’s desire is to see people set free to live and to love. To discover more
about J.A. Marx, visit
her at: http://jamarx.net/ and https://www.facebook.com/embattledspirit.
Harry Hall – Author
and Professional Speaker
Make your Book Launch
an Event - A
book launch is an opportunity for you, the author, to showcase your writing
skills and to join friends and family in reveling in your achievement. But too
often, book launches pass with little fanfare, and what should be a celebration
often falls flat. In this session, you will learn techniques that will turn
your launch into an event. Takeaways include strategies on marketing and promoting
your launch, ingredients for maximizing the moment, and follow-ups that will
create long-lasting memories.
In 2002, after 15 years of freelance writing, Harry Hall decided
to write a book about the history of American women distance runners. After six
months of research, he just knew he was missing the bigger story. He found the missing
adventure in John Cumming’s, Runners and Walkers, a 19th Century Sports
Chronicle, in a briefly
mentioned statement of the late 19th century professional women endurance
walkers; a group of talented young women
who dazzled America with their on and off track exploits from 1876-1881. The
miles of travel and hours of research, along with a gifted scrapbook from Charlotte
and Gerry Curtis—sisters and the great-granddaughters of May Marshall, the most
prolific pedestrienne--would become Hall’s book, The Pedestriennes:
America’s Forgotten Superstars, and an eventual screenplay.
His other book, "Help! Everyone is Staring at Me, is based
on his experiences as a radio talk show host, speaker, and teacher of public
speaking at the University of Dallas and SMU. Hall is a charter inductee into the Mayborn
Author’s Guild, the first of several writing awards.
He is an active member
of Toastmasters International, the Dallas Press Club, DFW Writers Workshop and
the National Speaker’s Association. He also frequently judges speech contests
for home-schooled students.
A former track coach, Hall still follows the sport and loves
talking distance running and baseball history. He and his wife Susie live in Grand
Prairie where he loves spending time with his 20-year-old son, Zane, and Zane’s
best friend, Scamp (Pooch) Hall. For more information visit Hall at: http://harryhallspeaks.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/harry.hall.92
PLEASE
NOTE TIME DIFFERENCE FOR THIS EVENT (from normal monthly
schedule)
Doors
open 9:00a for registration, coffee and light morning refreshments.
Final
remarks and closing 2:45p.
Reservations
are REQUIRED for this event by Friday, April 6,
2018.
Subject line: April – WINGS
Conference
Body of text: Name(s) and best
phone number(s)
A confirmation email will be
sent with further info.
ACFW DFW members - $25
Non-ACFW DFW members - $30
High School and College
students (WITH school ID) - $15
Lunch is included
in the conference fee.
Reserve
your spot today!
See you there!
