Join us on Saturday, July
13, 10:30am-12:00pm, when we welcome author, Lynne Gentry, as she shares tips and
tricks for “Brave Brainstorming.”
As
writers, why should we learn brainstorming techniques? Gentry explains: You’re
talking with friends and someone mentions something that catches your
attention. A little voice inside of you shouts this would be a great story!
Ideas fire in your mind. You can see the title. You can see the characters. You
can see most of the plot. You can see the happy-ever-after ending. You can see
editors paying you big bucks for this gem. You have never felt so creative in
your life. And then you start writing. At first, you fly. Then you crawl. Then
you stall. What do you do when you’re at 20,000 words in and your creativity dries up? BRAINSTORM. But
for most of us, thinking outside the box is easier said than done. Or is it?
Come learn some simple techniques that can take your individual and partnership
brainstorming sessions to a bold new level.
We could have easily added
playwright, producer, acting coach, and storyteller to Gentry’s introduction
because she’s all that and more. Trained in
theater arts at Oklahoma Christian University, she’s written and produced everything from full-length musicals to a children’s
theater curriculum. This former Director of the Dallas International
Performing Arts Academy also teaches private acting lessons. Her students have
successfully auditioned for Broadway, Disney, Nickelodeon, American Idol,
various television series, local and national commercials, talent agencies, and
major college theater programs.
A professional writer for nearly twenty years, Gentry
has written for a large Christian Radio Broadcasting company, Christian Woman
magazine, Guideposts, Tyndale, Worthy, HCI Books, Howard Books/Simon &
Schuster. She has several indie-published titles. Her stories have been
finalists in the American Christian
Fiction Writer’s Genesis contest, the prestigious Westbow’s Fiction contest,
and the Carol Awards.
Believing we can work together to change our world,
Gentry joined with Lisa Harris to found The
ECHO Project, a humanitarian organization dedicated to becoming the
voice for the poorest of the poor in one of the darkest corners of the
world…Africa.
Gentry loves laughing with her family or taking her
medical therapy dog to the Baylor oncology wards to make people smile.
To reserve your spot
for this informative event, go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/2285877911673027/.
ACFW DFW Ready Writer
meetings are held at Arlington Community Church, 1715 W. Randol Mill Rd in Arlington. Most meetings are followed by a pay-your-way lunch for further
fellowship and networking.
For information about this and other
programs through ACFW DFW, visit: https://www.facebook.com/DFWReadyWriters/ or our website at: http://dfwreadywriters.blogspot.com/.
ACFW DFW MEMBERS: Gentry has a special offer for ACFW DFW
members. Please see your members email and/or the members only FB page for
details.
