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Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference

Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference

Have you checked out all that’s happening at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference April 3-7? I’m super-excited about the faculty and program offerings this year. – Keynote presentations from Charles Martin and Steven James – Major Morning Tracks on fiction, nonfiction, memoir, public speaking, indie publishing, screenwriting, and more – A Career Growth track […]

Editing Secrets of Best-Selling Authors

Editing Secrets of Best-Selling Authors

Available NOW for preorder on Amazon and Barnes & Noble! Successful writers spend a lot more time editing than they do writing. They know that what they write from the heart needs to be analyzed by the mind to make it the best it can be. To ensure that the story or message they want […]

Promising Beginnings Contest

Promising Beginnings Contest

Because I believe in the power, impact, and influence Christian writers’ conferences have for authors, the SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference, which I direct, is now sponsoring the Promising Beginnings contest. The winner of this contest will be awarded a FULL SCHOLARSHIP to the 2020 SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference, July 8-11, at Azusa Pacific University. Includes […]

Valentine’s Day is coming soon!

Valentine’s Day is coming soon!

Valentine’s Day is February 14–less than a month away. If you’ve been in a store lately, you’ve no doubt seen the displays. Flowers are beautiful–for a few days. Chocolates are yummy but not a healthy choice. Greeting cards can express your thoughts, but they’ll get tossed in a waste basket. Want something more personal that […]

FREE Books for Writers!

FREE Books for Writers!

How would you like to get a copy of my Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors in mobi (Kindle) or epub (Nook and others) format … and more books for writers too … all FREE? This Monday and Tuesday, you can get my book—which has tips from multi-published authors on proofreading for typos, inconsistencies, and errors […]

Christian film industry conference

Christian film industry conference

I am super-excited to announce that I will be serving on faculty at this year’s International Christian Visual Media conference November 13-16 near Nashville, Tennessee. I’ll be co-teaching with the amazing Bob Saenz on the differences between writing a novel and writing a screenplay. We’ll also be on a panel of book and film industry […]

Mount Hermon: looking back on 2019 and forward to 2020

Mount Hermon: looking back on 2019 and forward to 2020

The 2019 Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference was amazing, as always! I loved watching divine appointments happening all around me throughout the conference. And reading the attendees’ evaluations afterward made my heart soar! Let me share some of those comments: “This was one of the best run conferences I’ve been to (and I’ve been to […]

CEN Director Introduction: Sharon Ford

CEN Director Introduction: Sharon Ford

As of May 3, I became the sole owner of Christian Editor Network LLC. During that transition, CEN took on a team of directors for its various divisions. Today I’d like to introduce you to one of these amazing and talented individuals. Sharon Ford is director of The Christian PEN. “The PEN,” as it’s affectionately […]

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