NW H IWA!

Northwest Houston Inspirational Writers Alive is Christian interdenominational writers’ club.

IWA promotes creative writing to glorify Christ by helping individuals advance their writing skills and find effective markets for their work.

NOTICE:
Due to Covid restrictions at Copperfield Church, we are unable to have in-person meetings there until further notice. We will announce where or how we will be meeting on a month to month basis in our newsletters.

SEPTEMBER 2020 MEETING NOTICE:

In lieu of our monthly scheduled meeting for September we are invited to attend the monthly meeting of Central IWA on Thursday, September 10th, at 7:00 PM. Their guest speaker is Joanne Hillman. They will meet in room 145 on the hallway off the freeway side parking lot. Masks are required entering the building. They can be removed to speak and ask questions during the meeting. The address is:

Houston’s First Baptist Church
7401 Katy Freeway, Room. 145
Houston, TX 77024

In order to have the adequate number of tables to seat everyone, if you plan to attend, please email Martha Rogers at marthalrogers@sbcglobal.net to reserve your seat no later than Monday, September 7th.

Hope to see you there!

JUNE MEETING - met online by Zoom
JULY MEETING - Cancelled
AUGUST MEETING - at home of Martha Roddy, by registration only due to limited social distancing seating.

Free Publishing Guide: (See article below after officer's list)
Download the Free Guide

GUIDELINES FOR CRITIQUE SESSIONS

Critique Sessions: On arrival, please sign the Critique Sheet for a critique of your manuscript.
Guidelines for a critique: We follow guidelines acceptable with most publishers, font New Times Roman 12 and double-spaced. We critique five pages maximum.
Copies: We are members of a writing organization. We need sufficient copies of manuscripts for critique or handouts for each person at the table. For this reason, we greatly appreciate members who let us know they’ll be absent.
Copies Needed: Please bring five to eight copies.

We welcome writers at all levels. MEMBERSHIP FORM

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NORMAL SCHEDULE: (See notice above)
NW Houston IWA Meets Second Tuesdays of the month at Copperfield Church
8350 Hwy 6 North from 7 to 9 pm.
Check with front desk for Room Number

Connie McWilliams and Jeff Campbell

Some of the best Christian Publishers Zondervan. Zondervan is the gold standard of Christian publishing. ... Moody Publishers. ... Bethany House. ... Crosslink Publishing. ... Christian Faith Publishing. ... Lighthouse Christian Publishing. ... Thomas Nelson. ... Faithwords

Martha Roddy Founder and past President

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Since the founding of NW Houston IWA! we have alternated Critique Sessions with speakers. Our speakers include multi-published authors in all genre and come with a myriad of experiences from many walks of life.

NW HOUSTON IWA! Newsletters

August Scribe 2020 - PDF

July Scribe 2020 - PDF

June Scribe 2020 - PDF

April Special Newsletter 2020 - PDF

April Scribe 2020 - PDF

March Scribe 2020 - PDF

February Scribe 2020 - PDF

January Scribe 2020 - PDF

December Scribe 2019 - PDF

October Scribe 2019 - PDF

September Scribe 2019 - PDF

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January 8, 2019
Elected Officers
Lois Harris, President
Debbie Sapp, Vice-President
Bronwyn Spindle , Secretary
Cherri Taylor, Treasurer
Jeff Campbell, Chaplain
Martha Roddy - Historian
Cherri Taylor - Web Manager
Founder, Past President magnolia7787@gmail.com
website: martharoddy.com

Lois, NWIWA Secretary, writer and a woman of many talents. Ask about her creations!

Martha and members busy at work! Free Publishing Opportunities See Below:

CONGRATULATIONS
to
MARTHA RODDY
on her new book
THE SLEEPER
A historical and timeless WWII espionage novel of a German saboteur and an American counter-intelligence agent entwined with Captivating individuals in suspenseful actions and faith far greater than a world at war.

Can be purchased at Westbow Press,
Amazon, or Christianbook.com

How to Write a Memoir: 7 Creative Ways to Tell a Powerful Story
by Brooke Warner
If you’re planning to write a memoir, you’ll want to take your readers on a journey they won’t forget. In this post, the author shares tips for writing a memoir well, as well as plenty of memoir examples.

The Write Life: How to Write a Memoir

Check out Terry Whalin's website re: publishing in the Christian Market. Terry spoke at Texas Christian Writers' conference several years ago.
http://www.right-writing.com/newsletter.html
Get your book published:
http://www.right-writing.com/published.html
Insight to Common Writer Questions:
http://www.right-writing.com/insight.html

Terry Whalin states:
If you follow the news about publishing, you are aware the physical bookstores are shrinking. This year over 400 Family Christian bookstores closed their doors. One of the wide open areas for authors is the public library. Libraries have:
• People who love authors and books
• Budgets to buy books
• Hold events for authors to sell books
• And much more
Yet how to you sell your book to these librarians who are buying books? In the last week, I have purchased the Real Fast Library Marketing program and I’ve been working through the various lessons. I’m about to begin actively selling my Billy Graham book to libraries using this system. For a limited time, you can also learn about and purchase this program. There is a free two-hour webinar and discounted program at:
http://realfastlibrarymarketing.com/terry/
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CHECK OUT Beth Moore's Website
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Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV
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