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:
OUR MAY 12TH MEETING WITH DiAnn Mills will be an online Zoom meeting because of Social Distancing rules. The meeting will be at 2:00 P.M. on May 12th.
You can access the Zoom meeting by clicking on the link below:

https://zoom.us/j/91457900614

May 12 - Guest Speaker, DiAnn Mills, Topic: "Creating A Powerful Book Launch"

DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expect an adventure. She is a storyteller and creates action-packed, suspense-filled novels to thrill readers. Her titles have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists; won two Christy Awards; and been finalists for the RITA, Daphne Du Maurier, Inspirational Readers’ Choice, and Carol award contests. Titles of Published Works – https://diannmills.com/pdf-downloads/DiAnnMillsBookList.pdf

DiAnn is a founding board member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, a member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. She is a director of the Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference and focused Mountainside Retreats with social media specialist Edie Melson where she continues her passion of helping other writers be successful. She speaks and teaches writing workshops around the country.
Professional Organizations and other Credits: - as noted in bio above and on this page - https://diannmills.com/media/

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

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

August Scribe 2019 - PDF

July Scribe 2019 - PDF

June Scribe 2019 - PDF

May 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
NW Houston IWA! Writing Contest Winners!

Cherri Taylor
Category: Article
Second Place: Skimming the Dross

Marilyn Dworshak
Category: Poetry
Second Place: All Things Are Possible!
Third Place: Clandestine Charlatan

50 Magazines & Blogs that Pay Writers

2018 April, Martha posts two documents:
Character Chart
Basic Character Sheet
2018 American Christians have an annual purchasing power of $5.1 trillion. That dumbfounds me, you guys. It’s like the national debt sometime in the Clinton administration. Most Christians shell out money on the same basic expenses our neighbors do – food, mortgages, bills – but we spend other dollars differently. The above quote lists books, restaurants (Chick-Filet) stores (Hobby Lobby).   Keep on keeping on with your writing. There is a market out there for Chrisitan writing.
By Holland Webb, @WebbJohnpaul

You may be interested…free From:
Steve Laube : Book Proposal Tips & Tricks
Click for copy:  PDFbptat.pdf,

2017 October PowerPoint Presentation Click to download PDF
Book Your Success Now!

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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