Monthly Events

Sept 14: Building Character with Felicia Ferguson

How do you create characters that your readers want to have coffee with or —even better — accidentally include in their prayer time because they feel so real? To create memorable characters, we must hit the reader’s heart, their own pain, the longing for more in their own lives. Empathy is the ability to say, I not only understand but I feel what you feel, and it’s key for keeping a reader turning the page. In this workshop, Felicia will dive into motivations, goals, fears, personalities, and the lies they believe to help you craft three-dimensional characters. Come with your current work-in-progress in mind or come with a mind open to creating new characters and get hands-on practice during the workshop.

About Felicia Ferguson:

Felicia achieved master’s degrees in Healthcare Administration and Speech-Language Pathology, but has written since childhood and dreamed of authoring books that teach and inspire others. An award-winning fiction and non-fiction freelance writer, she has previously published devotions with Christian Devotions and Inkspirations, written articles for national luxury lifestyle magazine, VIE, and guest blogged on multiple websites. But her greatest writing love is contemporary Southern women’s fiction and romantic suspense. Her heroines are strong women who work through their spiritual and emotional issues using biblical principles and counseling techniques, finding real hope in their happily-ever-after endings.As a child, Felicia lived in Kansas, Texas, and Louisiana before her family settled on a horse and cattle farm in Kentucky. As an adult, she’s lived in Tennessee, the Florida panhandle, and now Colorado. When she’s not glued to her laptop, Felicia enjoys hiking, Bible studies with friends, and looking forward to the next story. Her weekly radio devotions air Saturdays on Christian Mix 106. Learn more at feliciafergusonauthor.com.

Oct 5: Writing Fast with Kimberley Woodhouse

Need to hit a deadline fast? Don’t have enough hours in the day? Kimberley Woodhouse will teach you how to maximize the hours by writing fast.

About our presenter:

Kimberley Woodhouse is the bestselling author of more than forty books which have earned many accolades including Christian Retailing’s Top Pick, Booklist starred reviews, and multiple Publisher’s Weekly starred reviews. Winner of the Carol Award, the Holt Medallion, the Golden Scroll, the Christian Market Book Award, the Selah, and many others, she is also a popular speaker/teacher and has shared with more than two million people at over 2,500 venues. A lover of history and research, she often gets sucked into the past and then her husband has to lure her out with chocolate and the promise of eighteen holes on the golf course. Married to the love of her life for three-plus decades, she lives and writes in Colorado where she’s traded in her hat of “Craziest Mom” for “Nana the Great.”  To find out more about Kim’s books, follow her on social media, and sign up for her newsletter/blog, go to: https://kimberleywoodhouse.com

Nov 2: Reviewers and Readers with Carrie Schmidt

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Dec 7: Christmas Party

Our chapter Christmas gathering will be held at Biaggi’s Ristorante on Briargate Parkway this year. We have reserved one of their meeting rooms and space is limited, so please RSVP as soon as possible to worshipwritewitness@gmail.com and please include your full name in the RSVP.

We will begin with a short meeting, followed by food (on your own), and fellowship. Please bring a gift-wrapped book (one of yours, a favorite read, or a writing craft book) for a gift exchange.

When: December 7th, 2024 11:00am

Where:  Biaggi’s Ristorante