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Welcome!
Our membership ranges from experienced published authors to beginners. Whether you're a veteran writer or are exploring the arena of writing for the first time, you'll fit right in. |
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September 14--Carol Tetzlaff
Lead Magnets That Lead Somewhere While many authors can create a lead magnet, the real challenge is building the pathway that helps readers actually find it and connect with you. In this session, we'll discuss how to create lead magnets that help authors:
We'll explore not only what to create, but where to place it, how to promote it, and how to turn it into a sustainable reader engagement strategy. Carol Tetzlaff
is a Bible teacher, multi-award-winning author, and Associate Publisher
at Redemption Press. With over 22 years of ministry experience, she
coaches authors in message development, publishing strategy, and design,
and regularly leads workshops at writers conferences nationwide. Her
award-winning Bible study Ezra: Unleashing the Power of Praise received the 2022 Selah Award, and her Advent devotional God With Us, Immanuel won Editor’s Choice from Pencon in 2025. She lives in Gilbert, Arizona, with her husband, Kelley. | Renewal Conference 2027Save the date! The 2027 Renewal Conference will be on April 10th at Bright City Church in Everett, WA.
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Our monthly meetings include a featured speaker providing insight, instruction & encouragement for our writing journeys. Opportunities for members to make presentations and share milestones. | 
Membership includes some great benefits in addition to our meetings. The benefits include critique groups, members-only Facebook group, access to a membership directory and editors connection page. | 
Our annual spring Renewal Conference features dynamic speakers, a line of workshops, editor/agent appointments, professional manuscript critiques, and other things to encourage you in your writing. Learn More |
Access to Recordings Available
Taming the Self-Editing Beast - Non-Fiction
Take your writing to publishing-industry expectations (and beyond) with Dori's comprehensive suggestions for examining your content, with examples from an actual content-edited manuscript.
In this workshop you will learn about message, theme, engagement, continuity, goal, rhythm, and structure.
Taming the Self-Editing Beast - Non-Fiction Recording
Taming the Self-Editing Beast - Fiction/Memoir
Take your writing to publishing-industry expectations (and beyond) with Dori's comprehensive suggestions for examining your content, with examples from an actual content-edited manuscript.
In this workshop you will learn about characterization, plot tension, pacing, dialog structure, point of view, theme, scene balance, and author voice.
Taming the Self-Editing Beast - Fiction/ Memoir Recording
Taming MS Word's References Beast
Citing sources properly using Word's References system saves so many headaches as your file moves through the editing and typesetting process! In this workshop, discover the publishing standards for citing sources (some surprising changes in recent years). We'll discuss the dos and don'ts and whys, plus you'll receive Dori's updated formats for citing sources. You can still register to receive access.
Taming MS Word's References Beast Recording
Taming the Editing Level Beast
Author and editor, Dori Harrell, presented a workshop on the various levels of editing. It covered what type of edit occurs at each level and what you need to do to prepare. You can still register to receive access to the recording.
Taming the Editing Level Beast Recording
Taming the MS Word Beast
If you missed Dori's Workshop on tips for using MS Word for your manuscript. You can still register to receive access to the recording. For more information and to register click the link below.