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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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March 2--Katie Mathews
Life can change in an instant. At sixteen, a car crash left Katie Mathews a quadriplegic with a traumatic brain injury. Katie shares how the devastation that once threatened to define her became the very catalyst for renewed purpose. With honesty and hope, she reflects on learning to take every thought captive, trust God’s sustaining grace, and refuse to let circumstances determine her identity. Katie offers practical encouragement for anyone facing obstacles that feel impossible. Katie Mathews is the author of Unparalyzed, founder of Limitless Journey, a motivational speaker, and a certified life coach. For more than twenty years, she has championed the message that our battles do not define us. Through her writing and speaking, Katie inspires others to lift their eyes from devastation and discover a life made new through God’s grace. | Renewal Conference 2026The date is set! May 16th, 2026 is be our upcoming Renewal Conference. Join us on this writing craft adventure. Register today. We have a track specifically for teen writers at this conference.
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Unparalyzed: Choosing to Persevere
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.