Northwest Christian Writers Association

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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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December 4, 2023 - Rachel Linden

The Secret Superpowers of Story

Rachel Linden is a novelist and former international aid worker whose adventures in over fifty countries around the world provide excellent grist for her writing. She is the author of five novels including The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie and The Enlightenment of Bees. Her newest novel, Recipe for a Charmed Life, releases January 9th. Currently Rachel lives with her family on a sweet little island in the Pacific Northwest where she enjoys creating stories about hope, courage and connection with a hint of romance and a touch of whimsy.

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Meetings

Our monthly meetings include a featured speaker providing insight, instruction & encouragement for our writing journeys. Opportunities for members to make presentations and share milestones.

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Membership

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.

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Conference

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.

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Access to Recordings Available

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 to the recording through December 31, 2023.

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 through December 31, 2023.

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 through December 31, 2023. For more information and to register click the link below.

Taming the MS Word Beast Workshop Recording

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