WHO I AM:  My name is Charlotte Holt. My husband, Charles, and I live in Kingwood, Texas, the North Houston area. We are the parents of three grown children, who live in the Tyler and Fort Worth areas.  We are the proud grandparents of three.My husband and I are greeters in our local church.

WHAT I DO:  After teaching school for 30 years, I retired to teach and write for Him.  Upon retirement, I taught a women’s Bible study for five years, using Kay Arthur’s Precept Upon Precept studies.  Then the Lord prompted me to write full time. I love the Lord with all my heart and want to share that love with others.  For a number of years, I gave books to others for them to read of God’s love; finally, I decided to write some of my own. It gives me the creative outlet I crave while satisfying my desire to tell others about Christ.   I attend conferences, luncheons, and meetings with other writers in order to learn and fellowship with them. I served as president of Inspirational Writers Alive! in Humble, Texas for three years.  I attend writers groups whenever possible. I enjoy fellowship with church members, community groups, and other writers.  I enjoy speaking engagements, so you might find me speaking at a church, a senior group, a singles group, a writers group, or to a community service group, promoting my book, or just telling others about the Lord and His faithfulness.

WHY I WRITE: My main passion is to spread the gospel message. I believe through writing I can reach more people than by any other method.  I enjoy the process of writing and feel the Master’s pleasure when I write.  My purpose in life is to please Him.  Like Jeremiah, “It is like fire in my bones.” I cannot be silent.  I like to write across the genres: nonfiction, fiction, poetry, devotionals, articles, short stories and a few songs. 

AFFILIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS:

      ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers)

      CWG (Christian Writers Group)

      Words for the Journey Christian Writer’s Guild

       IWA!  (Inspirational Writers Alive!)

      Glorieta Christian Writers Conference Alumni

      Mount Hermon Writers Conference Alumni

       Delaware Christian Writers Conference Alumni

       Colorado Christian Writers Conference Alumni

       ACFW Conference Alumni

      Atascocita Writers Group

      Hi Neighbor Club-Kingwood

      Humble Retired Teachers Association

MY PUBLISHED WORKS (with release dates):

      NON-FICTION BOOKS:

              Praise the Lord for Roaches! (Publish America/December 2002

              Inspirations (Book of Anthology) Hurley House Publishing/Dec. 2004

       ARTICLES:

             A Model for Sunday School (http://sundayschool.ag.org/ 2004)

             Dreams Come True:

             7 Keys to Publication (http://spiritledwriter.com. /June   2004) 

             Come Home, It’s Suppertime (Nostalgia Magazine /August 2004)

             Mistletoe Mischief (ACFW Ezine /December 2005)

       DEVOTIONALS:

             A Special Robe (http://www.inspiredparents.com / Nov. 2004)

       POEMS:

             May I Make A Difference (http://www.humbleprimetimers.com / 2002)

WHAT I’M CURRENTLY WORKING ON:

         NON-FICTION BOOKS:

              Keys to Overcome Little Foxes (Completed/ A spiritual growth book     concerning everyday problems and plans to help the reader overcome them using God’s principles.  

              Trusting Him In Your Grief (Completed/Testimonies of parents who have lost a child or children, describing how God continues to bring them through their grief.  An encouragement for other parents who have lost children. (Being reviewed by publishers)

              Trusting Him for Life After Divorce (Completed/Compilation/Testimonies of divorced persons, describing how God brought them through in victory. An encouragment for others going through the process, or have come through it.

              Trusting Him with Your Addicted Child (Taking submissions from others/those who have gone through the heartache of an addicted child and learned to lean on the Lord-whatever the outcome. 

               Trusting Him in the Midst of Medical Madness (Taking submissions. See News for details or email cjholt@kingwoodcable.net.)

              FICTION BOOKS:

               Trading Old Shoes for New (Completed/ Fiction Romance for the Senior market.  One woman’s journey after her husband walks out on her after 32 years of marriage.  She finds love and acceptance as she trades old shoes and habits for new.  

               Wedding Shoes (Work in progress/ Sequel to Trading Old Shoes for New from the 25-year-old daughter's point of view.  For whom will she wear the wedding shoes: mother, self, father, or friend?

         POETRY BOOKS:

                Seasons With the Master (Completed/ Seasonal poems of times and seasons with the Master, Jesus Christ.) 

                He Is I AM (Completed/ A collection of poems showing the different aspects of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.)

Charlotte has several articles she has finished and continues to work on others as well.