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The Writer’s Touch
(Making all the "write" connections) |
"2007: The Year of the Open Door
Bi-Monthly Newsletter March/April 2007
*What's new in this issue?
*From the Publisher's Desk (NEW)
*Scripture Quote (NEW)
*Nuggets For Personal Journaling - "Spring Forward" (NEW)
*Blogging in the Spirit
*Recommended Resource Links
* Mission Statement & Writer's Guidelines
*Quotes (NEW)
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From the Publisher's Desk |
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.Greetings to all,
When daylight savings time ends; the saying is "fall back." Now that's daylight savings time has started, the saying is "spring forward." This phrase can mean a lot of different things for different people. Spring has always been a time of reflection for me. It's a time for me to begin again, so to speak. In the seasons of fall, winter, and summer there were some things I did not have time to accomplish or I chose not to accomplish, or I received a nudge in my spirit that said, "wait, this is not the time. Now that spring has arrived, I can spring forward into action and start over.
Are there some things in your own life where you can start over too? This is the season for planting and seeing the buds of those plants spring forth.
Just recently the Lord gently chastened me concerning my writing. When I entered the Ministerial Training School in August 2005, I made the school my primary focus, and put my writing secondary. Secondary is not the best choice of words here, because I actally put my writing "on the back burner." Except for a few small projects and my bimonthly column, my writing had ceased.
Watching my dog Maxx go through his daily routine when I let him inside the house taught me an invaluable lesson. Out of it, the Lord spoke to my spirit, "Keep focus until you reach your final destination." Immediately I put pen to paper and wrote a devotional from the anology. He let me know that He did not tell me to stop writing; I did that on my own choosing. Would you stop for a moment and take an inventory of what you are doing. Are you writing because you are led by the Spirit of God; or are you writing for dollars and cents? Selah
Commit our writing to the Lord creates limitless opportunites for the Lord to open doors for us. I always say, "The ministry is His; I am His pen." As an act obedience, I will continue to write as He leads. And, as He opens the doors, I will walk through them. If you have not done so, recommit your writing to the Lord; write as an act of obedience, and watch Him take your writing to new heights.
Did you enjoy this issue? Please send your comments and submissions to claudiantynes@publishedauthors.net. To unsubscribe from the mailing list, please send a blank e-mail with “unsubscribe” in the subject line.
Agape,
Claudia N. Tynes
Publisher/Editor
Scripture References:
"A man's gift maketh room for him and bringeth him before great men" (Proverbs 18:16)
"Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?" (Isaiah 43:19)
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Column: Nuggets for Personal Journaling
"Spring Forward"
The Spirit Led Writer (March 2007) |
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As writers, we are always looking for fresh and innovation ways of honing our writing, speaking, and publishing skills. A new season brings about change. I often heard people say, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting to get different results." Change is a process. It takes time for changes to occur. Martin Luther said, "If you want to change the world, pick up your pen."
If you want to read more, click http://www.spiritledwriter.com/mar07/nuggets.html
For archived columns, see http://spiritledwriter.com/archives.html
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Recommended Resource Links
for conferences and other resources for writers |
The 2007 Sandy Cove Christian Writers Conference:
You don't want to miss the 2007 conference. The dates are September 30,2007 through October 3,2007. Please mark your calendars for this life-changing event as we once again, "Take the Word to the World."
To view comments made by conferees,and to view the 2006 faculty lineup, workshops, seminars, schedules, etc.,click http://sandycovewriters.com. For additional information on the upcoming 2007, please check back for periodic updates.
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Opportunity for Writers: Carla Bluitt, Publisher and Editor of Say So
Magazine, welcomes your submission of inspirational articles, 650 words or less for
consideration. Please include a brief bio and photograph along with your
submissions. For more details, call 410.531.5951.
To sign up for a FREE e-mail subscription or view the latest issue,
click http://saysomagazine.com
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Mission Statement & Writer's Guidelines |
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Mission
The Writer’s Touch is a bi-monthly e-newsletter that seeks to make "write" connections by communicating biblical truths and practical principles to inspire, encourage, empower, and educate writers how to hone their skills in the writing and publishing industry. The bi-monthly e-newsletter is published during the months of January, March, May, July, September, and November. If you want your submission to be considered, please send by the end of the month preceding publication. Please send completed manuscripts to claudiantynes@publishedauthors.net
Submission Guidelines for Writers
The Writer’s Touch newsletter seeks articles, author’s interviews, poetry, devotionals, and personal experience pieces that express your joys, struggles, goals, and dreams as a writer and/or speaker. All submissions should be slated for and about the life of a writer with a maximum of 500 words. All submissions should be transmitted in the body of an e-mail; no attachments will be accepted. Submissions will be edited to fit within the newsletter's scope, theme, and guidelines. The author retains copyright to all submissions.
Contributing authors will be compensated with a generous byline, including a brief biographical sketch with links to their website(s) for all submissions accepted and published.
Quotes:
"The Proof of desire is pursuit"
"Patience is the weapon that forces deception to reveal itself."
---Mike Murdock--- | "Transforming lives with pennings from the heart"
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