by Donald Maass
Wonderful. Wouldn’t it be marvelous if readers used that adjective to describe your current novel? Or your every novel? Is that possible?
Let’s start by breaking down the experience of wonder. What does it
Quick Note: Many of these accomplishments are a direct result of contacts made at an OCW summer conference.
Susan Bates, of Beaverton, had her devotional, “A Mother’s Legacy,” published in The Upper Room on May 13.
Taylor Bennett, of
Karen Barnett, of Albany, and Jill Williamson, of Vancouver, Washington, are on the shortlist for this year’s INSPY awards—Karen for The Road to Paradise in historical fiction and Jill for King’s Blood in speculative fiction.
Heather FitzGerald, of Azle,
by Leslie Gould
Although writing can be a solitary pursuit, the results are better if it’s not—at least not entirely. Establishing a support system will help move your writing forward.
My debut novel was published 15 years ago. Over
2018 FINALISTS
UNPUBLISHED
Children’s Picture/Chapter Book
Jennifer Bingham, Nothing Changes Everything: A Simple Retelling of the Truth
Holli Fry, A Bride for Isaac
Hannah Stone, Nani’s Love
Contemporary Book
Michelle Aleckson, Riptide
Rebekah Millet, Fifteen Days
Rebekah Millet, Two Weeks
Historical Book
Tanya Eavenson,
MEMBER NEWS
Susan Bates, of Beaverton, will have her devotional published on May 13th by The Upper Room on their website and in the May–June 2018 printed publication. The title of her devotional is “A Mother’s Legacy” and it
