Created by God. Writing with purpose.
What Needs to Happen at the Beginning of my Story?
Excerpt from DELVE, PIVOT, PROPEL: 350 Writing Secrets to Elevate Your Storytelling and Transform Your Novel by Steven James Your story’s opening will (1) feature a character who matters, (2) orient readers to the setting, (3) introduce a meaningful pursuit,
2018 Cascade Award Finalists
2018 FINALISTS UNPUBLISHED Children’s Picture/Chapter Book Jennifer Bingham, Nothing Changes Everything: A Simple Retelling of the Truth Holli Fry, A Bride for Isaac Hannah Stone, Nani’s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
MEMBER NEWS & PRAYER
July 2021 Member News
Tessa Afshar and Carrie Stuart Parks, both of whom are OCW members, are finalists for this year’s Carol Awards—Tessa in the historical romance category for Daughter of Rome and Carrie in the mystery/suspense/thriller category for Relative Silence. Carolyn Bolz, of Riverside, California, has a humorous
