When The Writing Gets Tough … Fighting Discouragement and Despair

By Shellie Arnold
2010 FCWC Faculty

Being a writer can be euphoric … and lonely. Discouragement and despair threaten to ambush us at every turn. Knowing our strengths and weaknesses as writers and individuals is crucial to avoiding the writer’s “emotional” pit.

You can identify your strengths and weaknesses, and with God’s help, create a plan to stay out of that pit. Come and join me for a Thursday (March 4) Night Owl Session and learn how to work with God, to make your writing all He intends it to be. 
 
Shellie Arnold is a freelance author and home school mom. She writes and speaks on marriage and family issues. To contact Shellie visit www.shelliearnold.com.

Characters, Characters Everywhere … But My Story’s Going Nowhere

By Shellie Arnold
2010 FCWC Faculty

Do you have an idea for a novel, but don’t know where to start? You need great characters.

Are you stuck in your story and don’t know why? The problem might be your characters. Knowing their hair color or pet’s name isn’t enough. You have to know what makes your characters tick and why they are who they are, before you can translate it to the printed page.

Want to make readers care about your characters? Give them characters they can sink their teeth into. Come learn this step-by-step process for building believable, powerful characters.

(This workshop is tentatively scheduled for Friday, March 5, 2010)

Shellie Arnold is a freelance author and home school mom. She writes and speaks on marriage and family issues. To contact Shellie visit www.shelliearnold.com.

The One-Sheet Method: Making a Great Pitch

By Shellie Arnold
2010 FCWC Faculty

Does the idea of making a pitch to an editor or agent fill you with dread? Do you try to practice and plan, but don’t know where to begin?

Join me Thursday, March 4, to learn about the One-sheet method.

The One-sheet method can help you focus and make a great pitch to editors and agents. This method can be used for fiction projects, non-fiction works, and by writers and speakers as a means for marketing. Come learn how to fuse your pitch and personality into a customized representation of you and your message.
 
Shellie Arnold is a freelance author and home school mom. She writes and speaks on marriage and family issues. To contact Shellie visit www.shelliearnold.com.