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Christian Writers Fellowship International
is a multi-service ministry to Christians in publishing. For 30 years we
have encouraged and equipped writers to minister to readers with writing
of the highest biblical and professional standards. We encourage them to make
Jesus Christ - His love and gift of salvation - the centerpiece of every
writing, teaching, and speaking opportunity. We urge them to use their writing
and speaking gifts to do their part in fulfilling the Great Commission.
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gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.
ROMANS 10:18, NIV |

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Cross
& Quill
The Christian Writers Newsletter:
Our
organizational newsletter is produced bimonthly and features profiles of
writers and editors, how-to articles, inspiration, market news, conference
news, and many other features. Each issue of Cross & Quill features
a professional member of the CWFI Family. To request a sample issue, click
on the button marked "Cross & Quill" on the left hand margin of this
page.
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Colleen L. Reece is one
of the pioneers of contemporary Christian publishing. She has been a
great discipler for Christian writers through teaching at writers
conference and through her workbook entitled Writing Smarter, Not
Harder, The Workbook Way. She is the author more than 100 books
and hundreds of magazine articles. Click here to view her
extensive list of novels and other book products.
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Writing an Effective Query
by Sandy Brooks
This article defines queries (and e-queries) and gives helpful information on
how to plan and write them.
Poetry for Writers
by Marlene Chase
Three poems from Marlene's pen which demonstrate ultimate beauty and
craftsmanship in the writing of poems.
Where to Find Article Ideas
by Sue Tornai
Sue summarizes in a substantive fashion what we need to get going on writing
and submitting our manuscripts.
Book Video, Fad or Future
by Sarah Bolme
Sarah, director of the Small Christian Publishers Association, gives points and
insights on the recent trend toward putting together a book video to
promote your book.
What's New in Books for Writers
by Cheryl L. Branche
Cheryl gives us a thumbnail on the new book by Kelly L. Stone entitled Time
to Write: More than 100 Professional Writers Reveal How to Fit Writing into Your
Busy Day.
MarketLines
by Jan White
Jan encourages writers to try writing and submitting seasonal material.
The Gift of Your Words
by Kay Hall
Kay tells how to use diverse resources on the Internet to produce quality
products.
After the Conference . . . Now What?
by Johnnie Alexander Donley
Johnnie helps writers who have attended writers conferences to analyze and
utilize the writing tools they have learned.
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Writing Rainbows!
by Jane Ault
Jane gives a devotional thought on waiting for God's perfect timing in
publishing our work.
Changing Lives a Few Words at the Time
by Colleen L. Reece
Colleen explains that Christian writers have all the
tools they need to write and make a difference in the lives of readers.
Starting on the Right Foot, Part 1
by
Dave Fessenden
Dave explains from an editor's point of view how to form a purpose
statement which helps bring focus to the planning and writing of
nonfiction books.
Contests
by Sheryl L. Nelms
An amusing poem on submitting to writers' contests.
Creating Quality Characters
by Ryan Barnhart
Ryan enlightens us on the why's and how's of creating quality characters for
novels and short stories.
How to Write for a Christian Teen Audience
by Liesl Greathouse
Liesl, a teenager herself, gives excellent
points and insights on how to successfully write stories for teenagers.
Basics for an Inspirational Children's Story
by Idella Bodie
A simple roadmap for planning and writing
children's stories.
From Water Wings to the High Dive: Easing Yourself into a Writers Group
by Lisa Lawmaster Hess
Lisa encourages new and aspiring writers to get involved a writers group.
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In addition to receiving hardcopies of
Cross & Quill for one year, your benefits of full CWFI membership will include...
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Help with Writing Skills: The introductory letter
and elective sheet that comes with your first issue of Cross & Quill
allows you to choose from a wide selection of instructional and how-to
materials that will encourage and equip you in your writing career. Whether
you are a beginning writer or well-published author we have materials that
will meet your needs. Some show you the basics like how to prepare, format,
and submit your manuscripts. Others teach you the business side of writing
such as studying contracts, writing queries and cover letters, keeping
records, tracking manuscripts, and many other tasks unique to writers.
One
on one help: Through our critique service,
market consultation service, and online access to the CWFI office we give
individual help and attention to you and your writing career.
Books
Direct: To view our wide variety of books
for writers, visit our Books
Direct page where you can choose from hundreds of how-to books and
have them delivered right to your door.
Member Books:
We help our authors promote their books to an international audience by
featuring them on our
Member
Books page. This is a free service to the CWFI Family.
Connections:
On our
Connections
page, we help you connect with Christian writers and groups near you. We
offer help to group leaders by referring potential members from our database
and by giving them free publicity in Cross & Quill. This is
also a free service to members.
CWFI
Family Email Conference: Writers from a
wide variety of experience levels, editors, conference directors, and others
in the publishing industry from all over the world join in online fellowship.
We share information, experiences, prayer needs, and other support vital
to the writing life. This is a free service to CWFI members and subscribers
to Cross & Quill.
Help with
contracts: We provide members with samples
of book contracts that will answer many of their simple questions.
The CWFI staff can provide answers to many simple questions about contracts.
For more complex questions we can refer you to a good copyright lawyer.
Referrals
when writing, editing, and teaching opportunities arise:
Often editors and other individuals in Christian publishing need to find
good writers, teachers, and editors. We help editors, publishers, and others
"Connect" with professionals who can meet those needs.
Agents:
We offer help and advice to our members for sifting through the complexities
of finding and hiring any agent: guidelines for studying agent contracts;
telling you what to look for and what to look out for; other things you
need to know about agents and agenting. As an introduction to this subject
click on the Cross
& Quill link. Scroll down to "Recent articles in Cross &
Quill." Then click on "This Side of the Desk." This article will familiarize
you with the subject of agents.


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