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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.

Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. —ROMANS 10:18, NIV

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.

*In This Issue ...*
This issue of Cross & Quill features Faye Landram from Pataskala, Ohio. She has been a faithful member of CWFI since January of 1990. A retired registered nurse, she has been a freelance writer since 1969. Her work has been published in over 300 periodicals and she is the author or co-author of five books. To find out more about Faye go to her Web site at www.fayeland.org.
*Plus ...*
Easy Ways to Trim Excess Words by Sandy Brooks • One of the great challenges facing new writers is learning to cut excess verbiage from their work. This article shows you some shortcuts on how to make your manuscripts clean and ready to submit. Things People Say to Writers by Genie Dickerson • Writers quickly discover that non-writers are either fascinated with what they do or are totally indifferent to it. This is a revealing--and somewhat humorous--look at how to respond well. Tailor Your Article for Acceptance by Tatiana Claudy • This article offers excellent advice on how to study and choose markets that are compatible with your work. Boost Your Fiction with November's NaNoWriMo by Dianne E. Butts • Dianne suggest a way to produce that novel you've been dreaming of writing. Around the World in 7 Easy Steps by Tatiana Claudy • Writing for an international audience can be tricky business if you don't have a good understanding on the nuances. This article facilitates that process. Pledge Allegiance! by Melanie Stiles • Melanie offers advice to writers having a difficult time finding exactly the right writers group.	Writing Rainbows! by V. J. Cruse • A short devotional thought on how to confront and deal with rejection slips. Query Letters: Getting Past the "Catch-22" of Publishing by Dave Fessenden • Dave--a book editor for many years--gives solid advice on how to write good query letters. Making the Most of a Writers Conference by Virginia Smith • Your first trip to a writers conference can be highly intimidating. Virginia gives you excellent advice on how to attend with purpose and confidence. Capturing the Teen Voice by Renee Hager • Renee suggests concrete ways to write successfully for teenagers. Tips for Researching the Children's Market by Donna McDine • Concrete suggestions on creating a saleable product for the children's marketplace. The Conference Circuit by Jackie Zerres • Jackie shares her experiences of attending Florida Christian Writers Conference. MarketLines by Jan White • The secret of becoming a well-published author is to know as much about the marketplace as possible. Jan focuses on the basics of studying the marketplace.

In addition to receiving hardcopies of Cross & Quill for one year, your benefits of full CWFI membership will include...

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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