Sheila Seifert, from Focus on the Family, is guest speaker

January Wordsowers’ Meeting

Speaker: Sheila Seifert
Editorial Director of “Focus on the Family” and “Brio” magazines
Topic: Taking Your Manuscript to the Next Level

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Thursday, January 23rd at 7:00 p.m.

In-Person Meeting location:
*Omaha Christian Center
4215 N. 92nd Avenue
Omaha, NE 68134
(Zoom is also available. See details below.)

Sheila Seifert, from Focus on the Family, will join us on zoom as the January guest speaker. She’ll share on the importance of revision and how it will take your manuscript to the next level. Ms. Seifert will share how to use content, craft, communication, and creativity in the revision process. Participants will be given a link to a short quiz that can help them apply this knowledge to their own stories.

Her emphasis will be on fiction; however, whatever genre you write in, Sheila will be an inspiration to all writers. She’ll also take a few minutes to discuss writing opportunities for “Focus on the Family” and “Brio” magazines, as well as have a Q & A time.

Sheila Seifert is the editorial director of Focus on the Family and Briomagazines, author of fiction and nonfiction for adults and children, and the founder of Simple Literature. Her co-authored children’s books include Bible Kidventures: Stories of Danger and Courage, Rescue on the Rive r, and Swept Into the Sea. She has cowritten over 20 books, has over 1,000 freelance sales and had a few of her animated children’s concepts or scripts produced.

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Please note: There are five Thursdays in January. We always meet on the fourth Thursday, not necessarily the last Thursday.

Zoom: To join the meeting via Zoom, click on the following link: Wordsowers Christian Writers Group Meetups | Facebook. It is a closed group so if you haven’t joined the group yet, click on “Invite.” Answer the questions, agree to the guidelines and an administrator will let you into the group. Please do this by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting.

Parking: Park in the lot on the south side of the church and enter through the main doors. Follow the signs to the fellowship hall.

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*Wordsowers is not affiliated with Omaha Christian Center. They graciously allow us to use their facilities for the meetings.

Great Time Together

There were lots of laughs, sweet fellowship, and God-ordained connections (if you know, you know) at the annual Wordsowers Christmas Party. We also learned about the mystery of Christmas (and yes, it has everything to do with Easter).

Starting front and center and going clockwise: Linda, Anisa, Sassy, Kat, Karen, Ben, Debbie, Lollie, Roger, and Miranda.

We were thrilled at the God-ordained connections. Don’t you love it when God does that?

Wordsowers Attended the Papillion Library’s Author Expo

A heartfelt thank you to Debbie, Sassy, and Lollie for working the Wordsowers’ table at the Author Expo. Even though it was a wet morning and kept the larger crowds away, numerous contacts were made with other Christian authors and publishers who were selling their wares at the Expo. Overall, it was a great day where valuable connections were made. We did actually sell one of Kat Parent’s books.

Here are some pictures from the Expo. As you can see, Wordsowers was well represented. Kathy Nickerson and Lee Warren were there as well. One picture caught Kathy with her mouth open because she was busy selling books. And Sassy was, well, being sassy. We did have a good time.