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Thursday August 24, 2023, 7:00-8:30 pm CST

This will be a hybrid meeting, one with a Zoom option for those who can’t attend in person.

In June we bid goodbye to two of our three Wordsowers leadership members, leaving Lollie Hofer flying solo.
In July Wordsowers founder, Kat Crawford, flew in to share her heart.
This month we need to hear from you. Whether you’ve been a member from the onset or started coming recently, your input is invaluable.

This reorganization meeting will determine Wordsowers future.

This month, please join us at
Omaha Christian Center
4215 N. 92nd Avenue
Omaha, NE 68134

Important: Park in the north parking lot (lower lot) off of 92nd & Taylor. Follow the signs to the Wordsowers meeting room.
(From the north lot there are only three steps to traverse.)

Please join our private FB group if you would like to be a part of this meeting.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/261653995038722/

We meet the 4th Thursday of the month from 7:00-8:30 pm.

We welcome you to explore our website and Facebook page.

Wordsowers Monthly Meeting
Thursday May 25th, 2023, 7:00-8:30 pm CST

This will be a hybrid meeting with a Zoom option for those who can’t physically attend.

Whether you’re writing a book, or fulfilling your call to write in other arenas, name recognition is invaluable.
At the May Wordsowers meeting, Lollie Hofer will share the benefits of getting your name out into the writing world, especially if you’ve written a book (or are in the process of writing one) but you’re unknown to publishers.
She’ll also discuss the fact that not every writer has a book in them. There are other rewarding ways to reach your readers and to get published. (Think Jeanie Jacobson and Chicken Soup for the Soul.)
In the writing realm, Lollie is multi-faceted. She’s written several children’s books and is now vetting editors for them. Meanwhile, she’s busy writing devotions, articles and short stories for publications such as The Upper Room, The Secret Place, Wholly Loved Ministries, Crosswalk, Back-to-the-Bible, CrossRiver and Medium. She also writes three blogs for three different genres.

Connect with her at lolliehofer@yahoo.com or lolliehoferauthor.com.

This month, please join us at
Omaha Christian Center
4215 N. 92nd Avenue
Omaha, NE 68134

Important: Park in the north parking lot (lower lot) off of 92nd & Taylor. Follow the signs to the Wordsowers meeting room.
(From the north lot there are only three steps to traverse.)

Please join our private FB group if you would like to be a part of this meeting.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/261653995038722/

We meet the 4th Thursday of the month from 7:00-8:30 pm.

We welcome you to explore our website and Facebook page.



author Kathy Nickerson

Thursday April 27, 2023, 7:00-8:30 pm CST
This will be a hybrid meeting, one with a Zoom option for those who can’t physically attend.

Have you ever experienced a lack of motivation in your writing life? Banish those blahs, because this month Kathy Nickerson will present, “Good morning, Mrs. Jennings” – tips to help us get out of bed, face the page, and keep writing.

Kathy Nickerson is an author, speaker, and eternal optimist whose favorite accessory is a microphone.
She believes the hardest questions in life can be handled with faith, humor, and a few good friends. She and her handsome husband are the parents of four children and grandparents to seventeen. They recently moved to Nebraska to be closer to the Husker grandchildren.
Kathy loves to find God’s silver lining in a cloudy world.

She is the author of several magazine articles,newspaper columns and short stories, along with six novels. You can learn more or get in touch with Kathy through her website www.kathynick.com or connect with her on social media.
www.facebook.com/kathynick
www.twitter.com/kathynick_

All of Kathy’s books are available on Amazon or from the back seat of her car. Feel free to ask if you see her around town. amazon.com/author/kathynickerson

This month, please join us at
Bible Truth Ministries Church
2402 Franklin St.
Omaha, NE 68005

Please note: there are stairs to negotiate in the building to get to the meeting area.

Since our members live in various areas, we’ll continue the In-person/Zoom hybrid meetings, plus rotate the local areas where we’ll gather.
If you have a meeting place suggestion, please share it with the leadership team by emailing jeanie@wordsowers.com.

Please join our private FB group if you would like to be a part of this meeting.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/261653995038722/

We meet the 4th Thursday of the month from 7:00-8:30 pm.

We welcome you to explore our Facebook page.

Lee Warren

July 22nd from 7:00-8:00 pm CST

Do you want to get your writing published but aren’t sure how to go about it? This session is for you!

Lee shared, “During this meeting, let’s try to alleviate the confusion about the various types of publishing. We’ll explore the differences between traditional publishing and the various types of self-publishing, including indie publishing, hybrid publishing and subsidy publishing. Then we’ll work through a list of questions to help you determine which option might be the best fit for you.”

Lee Warren has been writing professionally since 2000 with 18 books (6 traditionally-published and 12 indie-published), as well as hundreds of articles for various newspapers, magazines and websites to his credit. He’s both a freelance editor, and contract editor for Barbour Publishing and Electric Moon Publishing.

He is on staff with The Christian Communicator manuscript critique service, and has taught at the Florida Christian Writers Conference, the Glorieta Christians Writers Conference, the CLASSeminars Christian Writers Conference, the Heart of America Christian Writers Conference, the Write-to-Publish Christian Writers Conference, the Nebraska Writers Guild Conference and the Wordsowers Christian Writers Conference (as well as serving on the leadership committee for an extended period; he’s currently on the advisory committee).

Join us July 22nd at 7:00 pm CST and learn which publishing option is right for you.

Please join our private FB group if you would like to be a part of this informative meeting.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/261653995038722/

Join us May 27th, 7:00-8:00 pm as writer Elizabeth Erlandson shares “How to Write and Sell Your Personal Experiences.”

Elizabeth’s personal experiences articles have been published in dozens of magazines including Today’s Christian Woman, Plus, Sports Spectrum and the Christian Herald and reprinted in The Lookout and Power for Living. The recently released Chicken Soup for the Soul anthology, Be You, includes her story “The Sweetest Game in Town” detailing her experience creating and building a “brick and click” candy store.

Woman’s World magazine published three of Elizabeth’s stories in 2020. She also writes for Bryan Medical Center’s Journeys magazine..

She says, “Writing personal experience articles is accessible to all writers. You may think that other people have more interesting lives than you do, and that may be true. But personal experience writing is not about how interesting or fascinating your life is, it’s about sharing experiences that are meaningful to you and which may help your reader look at her own life with greater insight.”

Elizabeth has included links below to three publications which publish and pay for personal experience stories. Please join us for Elizabeth’s presentation, then use that knowledge to hone your own personal experience story for publication.

https://www.womansworld.com/contact-us

https://submissions.upperroom.org/en/meditations/new

https://www.chickensoup.com/story-submissions/possible-book-topics

Please join our private FB group if you would like to be a part of this informative meeting.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/261653995038722/

For the health and safety of our Wordsowers family we’ll continue meeting on Zoom.

Wordsowers Monthly Meeting
Marketing Q & A with Patricia Durgin
April 22nd 7:00-8:00 pm (Central Time)

Please join us for a special question and answer session with Marketers on a Mission‘s Patricia Durgin. Patricia specializes in marketing Jesus’ way, messaging, and building a loyal following through service.

Amazon sold its first book back in 1995. That was the year Patricia Durgin began studying online marketing. Since then, she’s invested thousands of dollars to learn from leaders in the field, and countless hours adapting those principles for Christian writers and speakers.

Online marketing is a confusing tangle of technology and messaging. Patricia helps Christian communicators cut a straight path, so they can escape the maze and fulfill their calling, which is to reach more people for Christ.

Patricia delivered 505 60-minute programs as the host of Marketers On A Mission, a program for Christian writers and speakers, until Christ placed it on indefinite hiatus. She continues to serve
1) as the Admin of the private Facebook group Marketers On A Mission ENGAGE;
2) as a faculty member at many Christian writers and speakers conferences across the country;
3) through The Encourager, a weekly devotion, and;
4) via private coaching sessions.

Patricia and her husband live near Atlanta. Their two daughters are children’s pastors and their two sons-in-law are youth pastors. Their four grandchildren are a delight, and their two pups, Lucy and Linus, rule the roost at home.

Please join our private FB group if you would like to be a part of this informative meeting.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/261653995038722/

For the health and safety of our Wordsowers family we’ll continue meeting on Zoom.

Wordsowers Monthly Meeting ONLINE
Aug. 27th 6:30-8:00 pm

Wordsowers keeps transforming!

August was planned as an in-person meeting, but instead we’ve moved the gathering to an online platform.
For the health and safety of our Wordsowers family we’re going to continue on Zoom.

We hope you’ll join us virtually because you are the HEART of Wordsowers. Leadership has changed with new members stepping in, but we still have the same message; to share the love of God through the written word.
Join us to discover where we’re going from here!

Join our private FB group if you would like to be a part of the meeting.

Our May monthly meeting will be online, Thursday May 28, 6:30-8.

In order to be a part of our meeting, join our Meet-Ups group on our FB page where we will be posting instructions and a link to our meeting: https://www.facebook.com/groups/261653995038722/?source_id=127095990652092

If the link does not take you directly there, go to Wordsowers FB page, scroll down the menu on the left hand side and choose groups. Our meet-up group will pop up, click to join.

Once you’ve joined, turn on notifications so you don’t miss any announcements about the meeting. I suggest you check in ahead of our meeting time in case there are any instructions you need to follow ahead of joining the meeting.

If you have any questions about the meeting, email Angela at wordsowers@wordsowers.com (include in subject line: re Wordsowers May meeting)

Note: Please do not wait until the last minute to email me or I may not get your message or be able to answer your question in time for you to join the meeting.

Author Angela D. Meyer

Please note: The monthly meeting will be held at
Village Inn on 7837 Dodge St., Omaha, NE
6:00-9:00 pm

Topic: Starting Strong

Whether it’s the new year, an article, a book or devotional, you want to start strong. Come prepared to learn how to hook your reader and keep them turning the page. We will answer questions like what makes a good opening and, if your writing a novel, what has to happen in the first portion of the book to set up a story people can’t walk away from.
Bring pen/pencil and paper or a laptop and be prepared to practice what you learn. There will also be time for some feedback on your in-class practice. Angela Meyer will share insights on starting strong from a variety of sources.

Please join us for the 2020 kick-off meeting on Jan. 23 at Village Inn, 7837 Dodge St., Omaha, NE from 6-9pm.
The back room is reserved for Wordsowers.

We meet the fourth Thursday of the month.

Lee Warren, author photo

If you’re interested in indie publishing (a form of self publishing) but believe you can’t afford it, this Wordsowers meeting is for you.

Author/editor Lee Warren will provide the information you need to take control of your publishing career without busting your budget.

Lee has twenty years experience in the Christian publishing industry, both traditional and indie publishing, and has taught at writers conferences throughout the US.
He has written eighteen books and hundreds of articles for various magazines, newspapers, and websites, including Decision, Discipleship Journal, Light & Life, War Cry, Christian Single, Bible Study Magazine, CBN.com, Today’s Christian, Breakaway, Clubhouse, Living Light News and many others.

Please join us for an enlightening evening on Thursday Sept. 26, 2019.

After the meeting we’ll gather for our relaxed Afterglow chat session at Village Inn, 7837 Dodge St.

We meet the fourth Thursday of the month
6:00-7:45pm at the W. Clarke Swanson Library.

The meeting room is on the basement level. Park on the east side of the building and walk into the lower door.

Often we go to meetings hoping to glean knowledge, to gain tangible help to propel us along. Sometime we find those insightful nuggets; sometimes we come up empty.

That’s why this Jan 24, 2019 kick-off meeting is all about you. What do you need to propel your writing forward?

This meeting is an open forum. We plan to invite the rest of 2019’s monthly speakers based on the needs presented at the January meeting.

Please feel free to bring a snack, beverage, and your input. This meeting is open to all.
After the meeting we’ll gather for our relaxed Afterglow chat session at Village Inn, 7837 Dodge St.

We meet the fourth Thursday of the month
6:00-7:45pm at the W. Clarke Swanson Library.

The meeting room is on the basement level. Park on the east side of the building and walk into the lower door.