This is cancelled Cheryl Moeller's Christian Writing and Publishing Conference

This is cancelled and will be rescheduled for October 

When: Join us on Friday Evening, August 9, 2019

5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Beginners through Advanced Aspiring Writers

Where: Meadows Christian Fellowship Church, 2401 Kirchoff Road, Rolling Meadows, IL  60008

*Please note:  far far west west end of the building and down 10 cement steps.

Dinner is on your own. Please bring a brown bag lunch, drinks, water, and fruit snack. 

Cheryl Moeller, B.S., M.A.R., authored or co-authored ten books. For Cheryl's books Click here. She was a literary agent and publicist from 1992-2002, now an author and conference speaker.

This is cancelled

You Need to Know How to Write Short, Long and Longer Stories

In my writing and publishing class, I teach today's readers are smart. You don't have to over explain because they can get your point. A certain number of your stories can be one or two sentences, but if written well imply much more.

Listed here are some shorty short examples:

I walked into the kitchen one day and on top of the frig sat Brent. He said, "The top of the frig is big, but not big enough for both Andrew and me." - C

I was speeding down the Tollway and from the back seat Megan said, "Mommy, did you remember your cell phone on the roof of the car?" - C 

"God has last names," Six year old Billy said, "Jesus Christ, God the Father, and Holy Spirit."  - T"

Stopped by the creek for a moment during our morning run. A glimpse of red!  Oh, a McDonald’s French fry container." - M  

A little voice from the backseat said, "Here Mommy, I have a present for you" as a cold wet half-eaten apple was pressed into my waiting hand, "It's delicious." - K

While waiting onstage with head bowed in dance position, a fellow dancer pressed a candy into my hand and mouthed "mint" with a smile, the extreme sour spread through to my jawbone as the spotlight hit and the show began. - K

Cheryl's June 2019 Christian Writing and Publishing Conference

Beginning through advanced writers. 

A phone call with Cheryl is included after the conference in the beginning of July with a designated appointment.

I will supply hot and cold drinks.  Please bring a brown bag lunch and snacks.  

Venue:

For Keeps Ministries Office 2401 Kirchoff Road Rolling Meadows, IL 60008  

Date and Time:

Sunday, June 30, 2:00 - 8:30 p.m.

For more Info and R.S.V.P. Click here For RSVP Click Here

Cheryl is an author of 14 books, writing conference speaker, editor and writing coach.
Cheryl served as a literary agent, publicist for 10 years. 

Writing Contest

Writing contest details
Click here

2015 Writing Contest Deadline:Entries must be received by May 29, 2015.

Topic:Everyday people who are making a difference for Jesus.

Length:800 to 1,200 words.

Prizes:1st Prize: $300 and we publish your article in the Nov. 2015 issue.
2nd Prize: $200 and we publish your article in the Nov. 2015 issue.
3rd Prize: $100 and we publish your article in the Nov. 2015 issue.

Last year's winner was my friend and writing student, Kay Swatkowski, author ofA Grandmother's Prayers: 60 Days of Devotions and Prayer

Her writing contest winning entry Click here

STORYTELLING IN A DIGITAL AGE ONLINE CONFERENCE

with Bob and Cheryl Moeller Click here

Wednesday through Friday Mornings, April 22-24, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CDT

Venue: Online

For those that register, I will send a link for you to click on for a google hangout group.  It’s real easy to click on and join at the given time.  You need a gmail address and a webcam.

The conference covers Storytelling, Writing, Blogging (Social media, too), Speaking, and Publishing.

10 Editing Hacks

14 Commandments for Bloggers

6 Best Ways to Speak Nationally

Publishing Your Way

New this session:  Bob Moeller will do a one hour on “The Art of Storytelling.”

Cheryl Moeller, M.A.R., was a literary agent from 1992-2002.  She received her first book contract in 1998 and has authored or co-authored 10 books.  Cheryl’s Books

In 2009, she also began to teach writing conferences to now over 600 people.  Sign up so you don’t miss one blog post –  Cheryl’s Writing Mentor Blog posts Click here

Suggested donation for the four day (evening) conference is $75 ($25 will count as fee for service, $50 you will be receipted for as tax deductible).

Please feel out form below.

Donate on paypal or snailmail today to reserve a spot. Click here

Free Fiction Training with Jerry Jenkins

If you’re overwhelmed by the beginning phase of your novel, I’m excited to give you this gift:

Today at 12:00 pm Central, I’m holding a free live training online for fiction writers. It’s called: How to Finally Get Started Writing Your Novel. We’re going to cover the common pitfalls keeping most writers from getting started.

I’d love for you to join me. All you have to do to discover the details is click the link below:

>>> Click here for more information on the FREE live fiction training webinar

Just wanted to remind you one last time, because I may never do this particular live training again.

We’re going to have loads of fun and make some major progress—so I don’t want you to miss it!

Talk soon,

Jerry Jenkins

P.S. While I'd love for you to join me at 12:00 pm Central, I realize you might already have plans. And that's okay—because we are recording the live session. So if you register for the free webinar before it begins, I'll send you the recording within 48 hours and you can watch it anytime this week. Just register here and you'll get access to the recording.

Jane Austen's Desk

Proofreader / Copy Editor: Educational Publishing (Rolling Meadows, IL)

Creative Services Associates, Inc., founded in 1989, provides editorial and writing services to several major educational publishing houses and other institutions. Typical projects include writing and editing copy for textbooks and educational products for grades K-12 as well as documenting how existing materials meet current state and national standards. Creative Services is a small company with a long-standing reputation for excellence.  Click here for more details for this job posting

FUTURE EVENTS STORYTELLING IN A DIGITAL AGE CONFERENCE – ONLINE

Still not too late to join for this time...

Tuesday Evenings, 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., April 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2015

Venue: Online

Cheryl Moeller’s “Storytelling in a Digital Age Conference.”
For those that register, I will send a link for you to click on for a google hangout group.  It’s real easy to click on and join at the given time.  You need a gmail address and a webcam.

The conference covers Storytelling, Writing, Blogging (Social media, too), Speaking, and Publishing.

10 Editing Hacks

14 Commandments for Bloggers

6 Best Ways to Speak Nationally

Publishing Your Way

New this session:  Bob Moeller will do a one hour session one of the evenings (April 14) on “The Art of Storytelling.”

Cheryl Moeller, M.A.R., was a literary agent from 1992-2002.  She received her first book contract in 1998 and has authored or co-authored 10 books.  Cheryl’s Books

See more details and to R.S.V.P.

4 Best Sales Practices for Using Social Media

by Gary Galvin

Social media has been traditionally known for it's "soft selling" approach, meaning most users are not online for the sole purpose of shopping and, therefore, they must be persuaded in a different way. What does that mean for you? How do you "sell" through social media without causing your followers and friends to get tired of your overly aggressive tactics? The answer is in what you post and how you post it. Learn more below about effective social media sales strategies you can use to increase sales and keep your audience happy.  

#1. Find the Right Channel 

Read the other three best sales practices click here

STORYTELLING IN A DIGITAL AGE Conference - Online with Bob and Cheryl Moeller

New this session:  Bob Moeller will do a one hour session one of the evenings (April 14) on “The Art of Storytelling.”

April Tuesday Evenings, 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., April 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2015

Venue:Online

Cheryl Moeller’s “Storytelling in a Digital Age Conference.”

For those that register, I will send a link for you to click on for a google hangout group.  It’s real easy to click on and join at the given time.  You need a gmail address and a webcam.

The conference covers Storytelling, Writing, Blogging (Social media, too), Speaking, and Publishing.
10 Editing Hacks
14 Commandments for Bloggers
6 Best Ways to Speak Nationally
Publishing Your Way

Cheryl Moeller, M.A.R., was a literary agent from 1992-2002.  She received her first book contract in 1998 and has authored or co-authored 10 books.  Cheryl’s Books

In 2009, she also began to teach writing conferences to now over 600 people.  Sign up so you don’t miss one blog post –  Cheryl’s Writing Mentor Blog posts Click here

Suggested donation for the four day (evening) conference is $75 ($25 will count as fee for service, $50 you will be receipted for as tax deductible).

Please feel out form below. Click here

Donate on paypal or snailmail today to reserve a spot. Click here

The One Word You Need to Know

Since everyone in Holland speaks English, you don’t need to be able to speak Dutch… but it is cool when you do. And no word is cooler or more prevalent than “lekker.” In a country known for having the best diet in the world, it’s only appropriate that the most popular word means “tasty.” Or, at least, that is the traditional definition. But lekker has come to mean so much more, depending on its context:

If food is lekker, it’s delicious. Read more uses of the cool word lekker

Win an inn!

Win an inn! Owner of historic Maine inn holding essay contest and the winner gets to take over the property 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2986554/Win-inn-Owner-historic-Maine-inn-holding-essay-contest-winner-gets-property.html#ixzz3U1Py62ka
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STORYTELLING IN A DIGITAL AGE CONFERENCE – ONLINE CONFERENCE

Tuesday Evenings, 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., April 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2015

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Venue:
Online

Bob and Cheryl Moeller’s “Storytelling in a Digital Age Conference.”
For those that register, I will send a link for you to click on for a google hangout group.  It’s real easy to click on and join at the given time.  You need a gmail address and a webcam.

The conference covers Storytelling, Writing, Blogging (Social media, too), Speaking, and Publishing.

10 Editing Hacks

14 Commandments for Bloggers

6 Best Ways to Speak Nationally

Publishing Your Way

Bob will be speaking one hour on April 14.

Cheryl Moeller, M.A.R., was a literary agent from 1992-2002.  She received her first book contract in 1998 and has authored or co-authored 10 books.  Cheryl’s Books

In 2009, she also began to teach writing conferences to now over 600 people.  Sign up so you don’t miss one blog post –  Cheryl’s Writing Mentor Blog posts Click here

Suggested donation for the four day (evening) conference is $75 ($25 will count as fee for service, $50 you will be receipted for as tax deductible).

Click here to register

Canva Graphic Design Program

Canva Graphic Design Program: easy and free to use  
Amazingly simple graphic design

“The easiest to use design program in the world”– The Webbys

“Canva enables anyone to become a designer”– PSFK

Terry Windquist Photography

Master of Photgraphy

If you need a book cover, speaking engagement or book signing event photographed, call Terry Windquist today.

Great writers need a great photographer Terry Windquist.

About Terry

Writing Your Way to Happiness

By TARA PARKER-POPE

 JANUARY 19, 2015 5:30 PM 

January 19, 2015 5:30 pm

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THE WELL COLUMN

Tara Parker-Pope on living well.

The scientific research on the benefits of so-called expressive writing is surprisingly vast. Studies have shown that writing about oneself and personal experiences can improve mood disorders, help reduce symptoms among cancer patients, improve a person’s health after a heart attack, reduce doctor visits and even boost memory.

Now researchers are studying whether the power of writing — and then rewriting — your personal story can lead to behavioral changes and improve happiness.  Click here to read the rest

List of Card Companies to Submit Art or Card Word Lines

 ARTIST and WRITERS GUIDELINES

  Compiled and Updated by Kate Harper

Want to submit your art or writing to a greeting card company? Check out the links below for company submission guidelines - See more at: http://kateharperblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/10-card-publishers-artist-and-writer.html#sthash.LEu8kJbj.dpuf

Artist & Writer Submission Guidelines for Card Companies

Get Connected with Card Design

Take an Online Class: Getting Into the Greeting Card Business.
Sign up for Kate's Facebook page with daily updates.

- See more at: http://kateharperblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/10-card-publishers-artist-and-writer.html#sthash.LEu8kJbj.dpuf

Here's Katie's whole list of companies to submit art or card word lines to Click here

What are your 2015 Storytelling, Writing, and Publishing goals?

It's almost New Year's Eve.  On that evening all of us are super heroes believing we can do almost anything.

"I will write 1,200 sets of Encyclopedias this year in French."

At some point dreams meet realism which isn't all bad, but don't let your dreams dissolve into crumbs like an old stale cookie on the floor

                                               "I once longed to eat you."


Here's to coaching you into fulfilling your writing and publishing dreams.  I will be teaching several writing conferences in 2015 year online and in person, so please send me an email if interested in knowing more details.  cherylmoeller at comcast.net

I also have excellent experienced editors to refer you to that can coach or edit personally for you.  cherylmoeller at comcast.net


Storytelling in a Digital Age Conference:  Storytelling, Writing, Blogging/Social Media, Speaking, and Publishing with Cheryl Moeller

Mckenzie House B and B, Possible Venue for a Future Writing Retreat!

We first noticed Mckenzie House above the other bed and breakfast establishments in Amish County because our youngest daughter is named Mackenzie, so it was worth clicking on the website.

What we found when we visited where the air is sweeter and the birds are whistling a clearer sound was spectacular.




Please look around on Mckenzie House Bed and Breakfast website Click here
Featured recently in Midwest Living Click here
Updated information for latest happenings on facebook for Mckenzie House Click here

Can you believe we had never been to the Shipshewana and Middleburg area of Amish Country in Indiana?
We discovered a real delight that we want to return to soon.

Equally delightful as the venue were the InnKeepers, Bruce and Sherry...

The Bed and Breakfast and rooms are named after their grown daughters.  Bruce and Sherry are just like family, as hosts and as cooks. Excellent breakfast with all of the fixings done like a festive holiday brunch.  We could not have been more well pleased in every way.

We are thinking of doing a marriage retreat and/or another event like a writing conference at this venue fall 2014. What do you think?  Would you like to attend?  Write to us at cheryl@forkeepsministries.com or leave us a comment