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Books for Writing​


An Introduction to Christian Writing by Ethel Herr

A Complete Guide to Writing for Publication by Susan Titus Osborn

Book Proposals That Sell by Terry Whalin

The Christian Writer’s Market Guide

The Christian Writer’s Manual of Style

Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World
 by Michael Hyatt

Create Your Writer Platform by Chuck Sambuchino

Mastering the Craft of Writing by Stephen Wilbers

Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors, Kathy Ide

Shock the Clock: Time Management for Writers and Other Creatives, Jeanette Levellie

Online Marketing for Busy Authors: A Step-By-Step Guide, Fazia Burke

5 Online Resources Every Serious Writer Needs, Jerry B. Jenkins

Writing for the Supreme Editor,
Leona Choy

Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody Can Write,
Elizabeth Lyon

Release the Poet Within
, Leona Choy

The Copyright Handbook: What Every Writer Needs to Know,
Stephen Fishman, J.D.


Author Websites

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Writer Support



​Websites of Interest for Writers--Make sure to check these out thoroughly as an informed consume

From Jerry Jenkins (Left Behind Series and many other books)--The Write Life lists free writing contests--thewritelife.com/27-free-writing-contests

Fellowship of Christian Bloggers--http://www.focbonline.com
 
Blog—Cecil Murphy (Author of Ninety Minutes in Heaven, Gifted Hands—The Ben Carson Story)—Writer to Writer (www.cecmurpheyswritertowriter.blogspot.com)

Blog—Vonda Skelton’s Christian Writer’s Den Blog (www.vondaskelton.com/2015/08)
 
Christian Writing Today (www.christianwritingtoday.com)

Christwriters (www.christwriters.info)

www.jerryjenkins.com
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American Christian Fiction Writers—ACFW.com
Writing.com

Coffeehouse for Writers—coffeehouseforwriters.com

Associated Content.com—freelance writing information
Faith Writers—faithwriters. Com

Proof Positive.com—tips, resources, freelance information

Christian Writing Today (www.christianwritingtoday.com)

For Writers and Speakers (writerspeaker.com)

Blogmama Susan—How to blog, has spoken to RVCW

Picmonkey—graphics site

Almost an Author site
 
 

 
Writing Aids:
 
Create Your Writer Platform, Chuck Sambuchino
Online Marketing for Busy Authors: A Step by Step Guide by Fazia Burke
Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World by Michael Hyatt
Mastering the Craft of Writing by Stephen Wilbers
Book Proposals That Sell by Terry Whalin
A Complete Guide to Writing for Publication by Susan Titus Osborn
An Introduction to Christian Writing by Ethel Herr
Platform: Get Noticed in a Busy Noisy World, Michael Hyatt (Nelson)





Books RVCW Recommends

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​Our writers were asked to suggest books that they have enjoyed reading.  Some are written by our own members.  Happy reading!
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From the Mouth of God, Sinclair Ferguson--—reading, trusting, and applying the Bible,  Amazon

Toddler Theology: A Childlike Faith for Everyone—Cathy D. Dudley, Amazon

Faith, Family, & Fun: Monthly Lessons to Color and Connect with God's Love--Cathy Dudley, Amazon

We Hung Our Hats in London: God's Faithfulness to a Yank and Rebel Called to London--John Riggs, Amazon


Peace Like a River, Leif Enger (Grove Press, 2001)—fiction—a family quest where the reader witnesses a wondrous celebration of family, faith, and spirit.

Moving from Broken to Beautiful, Yvonne Ortega (www.yvonneortega.com)

Moving from Broken to Beautiful through Grief, Yvonne Ortega

Moving from Broken to Beautiful through Forgiveness, Yvonne Ortega

Finding Hope for Your Journey Through Breast Cancer, Yvonne Ortega (www.yvoneortega.com)

Out of the Shadows, Exposing the Power of Bible Women, Carolyn A. Roth, (www.CarolynRothMinistry.com)

Medicine and Health Care in Early Christianity, (John Hopkins University Press, 2009), Amazon

In God’s Creation: Devotions for the Outdoors, Barbara Baranowski—Amazon, WestBow Publishing

In God's Creation: Devotions for the Beach, Barbara Baranowski--Amazon, WestBow Publishing

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, Eric Metaxas

Reaching for Answers to Crohn's Disease, Martha Kalichman, Amazon

Living in His Light: Experiencing the Presence of Jesus Along Life's Journey, Martha Kalichman, Amazon

A Life Sweetened by Fruit: A Story of Healing from Crohn's Disease, Martha Kalichman, Amazon

Hope and Healing Along Life's Journey, Martha Kalichman, Amazon

The Time Mom Met Hitler, Frost Came to Dinner, and I Heard the Greatest Stroy Ever Told: A Memoir, Dikkon Eberhart, Tyndale House

Of Moose and Men: Lost and Found in Alaska, Torry Martin, Harvest House

Beauty by the Book: Seeing Yourself as God Sees You, Nancy Stafford, Multnomah

The Wonder of His Love: A Journey Into the Heart of God, Nancy Stafford, Multnomah

Orie's Story: A Virginia Tobacco Plantation Princess Faces the Civil War and Reconstruction, Gail Tansill Lambert

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