Carolyn Tomlin highlighted in the Jackson Sun!

Check out the article written about Carolyn Tomlin in the Jackson Sun!
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120518/LIFESTYLE/305180004/Creativity-cultivated-backyard-oasis?odyssey=nav%7Chead
Great article Carolyn! And a beautiful garden! Congrats!

Special REPEAT Boot Camp on June 9!

The April 28th Boot Camp was a huge success! We had our largest crowd yet! So many people told us they wanted to come on April 28, but had a conflicting event scheduled, we decided to REPEAT the same seminar on June 9th! If you missed April 28, be sure to join us on June 9! Beeson Divinity School, 9:00-4:00! 
     
     Carolyn Tomlin: Writing for children and young adults!
     Denise George: Writing your memoir; ghost-writing someone else's story!
     Ellen Maze: Self-publishing and self-promoting your book!


You can register at this website: : http://www.beesondivinity.com/bootcampforchristianwriters
Cost: $139.00 (includes seminars, lunch, snacks, handout material)
(For more information: cdwg@aol.com)

How did I feel when I first discovered God had called me to write about Him? Just like Annie Dillard in this quote: “I had been my whole life a bell, and never knew it until at that moment I was lifted and struck.” 

― Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

Are you also "ringing"?! I hope so! 

   What a wonderful day we had at our Saturday, April 28 Boot Camp for Christian Writers! We filled every seat in Beeson Divinity School's largest seminar room, and had to bring in more chairs!
   Congratulations to Boot Camper, Tom Horton, on his first published book: Adversity to Triumph: The Burt Boutwell Stories by Tom M. Horton, Jr.  We presented Tom with a cover portrait of his new book. You can order a copy of Tom's new book from this address: http://www.amazon.com/Adversity-Triumph-Boutwell-Stories-Volume/dp/1475117299/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335741732&sr=8-1. After you read the book, please honor Tom by writing a positive review for Amazon.com!
    A special Thank You to Jim Pounds, Lorrie Beth Milton, Ellen Maze, Scott Moore, and everyone that helped make Saturday a special day to remember!
   Join us for upcoming Boot Camp seminars on Sept. 8, Oct. 20, and Dec. 1! Topics to be announced!

A New Book by Boot Camper Lori White!!! Congratulations Lori!!!

A hearty congratulations to book camper Lori White on her new book:

Precious Stones & Alabaster: Gifts of Advice for Christian Women Starting College by Lori Barstow White. The book is now available in paperback and ebook!   On Amazon.com the paperback is only $9.49 and via Kindle, the ebook version is only $1.99!  Precious Stones & Alabaster is essential for every young woman beginning her college career. In a time when most young women are busy packing linens, clothes, and spiral notebooks, this collection of devotions addresses her spiritual journey. Stories and scripture offer encouragement and advice during the most critical time of a student's college career. Congrats Lori! We are so proud of you!!!

A New Book by Frank Donaldson! A Must Read!

Greetings! Let me recommend a wonderful memoir to you written by Frank Donaldson! The writing is great, and the tone conversational. You will learn much about this extraordinary man and also the early history of Alabama!
Frank Donaldson and his lovely wife, Patti, are Boot Campers, and we are so proud of them!
You can order the book through amazon.com. I highly recommend it! Denise George

Book Description

Publication Date: March 6, 2011

Glimpses of an Abundant Life is a collection of short stories chronicling the author’s 90 years. True tales of growing up during the Great Depression, flying a plane before learning to drive, serving as a World War II pilot and an FBI agent, practicing law, teaching law school for over 40 years, and enjoying more than 60 years of marriage reveal a joyful journey.

Boot Camp on April 28th! Don't Miss This One!!!

Greetings!  If you haven't registered for Boot Camp for Christian Writers on Saturday, April 28, 2012, 9:00 - 4:00, please do so asap! We are teaching The Five "Writing-to-Publish" Seminars Boot Campers Requested. We have already had an overwhelming response and we are quickly approaching our capacity! This will be a special seminar that will include: Writing Memoirs (D. George), Ghost-Writing/Collaboration: Writing Another Person's Story (D. George), Writing Books for Children and Teens (Carolyn Tomlin), and Self-Publishing Books & Self-Promoting Books (Ellen C. Maze). 

   Know that even when an author publishes with a traditional publishing house, the author must still aggressively market his or her books. Publishing companies do a little promotion, but not nearly what the author can do to promote the book. Self-promoting books is especially essential if the author self-publishes the book.

   Join us for an informative, exciting, and fun day! You'll meet lots of new friends that love writing too!

Please invite your friends to come with you! But do it quickly! Best wishes, Denise

[You can register online at: http://www.beesondivinity.com/bootcampforchristianwriters.

The early bird price for everything (seminars, lunch, snacks, and handout material) is only $139 (before April 23).

We will meet at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, in Birmingham, AL.]