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I
attended your conference this year at Estes Park, and I loved it.
Thank you for all of your hard work and for the members of your staff
who also gave so much time and energy in making the retreat
the most fulfilling writer's event I've attended of the year.
I enjoyed the worship time as well as the classes offered.
Your time for highlighting special missions really touched me.
Thank you for all you do to bring honor to Our Lord. Brenda Blanchard, Co-President of
Christian Writers Group of Greater San Antonio
I've attended CCWC each year for more than a decade and I learned nearly everything I know about writing for publication at
this conference. The training I have received there and the contacts I've
made have opened innumerable opportunities for me in my writing. I
recommend this conference to every writer I meet."
Dianne E. Butts
I had worked on trying to get my novel into the hands of the right
publisher for over 4 years. I should
have attended the Colorado Christian Writers Conference instead! In the
course of just one critique session with an editor, I found the publishing
house that wanted my book. Nothing can match the face-to-face
opportunities at this conference." - Becca Anderson,
whose first novel, The Gathering Place, was released in August
2006.
There are
so many learning opportunities
available at CCWC that it makes my head
swim. But the best part is Marlene's example of constant prayer and her
encouragement that each writer take a time out to sit in the beauty of the
Rockies and spend time with God. -
Tanya Warrington
Your Christian writing conferences bring
hope, fire and encouragement
to my writing.
- Babs Barnum
Attending the Colorado
Christian Writers Conference
helped me believe that writing for the Savior is what I am to do. The
staff of the conference is so encouraging and knowledgeable that the
times I went and did not secure a writing contract were just as
important as the time I did. The most
important thing I gained however, was a recommitment to keeping my eyes
pointed upward not inward. -
Liz Cowen Furman
The most precious to me
were the evening speakers. They helped me "fix
my eyes on Jesus" in the midst of the intensive learning and promoting
journey the conference thrust me on. My soul craved the honesty and
vulnerability the speakers shared, as well as their example of a heart
willing to be broken and spilled out for Him. I was starved for authentic
worship. -
Paula Moldenhauer
Well run, certainly
Spirit led and Spirit filled.
It is
an outstanding conference in every regard. I want and hope I am able to
attend every year. - Cecile Higgins |
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Marlene Bagnull's
conferences
have a way of being all
things to all people. You'll find whatever nugget you're seeking, whether
it's the fellowship of like minds, informed professional guidance,
opportunity for advancement or simply encouragement and spiritual
retreat. With the measure of time spent actively seeking the Lord as a
group, He's present and working, and you walk away with nothing short of His
plan. At any point of literary interest, from frequently published to merely
curious of the whispers in your heart, you'll find this conference a solid
step toward your destination.
-
Amy Bartlett, author Be Still America . . . I Am God
One of the most awesome weekends
my wife, Trish, and I have had in a long time. Don't change a thing. -
Kevin Poole
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It's
amazing
how "real"
authors, editors and publishers are! ary Sue CCWC is not
just about learning but about networking and promoting as well.
- Kelly
Martindale, co-author, Loved by Choice
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I
thank God
for the Colorado Christian
Writers Conference! God used what I learned from Marlene Bagnull, and the
editors, publishers, writers, and agents to prepare me for getting two books
published, Angry Teens and the Parents Who Love Them and Focus on
Your Future: Career/College Planning for High School Students and Their
Parents, as well as many magazine articles. The difference between
CCWC
and the other writers’ conferences I’ve attended is the spiritual emphasis
Marlene puts into the conference. I’ve learned through Marlene that if and
when God wants you to get published, nothing can get in the way. God opened
up the doors with editors for the books and magazine articles to become a
reality. Through CCWC, I learned to be faithful with what God has called me
to do in my writing today, and He will open the doors in His time for the
next step. CCWC's spiritual emphasis and reminders to keep God first in my
writing is what keeps bringing me back each year. It’s a time of
professional and spiritual renewal I don’t want to miss!
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The
first time I attended
a CCWC I learned rejection slips meant I was a
real writer! I came home excited and motivated with practical teaching that
catapulted me forward, and eventually I published. I look forward to
attending the CCWC every year now because it is like a writer's happy family
reunion. I always return home with nuggets of wisdom from skilled craftsmen.
By talking with the friendly magazine and book editors I am able to find out
exactly what they are and are not looking for, thereby saving me time and
fewer rejections. - Susan Horner, co-author of Loved By Choice
Attending the CCWC
has become a good habit for me,
providing the most valuable tools, experiences, and inspiration of my
writing career. - Bonnie M. Person
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