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FaithWriters,
December 2012
News
and information for the
write-brained
Christian!
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Hark the
heralded angels sing, "Glory to the
new-born king.” Peace on
earth, and mercy mild, God and
sinners reconciled! ~ Charles
Wesley—Christmas
Hymn
What a beautiful Christmas carol,
don't you think? Such power packed
into those two short sentences. But
it truly does sum up the message of
Christmas. After being "separated"
from God for so many years, He sent
His only son, in the form of a
baby, to reconcile Himself to us.
What a message of hope! And what a
reason to sing and celebrate and
give Him praise!
Be sure to check out the Out of the
Mouths of FaithWriters section at
the end of this newsletter as a few
of our members share their favorite
Christmas carols.
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With Great
Pleasure We
Announce
the
2012 Page Turner
Winners
2012
Page Turner Champion
How Can
a Harmless House Cat be a Cougar?
by Leola Ogle
Page
Turner Runners Up
Just
One Person by Beth
Muehlhausen
Grace
for the Night Hours by Dannie
Hawley
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Have you posted any
articles lately?
You may have
noticed something
really cool:
A RICH TEXT
EDITOR.
Now you are able to
use advanced
formatting tools
like Bold, Italics,
Centering, even a
smiley face! Please
give it a try and
let us know if you
experience any
issues. We are
still running a few
tests, but hope to
also add the Rich
Text Editor to The
Writing Challenge
very
soon!
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Beginning in
January, Silver
Members will be
given 4 Challenge
credits to use at
any time throughout
the year. Use one
per quarter or 4 in
a row...it's up to
you! This is a
great way for you
to not only see
what The Writing
Challenge is all
about, but also
have the chance to
win some cold, hard
cash!
Visit The
Writing
Challenge
Page for
guidelines.
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The FaithWriters
Magazine is
scheduled for
takeoff this
January! Keep your
eye on cyber-space
for this exciting
mission! It's
guaranteed to blast
your socks
off!
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TIS THE SEASON
FOR...GROUCHES?
We
have received many emails from
members wanting more from the
Critique Circle. You said while the
nice comments and smiley faces were
sweet, you wanted more in-depth
critique...more helpful
feedback...more, well... honesty.
As best-selling Christian author
Phillip Yancey
said,
"I have
a few, very few, trusted friends
who will edit me with a scowl. Most
people want you to feel good so
they give you compliments about
your writing, and these don’t help
at all (except emotionally).
Really, you need some grouches to
edit your work." Philip
Yancey
We're
pleased to announce that we have
recruited several grouches who have
agreed to honestly evaluate and
critique your articles...with love,
of course!
If you haven't yet tried the
Critique Circle, or it didn't offer
the help you were looking for the
first time around, please give it
another shot. Our grouches are
guaranteed to offer constructive
criticism and honest evaluation,
laced with encouragement, that will
help you grow in your gift and take
your writing to a new level.
For more information on giving and
receiving critiques in The Critique
Circle, visit the official
page.
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BLOGGING
CONTEST
There are still a couple more days
to enter the "A Gift and the
Gospel" blog for Angel
Tree. Deadline for the
blog is 10am on 12-2. Complete
details on the BLOGGING CONTEST
PAGE.
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ANNOUNCING
A NEW CONTEST FOR
KIDS!
We are excited to announce
The New
Year Contest: A Fresh
Start—a writing contest
with a cash prize and publication
of the winning entries for
FaithWriter
Kids!
The theme
for the entries should be about
starting fresh. The entry can be
about the New Year holiday, or
about someone who is starting
again or making changes in their
life. Entries will be accepted
December 1st through December
12th, 2012. Open to any genre—a
fiction story, true story, poem,
devotional—anything you want as
long as it has a fresh start
theme. The word count needs to be
between 150 and 750
words.
The
contest will be divided into two
age groups: 7-10 and 11-14.
Judges will choose a first and
second place winner from each
group. First place winners will
receive a gift certificate for
$15 and publication in the
FaithWriters’ magazine in January
2013, and second place winners
will receive a gift certificate
for $10. Winners will be
contacted and announced on the
website at least by January 1st,
2013.
Submissions
should be made by posting your
story as an article on the kids’
website with the subject “New
Year Contest: [title].” A link to
the story should be emailed to
Amy at the email address:
contact@sparrowsflight.net.
The
entries will be judged on the
following points: How creative,
unique, and memorable is this
entry? How well-written is this
entry? Does it have a strong
beginning and ending?
Did the
author communicate the point they
wanted to make to the
reader?
This is a wonderful opportunity
for young
writers!
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AN
ETERNAL DIFFERENCE
If you are a FaithWriters
member, we consider you partners
with us in our effort to reach the
world with the good news of Jesus
Christ! To date, 131 people have
accepted Christ as their Savior
from clicking on The Jesus Page
located on the FaithWriters Home
Page. Here is a recent response we
received from a new
believer:
Date
: 2012-11-27 21:04
type
of prayer : first time prayer
First name :
Marcos
Postal code :
91977
Town : Spring
valley
Country : United
States
E-mail :
Please leave a
comment. : Thank you for
such beautiful prayer and
helping me find my way back to
God
Please
continue to be in prayer for
this aspect of our
site.
We want you to keep writing
exactly what God puts on your
heart, whether fiction or
non-fiction.The beauty of
FaithWriters is that people are
attracted by the wide array of
articles found on our site. God
can lead them to one of yours
that applies directly to their
current situation. Please do
not let this natural addition
to our site affect how you
write. Many more benefits to
help you grow as a writer are
being planned. Your growth as
a writer is one of
our top
priorities.
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SAVE,
SHOP, and
SUPPORT!
With Christmas right
around the corner, here's a great
way for you to
save money on your shopping while
helping to spread the Gospel around
the world!
Before you visit Amazon.com,
consider clicking through to the
site using one of the links on
FaithWriters.com. You will still
get the best prices and selection
Amazon has to offer, but
FaithWriters will receive a small
percentage on everything you
purchase, from a book to a big
screen television. Please keep us
in mind for your Christmas
shopping.
Click on THIS LINK
to start shopping
now! Thank you for
your support!
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OUT OF
THE MOUTHS OF
FAITHWRITERS
Last month, members were asked
to share their favorite
Christmas carol or song. Here
are a few of the responses
received:
"My
favorite song is Silent Night,
but that night was anything but
silent. We always sang
Silent Night in our home on
Christmas Day. It still
brings tears to my eyes when I
sing it."
- Paul Mull
"My favorite is Peace on Earth,
a duet by Bring Crosby and
David Bowie. I adore this
song and listen to it a
gazillion times during the
Christmas season." - Marilyn
Slagel
"The Christmas Carol which I
can't get enough of is 'O Holy
Night'. A close second is the
'Hallelujah Chorus' from
the 'Messiah'." - Pauline
Brakebill
"Silent
Night - Although one of my
favorites, it became mine the
year my mother and Son died.
That Christmas we were singing
it in church, I could
hear them singing it to me from
Heaven-- such joy untold!" -
Sampson
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WISHING YOU
A VERY BLESSED AND MERRY
CHRISTMAS! MAY YOUR SEASON BE
FILLED WITH THE LOVE, JOY, AND
PEACE OF OUR SAVIOR!
-- Mike
& Bea and all of the FW
staff
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