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New Chicken Soup Story for Tracy
March 17, 2025
Tracy’s story, “Taming the Tank,” has been chosen for inclusion in Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from My Cat. It releases May 20, 2025.
"Stirring the Pot" Seminar Online
March 17, 2025
Tracy will present “Stirring the Pot: Writing for Chicken Soup for the Soul” online to the North Alabama Word Weavers on April 17, 2025.
Rhonda is a Selah Award Finalist
March 17 2025
Rhonda’s debut novel, When the Flames Ravaged” has been named a finalist in the 2025 Selah Awards given by the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. The book was a finalist in two categories: Historical Romance and First Novel. Awards will be given May 29, 2025.
ACFW Virtual Conference
March 1, 2025
Rhonda is on the faculty of the ACFW Virtual Conference March 21-22, 2025. She will teach The Cover Design Conundrum. Learn more about the conference and other workshops on their website at the hyperlink above.
Here’s the blurb for Rhonda’s workshop:
Your book cover can be the key to sales success and failure. Too plain? Unattractive colors? Font disasters? While published authors often work with an in-house designer, many self-published writers are asea in a plethora of choices. Learn how to spot a good cover when you see one, how to find and use images if designing a cover yourself, and how to effectively communicate your idea to a for-hire cover designer.
Carolina Christian Writers Conference
December 3, 2024
Rhonda is on the faculty of the Carolina Christian Writers Conference March 7-8 in Greer, South Carolina. She will also offer one-on-one appointments. Hurry! The conference will soon be here!
Mid-South Christian Writers Conference
December 3, 2024
Tracy will teach two Saturday Workshops at the Mid-South Christian Writers Conference March 14-15, 2025 in Collierville, Tennessee. She is also scheduled to offer one-on-one appointments. Hurry! Early Bird Registration ends February 14. Discounted lodging rates are only available through February 20. Hurry! The conference begins soon!
Please forgive me for my late congratulations. I’m so proud of you!