Everyone loves a story, especially a tale they can cry about, bleed with, or laugh at. Anyone who can tell such a story will have their face carved onto the mountain of immortality. Just ask Ernest Hemingway, William Shakespeare, or Theodor Seuss Geisel (author of the Dr. Seuss books). Do you dream of writing stories that will live in people’s hearts?
Literature is human. Fiction or non-fiction, humor or tragedy, prose or poetry: we all want to communicate. Did you know there are local friends helping each other write well?
Groups of Christian writers work together on the craft of writing called “Word Weavers.” One such group is here on the Emerald Coast. Meeting monthly in Niceville, the Destin Word Weavers meet to listen to one another’s works and give positive critiques and encouragement.
The members range from amateurs to published authors and publishers, all from various walks of life. The genres they represent include non-fiction, mystery, humor, memoir, devotional, biographical, fiction and poetry. With mutual respect and finely tuned skills, they edit, correct, and inspire one another.
Most of the members are Christians who attend various churches including Catholic, Protestant, Charismatic, and non-denominational.
Alice Murray currently leads the Destin Word Weavers Chapter. She is an author of an annotated Agatha Christie book and she’s had several jokes published in Reader’s Digest. Numerous magazines have published her articles. The group meets on the second Saturday morning of each month at 9:30 a.m. in the Crosspoint Church, Bluewater Bay Campus, 214 Partin Drive S, Niceville, Florida, 32578. The next meeting is on December 14th.
All kinds of people participate in the Destin Word Weavers group. Freeport resident Paul Renfroe has written a theological series, while Dave Holland has published a series of devotionals based on the Gospel of Luke. Susan Neal writes books fostering good health and maturity while she also leads the Christian Indie Publishing Association (CIPA.Podia.com). Jud Stone, our chaplain, writes histories of great Christians who are little known.
You can join our hearty band of writers, poets, Bible commentators, and historians. Whether it’s a legacy for your family or the next blockbuster, you are welcome in the Destin Word Weavers! We convene the second Saturday morning of each month at 9:30 in the Crosspoint Church, Bluewater Bay Campus, 214 Partin Drive S, Niceville, Florida 32578.
You can learn more about the Word Weavers at https://word-weavers.com/. For more information, please call Dave Holland at 970-691-9017 or email at davidvholland54@gmail.com.
Author: Sowal Editor
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