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January 2026
How Your Writing Can Impact Eternity with Edwina Kiernan
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM Eastern
Who doesn’t love getting lost in a good story? For many, books are a means of escape from the trials of life or of entertainment amidst its drudgery. But as a Christian author, your pen wields significant power. Learn how your writing can help your readers find the true escape they may not even know they need, and the encouragement that will carry them through the good and bad moments of life. Why let your readers merely get lost in a story, when they could truly be found through it?
Edwina Kiernan is a multi-award-winning author of Christian historical fiction. She is a committed follower of Jesus (the Living Word), and endeavors to use her pen to point others to Him. All her books feature strong, gospel-centered faith, dramatic danger and suspense, and sweet romance, wrapped up in atmospheric historical settings you won’t want to leave. Find out more at: EdwinaKiernan.com
April 2026
Plotting With Claude AI with Pegg Thomas
April 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM Eastern
Learn how to prompt Claude to create a story outline that both plotters and pantsers can use to write their next best-selling novel. We will do one together during the Zoom session. We will also cover brainstorming with Claude.
Pegg Thomas is a multi-award-winning author who lives in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with Michael, her husband of *mumble* years. She creates American stories with real history and fictional characters inspired by her ancestors who immigrated here in the early 1600s. When not writing, Pegg can be found in her garden, her kitchen, or sitting at one of her antique spinning wheels creating yarn to turn into her signature wool shawls. Find out more at PeggThomas.com
May 2026
The L.I.S.T. Framework: Your Key to an Engaging Author Newsletter with Edwina Kiernan
May 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM Eastern
Most authors just hit ‘send’ and hope for the best. In this session, Edwina breaks down her L.I.S.T. Framework—four distinct pillars that separate ‘just another email’ from a high-impact author newsletter. You’ll learn how to attract the right readers, maintain consistent engagement, and build the long-term trust needed to sell books. It’s time to simplify your marketing with a proven roadmap that makes it all worthwhile—for your readers, and for your writing career.
About Edwina: Edwina Kiernan is a multi-award-winning author of Christian historical fiction. She is a committed follower of Jesus (the Living Word), and endeavors to use her pen to point others to Him. All her books feature strong, gospel-centered faith, dramatic danger and suspense, and clean romance, wrapped up in atmospheric historical settings you won’t want to leave. Find out more at: EdwinaKiernan.com
June 2026
Common Mistakes in Writing Regency Romance with Rachel Knowles
June 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM Eastern
A well-written Regency romance allows readers to escape into the past without anything bringing them back to the present. Titles, animals, travel and word choice are just some of the things that can trip readers up and pull them out of the story. In this talk, Rachel Knowles shares some of the common mistakes authors make when writing Regency romance and her tips about how to avoid them.
About Rachel: Rachel Knowles has been researching late Georgian and Regency history for 15 years and runs the Regency History website with her husband, Andrew. She has published 7 Regency romances and a non-fiction book about inspirational Regency women. Rachel lives in the beautiful Georgian seaside town of Weymouth, Dorset, on the south coast of England.