The 2013 REALM MAKERS CONFERENCE

August 2 - 3, 2013
(9AM - 10PM)

JC Penney Conference Center
1 University Blvd, St Louis, MO 63121-4400

   The first annual Realm Makers Conference is for writers with a focus on speculative fiction. Jeff Gerke, publisher of the Marcher Lord Press imprint, is the keynote speaker. Other featured speakers include Grace Bridges, Bryan Davis, Ben Erlichman, L. B. Graham, Suzanne Hartmann, Kristen Stieffel, Robert Treskillard,  Kathy Tyers, Andre Winch, Chila Woychik, and Matt Yocum.

   It's not often you gather this many Christian speculative writers, editors, and publishers in one location. You won't want to miss the opportunity

Registration Cost:

If you register between these dates:	Your registration cost is:
May 1st -June 1st	$185 (Early Bird Pricing)
June 2nd-July 25th *	$235
At the door**	$250

Realm Makers Conference Main Page

Realm Makers Registration Page

A Worker/Writer is Worthy of his Pay

Getting paid for your writing effort isn't bad. It is expected that now or later you will get paid for your labors. 1 Timothy 5:18 KJV (For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer [is] worthy of his reward. ) A problem occurs when your misuse of a writing gift creates a negative or harmful result. For example, if you have a gift of writing and decide to write material that leads another to sin, isn't your writing creating a stumbling block for others? Romans 14:13 KJV (Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in [his] brother's way.)

You can write a story for the right reason, but deliver it in the wrong manner. As Nissa pointed out in her comment, a preachy, negative tone gets in the way of a story. What is your reason for writing the story? Is it a sincere attempt to aid others through your writing, or are you using the story as a soapbox to pound someone over the head until a desired belief is accepted? Fictional stories can contain a theme and a message. A story shouted too loudlyat the reader to persuade them of a certain view may prevent the reader from staying to hear either the theme or the message because they have already closed the book.