Columbus Book Festival

The Columbus Book Festival is in the heart of the city’s downtown Discovery District.
The two-day event featuring 200+ national and local authors, dozens of exhibitors, an entertainment lineup and more will showcase Columbus Metropolitan Library’s historic Main Library, the adjacent Kaufman Plaza and Topiary Park.

Lynn will be participating in a Christian Fiction panel at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 15th, followed by a book signing. She'll be joined by Lynette Eason and Shelley Shephard Gray.

2023 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference

West Coast Christian Writers Conference

I'll be teaching a virtual one-hour intro to Scrivener.

Weekend with the Writers

I'm thrilled to be teaching a 2-hour Scrivener practicum as a pre-conference event.

Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference

I'll be teaching both Mac and PC users how to use Scrivener. I can't wait to see my writing friends again!

ACFW - Tips and Techniques of Scrivener

WS 08: Tips and Techniques of Scrivener

Presented by: Lynn Blackburn
This overview of the popular writing software will highlight the unique and powerful tools that have made Scrivener an indispensable part of the novel writing process for plotters, pantsers, and everyone in between.

ACFW

If you’ve attended an ACFW conference before, you understand what the excitement’s about. Where else would you find this many people all devoted to writing and publishing Christian fiction?

Each year, hundreds of veteran authors and those just learning the craft of Christian fiction gather in a setting like this to hear skilled instructors, inspiring keynoters…to gain from the insights of industry professionals…to interact with other writers…and to present their ideas to agents and editors looking for stories like theirs, or to mentors who can help them move forward in their writing career.

The conference culminates with the Awards Gala, during which ACFW’s prestigious Carol Awards, Genesis Contest winners, and other industry honors will be awarded.

If you write Christian fiction—or want to learn how—the ACFW conference is an investment worth making. We hope you’ll join us on this exciting journey. ACFW, the Voice of Christian fiction.

Mystery Panel at Fiction Addiction

Are you a mystery fan? Don't miss out on our Mystery Panel featuring Rea Frey, Kimberly Belle, Jon Sealy, and Lynn Blackburn on Saturday, September 7th, at 2pm at Fiction Addiction. The authors will be in discussion about mystery writing and about their respective novels.

Tickets are $10. Each ticket admits one and can be redeemed for $10 off any merchandise purchased at the event.

ACFW North Georgia - Using Suspense to Create Un-Put-Downable Novels

What to expect

What takes place at an ACFW North Georgia meeting? Lots.

Every monthly meeting contains the following segments:

Introductions (Don’t worry about who you don’t know – we wear nametags!)
Good news (Everything from getting a rejection to landing a contract to simply getting some writing done)
Writing-related Devotion
Industry News (Stay up on the latest happenings, contests, and conference news)
Tech Tip (Computers, social media, Scrivener… there’s so many things that can help with your writing and we’ll help you use them.)
Writing Tip (You’ll always go home with SOMETHING that can make your writing better.)
Each month will also bring in a speaker or panel of some kind to guide us in our learning.

In August, Lynn Blackburn will be teaching how to Use Suspense to Create Un-Put-Downable Novels.

2019 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference

The annual Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference.

Lynn will be teaching the popular Scrivener class. Sign up quick—space is limited!

Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference

I'm thrilled to be teaching Scrivener again at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference.

Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference

The annual Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference.

Lynn will be teaching the popular Scrivener class. Sign up quick—space is limited!

Ladies Night Out

An evening of fellowship and sharing!

How to Use Scrivener

Scrivener is a great computer program for writers that's light years ahead of Microsoft Word. Type your manuscript in Chapters so they're easy to find during edits or changes. Type notes and character profiles...including pictures, and place them on a corkboard or in other areas-all in the same program. Use keywords to pull everything up when you need it. Edit in split screen while looking at the original. Create numerous projects at the same time. When ready to publish, compile into ebook or print format...and more.

ACFW 2017

Each year, hundreds of veteran authors and those just learning the craft of Christian fiction gather in a setting like this to hear skilled instructors, inspiring keynoters…to gain from the insights of industry professionals…to interact with other writers…and to present their ideas to agents and editors looking for stories like theirs, or to mentors who can help them move forward in their writing career.

This year, Lynn will be co-teaching The Mentor-Mentee Relationship with Lynette Eason.