I’ve had three devotionals accepted by Penned From the Heart for the 2013 compilation. Thanks to mentor DiAnn Mills; her forthright comments and encouragement helped a great deal.

Genstacia Bull, Craftsman
Purley, Surrey, England

My short story “The Lonely Cabin” will appear in the September issue of Splickety magazine. I thank Jesus for CWG and Word Weavers, which have helped me improve the gift He has given me.

Cindy Huff
Journeyman grad
Aurora, Illinois

I have just signed a contract to have my nonfiction story “The Little Biker That Could” published in the God Makes Lemonade series.

Karen R. Hessen
Journeyman
Forest Grove, Oregon
Lisa Crayton, mentor

Women of the Harvest online magazine has accepted “How Much Help Is Enough?”— the article I worked on during the Writing Essentials course.

Lisa Jackinsky
Articles That Sell
San Dimas, California
Suzie Eller, Mentor

Susie Shellenberger sent me and a few others a list of topics she’d cover in the January/February Susie magazine. I wrote and sent her “How to Make Resolutions You’ll Keep,” and she said she’ll publish it!

Julie Swihart
Apprentice grad
Elkhart, Indiana

I wrote a Chick-fil-A blog that led to two radio interviews and a posting on CBN. I just finished an assigned piece for Priority Magazine (The Salvation Army) about the Army’s work with human trafficking.

Pauline Hylton
Social Media course
Clearwater, Florida

I had two articles in the August Pulse, the publication for Torrance Memorial Medical Center. I also had an article in The San Clemente Journal, a paper I’ve been contributing to for many years.

Helen Chade Mahshi
Journeyman grad
San Clemente, California