WRITING for the SOUL

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  Table #   Mentor name and specialty
   
 
Am 1
 
Sandra Aldrich (Apprentice)
   
 
Am 2
 
Joy Gage (Apprentice)
   
 
Am 3
 
Bob Haslam (Apprentice, Journeyman)
   
 
Am 4
 
Virelle Kidder (Apprentice, Journeyman)
   
 
Am 5
 
DiAnn Mills (Apprentice, Journeyman)
   
 
Am 6
 
Karen O'Connor (Apprentice, Journeyman)
   
 
Am 7
 
John Perrodin (Apprentice, Craftsman)
   
 
 
FEATURED CHRISTIAN WRITERS GUILD MENTORS

 
 
    Sandra Aldrich (Am 1)
Sandra is a veteran author and editor, as well as a popular conference speaker. Well-known as an encourager and humorist, she claims a Ph.D. from the School of Hard Knocks. The former senior editor of Focus on the Family magazine, Sandra is the author or co-author of 16 books and 500-plus magazine articles.

 
 
 
 
Joy Gage
(Am 2)
A writer for many years, Joy is the author of 16 books (fiction, nonfiction, and Bible studies) and is a contributor to seven anthologies. Her magazine credits include The Saturday Evening Post, Moody Magazine, Home Life, and The Christian Reader. Currently, Joy is writing a book on faith and obedience that will be translated and printed in India as the first book in a new literature project of Indigenous Ministries International. Joy and her husband, Ken, a retired pastor, live in Cottonwood, Arizona.
   
 
 
   
Bob Haslam
(Am 3)
Bob's articles have appeared in more than 50 Christian magazines and journals, and he's been published in several books. A former pastor and missionary, he was editor of Light & Life magazine for 10 years, then a book acquisition editor. In addition to serving as a Guild mentor, Bob remains active as a free-lance book editor. He recently moved to Tennessee.
 
 
 
  Virelle Kidder (Am 4)
For more than 20 years, Virelle has been writing and speaking about the reality of knowing God. Author of five books and countless articles, her most recent release (Moody, January 2008) is Meet Me at the Well. She lives in Florida.
   
 
 
    DiAnn Mills (Am 5)
An award-winning author, DiAnn has written several novels, novellas, short stories, and articles, as well as a nonfiction book. Her novel When the Nile Runs Red, based on her journey to Southern Sudan, was recently published by Moody. She lives near Houston.
 
 
 
  Karen O'Connor (Am 6)
Karen is an award-winning author of 40 books and hundreds of magazine articles for children and adults, a retreat and conference speaker, and a writing instructor with 20 years of experience.
   
 
 
    John Perrodin (Am 7)
John is the Guild's Senior Editor, and also Special Assistant to Jerry Jenkins for research and writing. John worked for more than a decade at Focus on the Family, training and mentoring writers. He is the co-author, with Jerry Jenkins, of the young adult novels Demon's Bluff and The Tatooed Rats. His nonfiction book Simple Little Words: What You Say Can Change a Life, with Michelle Cox, will be released in April 2008. John has been a media relations specialist, speaker, columnist, scriptwriter, and journalist.