ACFW Virginia Is Pleased to Announce Our 2025 Keynote Speaker

Jim Rubart

James L. Rubart is 28 years old, but lives trapped inside an older man’s body. He thinks he’s still young enough to water ski like a madman and dirt bike with his two grown sons, and loves to send readers on mind-bending spiritual journeys they’ll remember months after they finish one of his stories.

He’s the best-selling, Christy Hall of Fame, Carol, INSPY, and RT Book Reviews award winning author of ten novels, co-author of the time traveling detective series, The True Lies of Rembrandts Stone, co-owner of The Rubart Writing Academy, and an audio book narrator. He lives with his amazing wife on a small lake in eastern Washington. Learn more at http://jameslrubart.com/ and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesLRubart

The Seven Mind Sets You Must Embrace to Be a Writer

Inspirational Keynote on Friday, November 7

Since the publishing journey isn’t one for the faint of heart, wouldn’t it be great to know how to protect that heart of yours along the way?

During this keynote talk, Christy Hall of Fame author, James L. Rubart will reveal the Seven Mind Sets that show you how to survive, thrive, and be the writer you’ve always wanted to be.

 

How to Craft a Unique Story
with Deep Emotional Impact

Instructional Keynote on Saturday, November 8

We hear it often from editors and agents: “I want a story that’s different, fresh, and pings people’s emotions.” But when asked specifically what they mean, they respond, “I’ll know it when I see it.”

Want them saying, “I’ve seen it!” when looking at your next story?

Then you’ll love this workshop from Christy Hall of Fame author James L. Rubart. He’ll teach you the techniques that have made his stories some of the most unique in Christian publishing in the past 30 years, how he designed those stories to have deep emotional impact, and how you can do the same.

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing anew thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness and streams
in the wasteland.”
Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV)