Continuing on the theme of my previous post, writers as friends, I finished Wishing on Dandelions by Mary DeMuth last night. Unlike the others mentioned in my last post—authors who are friends in my mind, not in the sense of …
Authors as Friends
There is a coffee mug at Barnes and Noble that one of these days I’m going to buy. It says, “Choose an author as you would a friend.” I love that. In fact, it is the way I choose many of the contemporary authors I read.It’s …
With Fear and Trembling
Pursuing your passion can be a scary thing.The first writers conference I attended, I took my very first completed novel. It was historical in nature, though not a true romance in content. I had some good reaction—and some …
Validation
If you write fiction and have never gone to an ACFW conference, you’ve missed a treat. It feels like spending the weekend with 400 of your closest friends. It feels like a fun family reunion.I’ve been to Christian writing …
Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho
. . . it’s off to conference I go—ACFW conference. And, of course, things whip into a frenzy of craziness before time to leave.I’ve been feeling better about going—maybe because it’s my third conference and I’m beginning to …
A Chat With Author Mary DeMuth
I’m so excited to kick off the blog tour for Mary DeMuth’s Wishing on Dandelions, which is available, for the first time, TODAY! Wishing on Dandelions is the sequel to Mary’s critically acclaimed first novel, Watching the …
Field Trip
I went on my first “Writer’s Field Trip” today. My husband took me to the Federal Courthouse, where several scenes in my WIP are set. Being an attorney, he knows his way around there. He even called around to some judges’ …
Writer Reunion
I love getting together with friends. And getting together with writer friends is an unusual treat. Three years ago, on my first trip to the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference, I met most of these wonderful ladies. A …
818 Pages Later . . .
I did it. I slogged through Bleak House by Charles Dickens. I say “slogged” not because I didn’t enjoy the experience. I did. Thoroughly. But 800 pages of ANYTHING becomes a bit wearisome after awhile. (When the bookmark …
Closing the Deal
I’m about to run out the door to close on our old house. I’m still shocked. It all happened so quickly.Two weeks ago, we had an offer on our house—with a difficult negotiation. We thought we were closing Sept. 14th, just in …