On the day after Thanksgiving, the world lost a beautiful writer who was more than a friend and a colleague to all who knew her. Diann Hunt was the picture of grace, encouragement, and Godly countenance. Today, I’m joining other writers throughout the blogosphere to celebrate and honor Diann. I met Diann at my first ACFW conference. I was terrified, …
Top Ten ACFW Highlights
I wish there were a way to distill last weekend’s ACFW conference in Dallas to a top ten, but I honestly don’t think it can be done. There were highs. And lows. Times of celebration. Times of reflection. So I’ll just start and see what happens. Highlight: Crossing the Red River into Texas. This always makes me sigh and feel …
On the road again . . .
Tomorrow I’m heading south across the Red River!!! It’s that time of year – the annual ACFW conference – held this year at a Dallas hotel smack dab in the middle of DFW. There I’ll meet up with 700 like-minded people to talk writing, marketing, who sold what to whom, and who just got a new agent. I’ll …
A Step Back In Time
Last weekend I had the privilege of being the visiting author at the Olive Warner Memorial Library in Hooker, OK. It’s just a tiny town in the Oklahoma Panhandle, but my grandparents went to church there when I was a child, and one of my great uncles and his wife lived there many years so it wasn’t totally unfamiliar. What …
Countdown to Release Date for Stardust
This title is actually somewhat of a misnomer as Stardust has shipped early from some outlets and has been spotted in a few Barnes and Noble stores already. My author copies are here, and so it begins. May 15 is the actual release date, and that’s when the real hoopla gets rolling. Early reports are fantastic. Some sweet reviews. This …
>ACFW Conference, Part II, Genesis Winners
> St. Louis, 2011 ACFW Conference It’s always a little difficult for me to encapsulate what the ACFW conference is all about. Yes, it’s a professional organization dedicated to benefit the members by instructing, providing services and a community of like-minded people – people who want to write books with an eye toward publication. It does all that, and every …
>ACFW Conference, Part I, Carol Award Winners
>I’m just back from the annual ACFW Conference and will be sharing this week some of the highlights and lists of winners. I’m still getting organized so to get the wheels spinning, let’s start off with the last event of the conference – the Awards Gala and the Carol Award Winners. I must admit I’m partial to some of the …
>W I N N E R S !
> Congrats to the winners of recent giveaways here at the Cafe! Aly Logan is the winner of Sarah Sundin’s Blue Skies Tomorrow. Sandee61 is the winner of Anne Mateer’s Wings of a Dream. Enjoy! I’m off to the American Christian Fiction Writers Conference in St. Louis this week. I’ll come back with the smell of the Mississippi clinging to …
>SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE at ACFW Conference
>In just two months, ACFW descends on St. Louis, for the annual conference. This will be my sixth year to attend, and I can’t imagine being a writer in the Christian market and NOT attending. It’s one of the highlights of my year! One of the many things I love about ACFW is how it has grown to meet the …
>The Art of Brainstorming
> I’m so excited about this event! Perfect timing as I’m choosing my next book project. Some details and links for you: The seminar will be held Saturday, April 2, from 9:00 AM until 4:30 PM at Fellowship Lutheran Church, 6727 S Sheridan Rd, Tulsa OK, 74133. Registration is open now: $35 (including lunch) for the general public, $25 for …