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 …
Roadside Memories: Part 3 – Filming the movie Giant
If you’ve just joined us, this is the 3rd installment of a series about vintage motor courts. You can read about my fascination with them in Part 1 and the memories of Susan (Sue) Cunningham whose father built the San Jacinto Courts in Marfa, Texas in Part 2. 1955 was a year of excitement for the folks in Marfa, Texas. …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day 20
Day 20. The Letter T. It’s no secret that I have a special attachment to the little state south of the one where I now live. Although I’m a Sooner born and bred and proud of my Oklahoma roots, I moved to Texas when I was two and grew up there. Max and I honeymooned in Dallas and later lived …
>Chasing a Dream
> I’m guest blogging on the FaithWords blog today about my writing dreams. Here’s a snippet. As a young girl in Texas, I didn’t think of my life as being anything but ordinary. My dad worked in a petroleum plant. My mom sold Avon so she could save up for a piano and pay for lessons for my two younger sisters …
>The Joy of Research
>Last week, Max and I loaded up the SUV and took off for a long weekend of R & R – Recreation and Research! Destination: East Texas. Since our 38th wedding anniversary was just around the corner and I had decided to set my next book in this area of Texas, we headed south. I inhaled the Texas air when …