Hey friends! If you live in or near Nashville, then this invitation is for you! First, a conference for writers . . . If you're a writer—either published or hoping to be—this conference is for you! I've attended this gathering in the past (and hope to this year!) and it always offers excellent information and teaching. Plus encouragement! I always leave uplifted and rejuvenated. Second, … [Read more...]
ACFW 2019 Recap
The end of September found me in San Antonio for the ACFW National Conference. It's one of my favorite weeks of the year, as I get to reconnect with many of my writing buddies including several of the women on this blog. It's such fun and then one way I give back to the writing world that has been so good to me. We also had board meetings where we started planning next year's conference in St. … [Read more...]
The Hats We Wear
When I was young and dreaming of being a writer, I thought that meant I would spend my days, well, writing. As in spinning stories one after another after another—with the rest of my time spent reading of course! Clearly my child, and even teenaged, view of reality didn’t quite match the experience. But in case there are some of you out there who imagine that writers have idyllic careers in … [Read more...]
Numbering Our Days
I’ve been working from breakfast until bedtime this past week, juggling three important writing projects. This blog is project #4. I feel like a circus performer spinning plates, trying not to let any of them fall. Besides my writing deadlines, I also spoke at a women’s retreat last Saturday. And I have a husband and children who I love spending time with. And grandchildren who are growing up much … [Read more...]
Top 5 Writer Movies
Earlier this summer, one of my agent's partners shared a blog post about her 5 favorite movies about writers. I have to admit that I had only heard of one of these films and had never seen any of them. But it did give me a fun idea about creating a list of my own favorites. You might sense a theme in my preferences. All of them are period pieces. And in all but one, the author character is a … [Read more...]
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