WOW! I had the most amazing time at the huge Mall of America book signing 10 days ago. Over 100 Christian authors took part, and the turn out was terrific. Here are a few pictures taken there, as well as at conference of some of my author & aspiring author friends. If you don’t have books yet by the gals designated as published authors, RUN to your local book store and pick one up. These are exceptional writers!I just finished…
HUNDREDS OF NOVELISTS COMING TO MINNEAPOLIS Booksigning by 100+ novelists at Mall of America September 20 (MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.) Hundreds of authors and aspiring authors will attend the annualAmerican Christian Fiction Writers conference at the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel September 18-21, 2008. They’ll study the craft of writing from a Christian worldview, get the word out about their books, and meet with editors from nearly every major publishing house in their industry. They’re also coming to get signed books. On Saturday, September…
I’ll admit that I’m one of “those Christians” that read more fiction than non—less of the self-help books, less Christian living, devotionals, or study guides, than I do fiction. I’ve had some people look askance at me and wonder why I waste my time. Of course, now I’m helping add to the mix by writing Christian fiction, as well. But for years I simply read it. No…devoured would be a more accurate word. Why, you ask? A friend recently told…
I missed Gov. Palin’s speech tonight as I chose to attend our church prayer meeting, but thankfully we have Tivo. My husband and I just finished watching parts of the Republican convention, and all of Palin’s speech. I’ve never yet blogged about anything policical, but am going to stretch out a bit and share my impressions, based on comments posted on other blogs that I’ve just finished reading. There’s a lot of chatter about Gov. Palin’s “cheap shots” that she…
When it rains, it seems to pour…or maybe it’s everything happens in three’s? Actually, I’m praising God that I fell while taking a walk almost two months ago. Remember, the fall on the gravel road where I hit so hard, I gave myself whiplash? Then about two wks later I broke out with shingles. As a result of the fall I pushed to have a neck x-ray, even tho the doctor felt sure it was a whiplash and the pain…