On Sunday morning we left our hotel and headed back to the center of town, where we planned to have breakfast, do a walking tour, and eventually visit the museum at the King’s House. Along the way I pictured the characters of my upcoming novel walking these very streets, my Isa who is from a […]
Archives for September 2008
Tales of My Research Trip
As I mentioned yesterday, for the next couple of days I’ll be talking less about my writing process and more about a recent research trip my husband and I took to Europe. While I do think storytelling is the most important element in fiction, and that’s possible even without taking a research trip, I also […]
Research Trip
I have to admit I was a little apprehensive about leaving home. After all, I’d just been gone on the writer’s retreat and to ICRS, home for just two days and then out the door again. I was excited about the destination, but apprehensive about being so far away and leaving my boys behind. But […]
Conferences and Contests
As I mentioned, soon I’ll be going to the ACFW conference up in Minneapolis. Yes, more time away from writing, leaving home where I’m most comfortable, leaving my family behind. It’ll be a little like when I traveled this past summer, because thankfully for my family my mother-in-law will be here at home to help […]
ICRS
The International Christian Retailer’s Show is THE place to be if you’re in Christian publishing. Oh, I know there’s talk about the changing markets and excitement about a new avenue to reach readers, a Christian Book Expo that’ll launch next March I believe. But this past summer, as I walked through the posh lobby of […]
Gathering With Other Writers
There’s a reason to want to spend time with other writers. It’s good to surround yourself with a support network and to bolster each other up. Before ICRS or some other major event, it helps to get ready for the intensity that’s ahead. Still, going to a retreat days before a convention or conference, which […]
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