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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

As I mentioned when I talked about marketing earlier, sometimes there are necessary distractions to our work. I had about a month of distractions this past summer, which started by attending a writer’s retreat and ICRS (the International Christian Retailer’s Show). After that my husband and I took a research trip to Belgium and Northern […]

Still working. As I’ve mentioned, I’m what’s called a seat-of-the-pants writer, if you haven’t been able to tell that by now. I don’t do a lot of plotting, outlining, pre-writing. I have a general idea of the plot, which is helpful, and I always identify the theme and try sticking to that along the way. […]