>Sometimes it’s hard to process all that goes on in a weekend long conference – hence my long wait to tell you about my ACFW conference experience last week. My thanks to the conference directors who made this the best one yet! The teaching was exceptional, and I know I will be pondering some of the nuggets I learned for …
>ACFW Carol Award Finalists
> The ACFW awards banquet will be held on Sunday evening, September 19. Awards are given for Agent, Editor, and Mentor of the year based on nominations from ACFW members. It’s always an exciting time, and even though she’s a reluctant finalist, I’m thrilled that my agent, Sandra Bishop, is one of the finalists for this year’s event. Following that …
>2010 ACFW Genesis Finalists
>One of the highlights of the ACFW Conference (which is where I am right now while my blog is on auto pilot) is the awards banquet on the last evening of the conference. Posh frocks, lots of sparkle and glitz, a kilt or two. And three or four dozen very nervous attendees who have the noted honor of being contest …
>Top Ten Reasons I Love the ACFW Conference
>This is the week I anticipate all year – the annual American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) conference. This year it’s in Indianapolis, so soon I will be In-di-an-a Bound! What’s so special about this conference? I’m glad you asked. Here are ten things I love about it, and I’m sure if I tried I could think of ten more, but …
>CAFE SPECIAL: Peanut Butter Sheet Cake
> Fall is in the air – along with cooler temps, a bit of rain . . . and Football! My friend Martha Grunau shared this recipe – says it’s delicious. She was making it for their OU Tailgate party last weekend. Works for me! Whether you have it for a tailgate or just watching your favorite team on the …
>Wild Kingdom
> For a country girl who has had more than her share of encounters with wild animals – raccoons, armadillos, rattlesnakes – you’d think what happened last night wouldn’t have given me the heebie-jeebies. But it did. We live in the city now where the bunnies hopping across the yard and the squirrels tk-tk-tk-ing from the trees are about as …
>A Blogoversary and A Giveaway
>When I saw that another blogger on Twitter who also has a Cafe site was celebrating her blogoversary, I thought, “Hey, I’ve been doing this a couple of years. Maybe I should do that and have a party or something.” I’m shocked! When I went back and checked, I found out that on September 12, 2007, I tapped out my …
>How did you come up with that?
> This question and many others came from a dozen lovely ladies of the Welch Bookies Book Club a few days ago. For my first face-to-face book club, the initiation was pure bliss! We laughed, talked about our favorite characters, and had random discussions about pink sponge hair rollers, Ford Edsels, Gone With The Wind, and Happy, Texas. Sort of …
>On The Road
>In about twelve hours I’m headed to the northeast part of Oklahoma for a book signing at the CHAPTERS BOOK STORE in Miami and then later spending the evening with a book club that has just read Chasing Lilacs. There’s a lovely writeup on the WelchOK.com site. And if you’re in the area, please come by and say hi! I’ll …
>Life Is a Merry-Go-Round
> My apologies, dear readers, here at the Cafe. I’ve been absent more than present lately. Truthfully, I’ve been caught in the thrill – and sometimes daunting merry-go-round – of marketing of Chasing Lilacs. After five book signings, including my first ever trip to the International Christian Retail Show in St. Louis, I was feeling a bit wiped out. I …