Here are some photos from the Mall of America ACFW booksigning held on September 20. It was an amazing event. And these photos taken by Kenny Noble do a great job capturing the energy and flows of people. Thanks so much for taking them, Kenny! Angela Hunt signing a book.Some of the crowd listening to the panels. Lena Nelson Dooley …
Mall of America Booksigning
Here are some photos from the booksigning! First up is Missy Tippens. I love what she did with her table. Here are Karen Ball and Angie Hunt after their panel. We ran panels in both the Best Buy Rotunda and the Bloomingdale’s Court. Thanks to the authors who willingly spoke and drew people to our signing! Here we’ve got Susan …
Planning for 2009
MONEY-SAVING MONDAY AND THE 2009 ACFW CONFERENCE Okay, so what if you know you can’t go for 2008, that the money isn’t there right now? Let’s do our Money-Saving and crunch some numbers. Give or take a hundred bucks, totalling the conference fee, hotel, and transportation can run you about $1100. Since I have no idea how much or where …
2008 Genesis Winners
I am pleased to announce the 2008 Genesis contest winners! Chick lit, mom lit, lady lit Category: 1st: Erica Vetsch, Pam On Rye 2nd: Lynda Schab, Mind Over Madi 3rd: Tiffany Kinerson, Stand On My Own Two Hands Contemporary Fiction Category: 1st: Dan Case, The Voice 2nd: Christina Berry, Undiscovered 3rd: Jim Rubart, Book of Days Contemporary Romance Category: 1st: …
2008 Book of the Year Winners
Debut Author Sushi for One? (Camy Tang) — Zondervan, Sue Brower Bayou Justice (Robin Miller writing as Robin Caroll) In Between (Jenny B. Jones) Contemporary Novella Finally Home (Deborah Raney) — Barbour Publishing, Susan Downs Moonlight & Mistletoe (Carrie Turansky) Remaking of Moe McKenna (Gloria Clover) Historical Novella Love Notes in Love Letters Anthology (Mary Davis) — Barbour Publishing, Rebecca …
Off to the Races
Early birds are in full swing. Registration is open. Zone members are finding each other. The bookstore is open as well. The ACFW conference is open and off to the races. It’s been so fun to run into people in the lobby. One of the best parts of the conference is meeting people who I’ve met online. And get hugs …
Forty Days of Prayer – Day 1: God’s Will To Be Accomplished
Ephesians 6:8–With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints. Dear Lord, We pray that Your will be done at conference. All of us are going for different reasons, to learn, to pitch our work to editors or agents, …
We’re Here
Rebecca and I arrived about an hour ago. She’s happy to be off the plane. 🙂 though she did sleep through both flights. Am I a lucky mom or what! I’ve already run into Robin Miller, our president, and Pammer James, the VP. Sydney and Allison are hard at work in the office. The conference will be great! It’ll be …
Forty Days of Prayer – Day 2: Good Travel Weather
Luke 8:24b–And He got up and rebuked the wind and the surging waves, and they stopped, and it became calm. You sustain the stars, the sun, the moon, and the entire universe by your almighty power. The seasons and all the climatic elements are under your dominion. You are God, and we are your children, called according to your purpose. …
Forty Days of Prayer – Day 3: Early Bird Sessions
Proverbs 2:2–Make your ear attentive to wisdom, incline your heart to understanding. Father, we lift up the Early Bird sessions and pray You would grace those attending to glean elements new to them and strengthen concepts already familiar. Lord, we humbly acknowledge we have room for growth where craft is concerned, whether multipublished or yet-to-be in print. So, grace us …