Congrats to everyone!! The 2010 Genesis Winners are: Contemporary Fiction: Lynnette Horner, The Assistant Contemporary Romance: Janice LaQuiere, Truckload of Love Historical Fiction: Brenda Jackson, Principle Engagement Historical Romance: Pam Hillman, Terms of Indenturement Mystery/Suspense/Thriller: Rich Bullock, Storm Lake/Storm Song Romantic Suspense: Valerie Goree, Weep in the Night Speculative Fiction: Andra Marquardt, Traitors Women’s Fiction: Jennifer Fromke, Docking Young Adult: Stefanie Morris, Shyla, Desert Daughter/Shyla, Child of the Desert Carol Award Winners: Contemporary Novella: Susan May Warren, The Great Christmas Bowl (Tyndale House) Historical Novella: Janet Tronstad, Christmas Bells for Dry Creek (Steeple Hill) Short Contemporary: Mae Nunn, A Texas Ranger’s Family (Steeple Hill) Short Contemporary Suspense: Jill Elizabeth Nelson,...
Wishing ACFW-ers the best!
Right now is the annual ACFW Conference and hundreds of writers, agents and editors converge for networking, learning and more! Two of my critique partners are attending, one of whom is pitching her manuscript! I’m wishing her, and everyone looking to sell their novel, the very best! I know all the feelings and nervousness they are experiencing. Good luck to everyone! I’m looking forward to stories and great things!
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Writing news and blogging plans
Greetings! The past three weeks for me have been…chaotic…to say the least. You might not have noticed if you just read my blog, because of the beauty of pre-scheduled posts (thank you, WordPress). However, I’ve been running all over Washington and Oregon for a writer’s conference and a county fair…then back to work to catch up on all I missed! Here are some photos from the OCW Conference. I’ll blog later about my Coaching Class with the infamous James Scott Bell. He’s simply brilliant. I am most excited about the amount of interest I received for my newest novel, especially after my first manuscript took a solid beating last year....
OCW 2010 Day Two
Saw this post from one of the three-part Diamond Girls and am now getting a little nostalgic and teary-eyed. Going to repost because Caitlin says it best: click here to read her post. As for day two – I’ve learned more than I could have possibly imagined, found several new writing heros, laughed harder than I have in months and that is just the beginning. I found great encouragement in some amazing compliments from agents and editors that I will cherish forever among the constructive criticism. I have much work to do on my novel but am optimistic and still have many possibilities ahead! More to come tomorrow!
OCW 2010 – Day One
The first day of the OCW Conference kicked off with a bang…literally. Vehicle issues nearly kept me from getting over to the Conference center but my husband came to the rescue. So, once at the conference, it was all old faces and new. Lots of laughter, smiles and wisdom! The incredibly talented Christina Berry taught a class on how to hook your reader, and by golly she sure is a great teacher! I walked away from that class very inspired and ready to re-tweak my manuscript’s intro a bit. The magazine editor and agent panels were both awesome, but there are some certain agents who sure caused a bit of...