Posts by Gina Conroy
ACFW: Thursday Late Night Chat
I had already signed up for the Agent Panel late night chat. I had already had my one sheet. I already email the moderator of the late night chat telling him I was going to submit it to the panel. When I walked into the packed room, I already had second thoughts. It was after…
Read MoreThe Evolution of Chapter One
Just when I thought I was finished with chapter one. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better. Just when I thought I had finally finished a draft worthy of submission, I get Margie Lawson’s Deep Editing Lectures in my inbox. She taught an amazing early bird session at ACFW and my head is…
Read MoreThe Evolution of Chapter One
Just when I thought I was finished with chapter one. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better. Just when I thought I had finally finished a draft worthy of submission, I get Margie Lawson’s Deep Editing Lectures in my Inbox. She taught an amazing early bird session at ACFW and my head is…
Read MoreInformed Consent by Sandra Glahn
Author Bio: Sandra Glahn, ThM, teaches in the media arts program at Dallas Theological Seminary, where she edits the award-winning magazine Kindred Spirit. The author of six books and co-author of seven others, she is pursuing a PhD in Aesthetic Studies (Arts and Humanities) at the University of Texas at Dallas . She recently released…
Read MoreMeeting James Scott Bell
It was late when I finally arrived at ACFW. I had driven for over five hours and then visited with my sister in Fort Worth at the hospital. After making two treks from the car to the hotel room, I was tired. But not tired enough to change into my Writer…Interrupted T-shirt and head down…
Read MoreQuick Fiction Fixes – Evoking emotions with the words you use
We’re all busy, whether working full-time or chasing/chauffeuring kids around all day. Yet we’re also writers, striving to get our words on paper and then polish it to a sparkle. This column gives quick fixes for fiction manuscripts specifically for busy writers. Pick and choose what works best for you! The words you use: Certain…
Read MoreThe Best Medicine
It’s that time of year again. School. Awanas. Colds. Flu. Allergies. Humidifiers. Soup. My childhood sicknesses always involved flat 7-Up, homemade chicken and dumplings, and sometimes milk toast for breakfast–a tradition handed down by my mom’s mom. In my newlywed days, my hubby fussed over me with a mug of hot Campbell’s soup. He even…
Read MoreA Camping We Will Go
I’m not excited about it, but my family is. So we’re heading off for the wilderness in our comfy pop-up camper. I never said I was going to rough it. We’re meeting friends for the first day and then we’re on our own. Tomorrow night we have to run back home (1 hour away) for…
Read MoreACFW Day One: Living to Tell the Story!
I mentioned in a previous post how the day before I was to attend the ACFW I get a phone call that my sister had a heart attack. It was odd, but I had no concern for my sister’s health, just a peace that everything would be alright. Still the news posed several obstacles. Thankfully…
Read MoreFall into Reading 2007
I have a stack of books on my desk, and shelf and other desk and more arriving in the mail daily! So many books, so little time, so where do I start. Thanks to Katrina, I’m making a list and reading it once and It’s ALL FICTION…except for Amy Grant’s Mosaic. Nobody by Creston Mapes…
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