Personal blog of christian
writer & fallible mom
Katy McKenna Raymond
in Kansas City, Missouri
Katy is represented by
Greg Johnson at
WordServe Literary
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LateBoomer.net
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- Becoming Brenda Starr
- Off Beat
- Scattered
- That’s It
- So I’ve Finally Signed With An Agent. Now What?
- The Spoon
- Sciatica
- Sweetheart
- A Woman’s Train of Thought Has No Caboose
- However much we own, we are all still living on borrowed time
- After all, when restaurants shrink portions, they don’t shrink prices.
- As with everything in life, balance is key.
- Slow down, you move too fast…
- Yeah, I know. I have issues.
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The Best Writers Conference Maybe Ever!
Well, this is the week I’ve been waiting for! Or, I guess I should say, the week for which I’ve been waiting!
The American Christian Fiction Writers conference convenes on Thursday in Minneapolis. I’ve heard rumors that there may be as many as 500 novelists and wannabes in attendance! It truly is a fantastic conference, and this is my fourth year to attend. My travel buddy is Nancy Moser, a wonderful author I’ve interviewed here, and a personal friend from way back before her first novel came out.
If you are an aspiring author, I can’t urge you strongly enough to start researching the many conferences available to you. You’ll probably find some in your own town, or within easy driving distance. Some are one-day events while others last three or four days.
Through ACFW, I have made so many wonderful friends, at all different stages of their careers. I have tried to be an encouragement to those who are newbies, and without even trying, I have received so much more in return. I have signed up for volunteer positions at the event, and ended up meeting folks who’ve become long-term buddies.
This year is a little different for me. As many of you know, since I have previously declared this news in capital letters here on fallible, now I HAVE AN AGENT!!!! Oh, yeah. It still feels good to write that!!!
I will still be having pitch sessions with several editors who represent publishing houses, but this time, if they are interested in seeing my book, I’ll just be passing that news right along to Rachelle Gardner of WordServe Literary. And she’ll take it from there! I can’t tell you how fantastic that feels.
By the way, you really might be interested in Rachelle’s blog. It was recently included in a Writer’s Digest magazine list of the 100 most influential blogs for writers. She doles out information and inspiration about the publishing industry on a daily basis and also has regular contests with great prizes. If you consider a great prize having her read some pages of your work-in-progress and give you valuable feedback, that is.
All in all, it’s a great day to be an aspiring author! A great week, actually.
- Have fun at the conference, Katy! I'm not going this year, so give a full report.
Love, J.Posted by Jeanne Damoff on 09/15/08 at 05:48 PM - Katy, have a fabulous time...and say hi to Nancy for me...she's one of my favorite writers!
Posted by Cindy Swanson on 09/16/08 at 12:43 PM
- Have a wonderful time at the conference. And sell that book!!!! I am thinking about going to my first ever conference. I'm just really nervous about it.
Posted by alison on 09/16/08 at 01:49 PM
- I will look forward to seeing you there!!
Posted by Cathy West on 09/16/08 at 06:15 PM
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