On a rainy afternoon in early October, I convinced the family we needed to get our pumpkins from Roloff Farms this year. For anyone familiar with the TLC show Little People, Big World, don’t be hatin’ us for living only half an hour from the farm. See how wet it is? This is one of […]
Beth Wiseman’s PLAIN PERFECT
I want to introduce you to an author I’ve referenced before: Beth Wiseman. Beth’s debut book, which released September 9, is Plain Perfect (Daughters of Promise Novel). As you probably guessed by the title, it does belong to the Amish sub-genre. She’s published by Thomas Nelson, who doesn’t usually sign new authors, but they definitely […]
Brilliant Parenting Tip #1
Yes, I came up with it, but it wasn’t a purposeful cognition. Only after it tumbled out of my mouth did I realize its brilliance. Also, in case this ever happens again, I had to put the “#1” to differentiate. 🙂 How many of our children always obey the first time they’re told to do […]
Featured Author on Shoutlife!
If you haven’t heard of Shoutlife, think Christian social networking site. Facebook or Myspace with more of a family feel. They have wonderful sections for musicians, authors, organizations, events, and people. We all know that artists of any kind are not “people” so it’s good they put that as a separate category! I’ve been a […]
What’s Up with the Single Life?
By Christina Tarabochia on October 15, 2008 in Camy Tang, Only Uni, Review, Single Sashimi, Sushi for One?, Writing
Drake Yu. Why would Drake call her after … what, five years? Six? Venus heard in his voice that resonance that was almost a growl, that titanium-hard determination to get what he wanted. And he usually got what he wanted. The voice said: “I want you to work for me.” Not this time … If […]
ACFW: Trip Home as a Simile
I found my note card of the speech and I left out one of my favorite lines. When I first thanked Mom, I said, “Without her, I truly wouldn’t be here.” 🙂 Also, I didn’t mention any classes on Saturday, which included one of my favorite workshops during the whole conference. Nancy Moser taught one […]
ACFW: Awards Night–Genesis Results!
By Christina Tarabochia on October 12, 2008 in ACFW, Deborah Raney, Genesis Contest, Jenness Walker, Kim Moore
I forgot to mention what the Barnes & Noble cashier at the Mall of America told me: “The last time we had a crowd this big was when the guitarist from Motley Crue was signing autographs.” Gaggle of geese. Pride of lions. Do you know what they call a group of fiction writers? A motley […]
ACFW: Mall of America Signing!
I’ve decided, since pictures are worth a thousand words, to count this as 14,000 words toward my writing goal today. The sheer amount of planning that went into this signing blows me away. I know Cara Putnam, as ACFW Publicity Officer, had a huge part in it. But I also know that numerous volunteers headed […]
We Interrupt the Regularly-Scheduled Programming …
To bring you this update. Some of you may have noticed that the forecasted blog posts are not appearing as quickly as I’d hoped to post them. I’m willing to bet you won’t blame me when you hear why. We have a new foster placement. Previously I’ve used the abbreviation FC#_ to show I’m talking […]
ACFW: Day Three
One thing I forgot about the Day Two: our Late Night Chat ended on time, so Kellie Gilbert and I slipped into the back of the agent panel LNC, Pitching Your Proposal. Chip MacGregor, Steve Laube, and Andrea Doerning “judged” conferees’ one-sheets, giving honest opinions. I’d heard it can be brutal, so, rubber-necker that I […]