I was tagged by Camy Tang! Where was I 10-20-30 years ago? 10 – Worked as a shoe saleswoman at Fred Meyers, a one-stop-shopping store, at least twenty hours a week while taking fifteen hours of class work during my sophomore year at Pacific University. This might have–insanely–been when my husband and I began discussing […]
ACFW: The Final Day
By Christina Tarabochia on October 10, 2007 in ACFW, Brandilyn Collins, James Scott Bell, Jenness Walker, Pamela Griffin, Sharlene MacLaren, Susan Meissner, Wanda Dyson
The final morning, I lurched out of bed to turn off the alarm … and I was tired. (Notice that space before and after the ellipsis? Just one of my new skills developed from reading the The Christian Writer’s Manual of Style: Updated and Expanded Edition I won on Day 2!) We were planning on […]
ACFW: Day Three
By Christina Tarabochia on October 6, 2007 in ACFW, Brandilyn Collins, Camy Tang, Colleen Coble, James Scott Bell, Jennifer Griffith, John Olson, Kim Moore, Sandra Glahn, Susan Meissner, Tina Helmuth, Trish Perry
Apparently there are two kinds of conference attendees–the ones who either blogged real time during the conference and/or had all their pictures posted within a few days or the ones who dove into their WIP and can’t find time to breath, let alone blog. Oh, wait … then there’s me. I’m still plodding along, attempting […]
ACFW: Day Two
It’s October 1st, barely, and I’m blogging about September 21? I guess that’s what happens when you come back from a conference full of idea to implement on your manuscripts. Mom and I had a five hour critique group today. They went over the full manuscript of Undiscovered. Thankfully, the majority of the changes are […]
ACFW: The First Day (Lots of Pics)
By Christina Tarabochia on September 29, 2007 in ACFW, Deborah Raney, Jill Elizabeth Nelson, Meredith Efken, Ocianne Fleiss, Robin Jones Gunn, Susan Meissner, Susan Paige Davis, Tamara Alexander, Tricia Goyer, Wendy Lawton
Rebecca, Mom, and I arrived at the Marriott around 10:30. We quickly registered and checked our editor appointment schedules. Combined, we had only received two appointments. In years past, or if this had been our first conference, we might have panicked. Instead, we trusted God to place us where and with whom we needed to […]
Trip to ACFW
Wizard of Id What a week! I have so much to say and so many pictures to post, I figure I’ll go through the whole trip one day at a time. Last Wednesday, I went to bed at 4:30 AM and woke at 7. How had I put off so much work until the last […]
The Birthday Bash
Kevin told me to get dressed up…so I did. Heels, glittery earrings, and a new dress. About ten minutes before we were supposed to leave, our friends called and told him their little girl was sick. “What are we going to do?” “We’ll just go without them, but you have to be ready in five […]
It’s My Birthday! Wait…No, It’s Not!
In about an hour, my darling husband is whisking me off for an evening of fun! My 30th birthday is on the 30th of this month. A big deal, right? Unfortunately, my sweetie pie drew a deer tag for that week. Because of that, and the ACFW conference next week, we’re celebrating early. I have […]
The Rest of the Chapter Critiqued
Update: One of the conditions of my publishing contract is that no portion of the book be published, so I had to ask Tina to delete her critique in Nov. ’08. Tina Helmuth critiques the second half of the first chapter of Undiscovered today. I would love for you to stop by and leave a […]
Bethany House Needs You
There’s almost nothing that makes me happier than being asked for my opinion. Maybe you’re the same way. In any case, here’s a survey from Bethany House Publishers. After you’ve completed the survey, leave a comment telling which cover you liked best and and why. We can get a little sampling of the general public […]