Isn’t that the most gorgeous picture? It’s my first nature/action shot and I love it. A patch of flowers grows right outside the bookstore at the Canby Grove Conference Center and the butterflies were going bonkers over all the lovely blooms. Some of you, like Tammy, may be wondering why I am talking about butterflies […]
OCW: The Purpose
It’s official. We have hijacked Donna Fleisher’s blog! Digging a little deeper into the last post, I forgot to share that Wendy Lawton represents Donna’s entertainment interests, which have a lot to do with The Prank. Only one more post after this one and you get to hear what went down pre-talent show at the […]
OCW: The People
Us with Lynetta at OCW What would a conference be if no one showed up? This is group of crazy ladies. I kid you not. The sanest one is probably the one in the back, because she’s really just standing up to leave, not posing in the picture as it appears. Kidding! She’s the wonderful […]
He Does Not!
Welcome to OCW week here at Posting With Purpose. I’ll be your host, Christina Berry. We’ve got plenty of good stuff for you, folks: ~my first photo of a particular insect–yes, it’s so particular it only eats certain kinds of organic grass! Ba-dum-bum. ~photo after photo of the best editors, agents, and writers (both published […]
My Award-Winning Writing
Please don’t hate me because I won a writing contest. You, too, if you work hard and write every day, may be able to win something… someday. Or, if you religiously visit every blog listed in your blog roll on a daily basis, you might stumble across a gem of a contest. The tale: Charlene […]
Quick Claim to Fame
I’m the star of Robin Lee Hatcher’s blog! Okay, not really me. But a movie I recommended is! (Notice she and I are on first name basis?) If you check it out, leave a comment saying Christina sent you. Take a minute to read her posting about her WIP. I love hearing the nitty-gritty from […]
Cleaning Up
I have family visiting from Texas right now. Yeah, they came to the Pacific Northwest to get away from the rain! I’ll be adding quite a few Recent Reads to the side column and giving longer descriptions of the books, but I want to post a line from Jane Kirkpatrick‘s A Tendering in the Storm, […]
A Bit of Fun
Believe it or not, there’s a reason for every picture! Leave a comment if any of them puzzle you. I spend most of my computer time “working,” so I thought it was time to play.
A New Critique from Tina Helmuth
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, a new acquaintance from ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers), started a blog called The Ink’s Not Dry to help her fellow authors. She’s […]
Piercing: A Post about (Earring) Posts
The Before: The Story: A few weeks ago–actually the last weekend before school was out–I took Andrea to get her ears pierced. She choose a pair of pink earrings and, smiling, climbed up on the stool to await the actual piercing. Why is it we never notice how asymmetrical our faces are until we A) […]