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 […]
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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: 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 […]
ACFW: Day Two
Here we are on Day Two with soon to be published author Ann Shorey. Her historical series will be releasing soon from Revell. She’s yet another of our Oregon friends. If you look back and forth between these pictures, who can see everyone at the same time. One of the highlights of the conference was […]
ACFW: Day One
I didn’t get many pictures the first day, mainly because we were traveling/tired, but I did manage to snap a few of Mom and I on the planes. Last year I had gotten two hours of sleep the morning before we left because I didn’t think printing would take as long as it did. This […]
I’m a Dirty, Rotten Liar
By Christina Tarabochia on August 27, 2008 in ACFW, Dineen Miller, Foster Care, Genesis Contest, Marketing, Writing
I said in the last post that our book had been to committee, but I told an untruth. My mother kept saying we didn’t know for sure we’d been talk about, kept insinuating that all this waiting was for nothing and would need to be repeated two weeks later, that the torture would never stop. […]
ACFW Conference is Coming Soon!
Wondering exactly what happens at writing conferences? Today’s the day for me to highlight the 2008 ACFW Conference. To read a minute-by-minute report about last year’s conference–practically in real time–click on the following links. They’re very detailed and packed with pictures of me stalking famous people and people who will be famous soon. Of course, […]
The Phone Rang Today …
I had just called a major publishing house to make sure their OCW summer conference invitation had made it into their inbox. When my phone rang, I was pretty sure it would be an editor calling me back. At least I answered professionally. The screams and jumping around might not have been quite as professional, […]
Break It Down
My last post was titled “Turning a Corner.” Apparently, I also stumbled into a dark alley. Don’t worry; I made my way toward the light and emerged at last. Looking back, here’s what I see happening since I last blogged: Three rejections, two new full manuscript requests, the strep bug and various colds, a 400-page […]
ACFW: A Novel Journey Special Edition & Overall Aftermath
By Christina Tarabochia on October 25, 2007 in ACFW, Ane Mulligan, Gina Holmes, Janet Rubin, Jessica Dotta, Novel Journey
Many, many awards were given out during the ACFW banquet, but there’s one category they have added. Yet. The Best Blog. Of course, we all know who would win. Yep. Novel Journey. Here I am with Gina Holmes. She once posted an entry where she quoted a Peanuts adult as saying, “Whah whah whah whah […]