How often do we wonder what others think of us? I’ve cultivated a better habit over the years of caring about maintaining my witness while not trying to please everyone. Now the book is out there, floating around from reader to reader. (And, yes, I would encourage you share your copy, BUT if the sharee […]
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Seeing the Inside of Me
While all the blog tour posts have been at least slightly different, today’s is incredibly different. My dear Ashley Weis, designer of this beautiful blogger page, asked me questions that were more about me than about The Familiar Stranger. When I read my answers back, I realized she drew things out of me I didn’t […]
US Bank is My BFF
Remember how I left my debit card in the ATM on the way to the airport on Wednesday? I called the bank from PDX and they immediately canceled that card and started processing the other. We got back into town late Sunday night–after giving Chip MacGregor a lift home. 🙂 Monday afternoon’s mail held the […]
ACFW: Final Day
I’m going to share a bit of what God did in my heart at this conference, but some of it is too personal, or too confidential (as some involves others in my life). First though, pop over to Sharon Ball’s A Break from the Norm for an author spotlight. You might be interested in how […]
ACFW: Awards Night and More Pictures!
I’m home, safe and sound. Aside from a possible broken toe, which I hurt when putting my shoes into the bin at Denver’s security check point. Very chick-litty, if you ask me. 🙂 Today’s tour post for The Familiar Stranger goes somewhere we’ve never gone before–to a man’s blog! Join Glynn Young for his interview […]
ACFW: Day 3, Part 1
I neglected to mention that I went hottubbing with a friend from Oregon last night. We were meeting near the pool, and I got there before her. Instead of getting in the tub and being too hot if she didn’t arrive for a bit, I decided to swim until she showed up. Did I mention […]
ACFW: Day 2
With a decent amount of sleep, I was able to stay more alert in the classes today. Made a good choice to force myself to go to bed at midnight last night. Hmm … what time is it now? 🙂 But today was too good not to share. Before I get into the ACFW update, […]
ACFW: Day 1
By Christina Tarabochia on September 17, 2009 in Novel Journey, TFS Blog Tour, The Familiar Stranger
The Early Bird class certainly lived up to its name, coming at a very early hour of 7 AM our normal time. (Didn’t help that I got a 2:30 AM call from two crying kids.) Which meant up at 5:30 to be showered and have breakfast. But can you guess who we had breakfast with? […]
Ka-Powell!
What a huge hit! Any fan of books, either as a writer or a reader, makes a pilgrimage to Powell’s Book store when he or she visits Portland. It’s the mecca of book worms! And guess whose book is featured on their main pages as a Daily Dose? Mine! (The Familiar Stranger as a Daily […]
UPS–My Hero!
Yesterday, 250 copies of The Familiar Stranger I purchased myself arrived at my doorstep. I got this random shot of the UPS guy delivering box after box of books. He even posed for a GREAT picture, which I can’t show you because … I accidentally deleted it while trying to get a good shot of […]