Monthly Archives: September 2019

It’s Sunday night, and on Thursday I will be attending my first writer’s conference. It’s kind of overwhelming. My hope is to meet with some agents and publishers, present a few of my stories and, hopefully, launch into a career as a writer. But you can’t go in unprepared. The venue provided a lists ofContinue reading “The Countdown Begins (Preparing for a Writer’s Conference)”

“I wrote a book,” I confessed to my friend, Pam. We had met at Bible Study Fellowship the previous year and spent time together after our group let out, waiting for the high school class to dismiss. It was the last class before summer break and I had decided to gather up my courage andContinue reading “Getting a Kick in the Pants, Part 3 (or, Giving It All Back)”

So, while going through Pray the Circle, I started praying about my writing. “God, I have a manuscript, but I have no idea what to do to get it published.” It’s the main lament of the novice writer. Yeah, there the publisher’s bible that comes out every year.It’s thicker than War and Peace, changes everyContinue reading “Getting a Kick in the Pants, Part 2 (or I Got a Manuscript; What Do I Do Now?)”

So, I’ve been plugging along at playing the writer since before high school. It was my big dream: write The Great American Novel, get thousands of adoring fans, go on talk shows, make lots of money, become a house hold name…yeah, the whole enchilada. This summer, my youngest graduated from high school. I wasted aContinue reading “Getting a Kick in the Pants, Part 1”