Well I am home again, finally. My flight from LAX to Houston was delayed three hours ’cause of some nasty weather in the Houston area, so I didn’t land until 2AM. But I am home, and in awe of what God did in the last five days.  Part of me feels in a stupor, since there are people in the publishing world that want to see my work. It’s like I was explaining to one of my roommate at Hermon. Publishing my work has been this dream, an intangible goal I set on a stick ahead of me, and now I sit here having taken a step forward in making this dream a reality. Granted it is no garuntee of success or publication, but it is one small step for a writer, and one giant leap for my writing. And it was ALL God.

Now it’s time to get back to work. The conference made me aware of a few edits I can do to make my manuscript even better before sending it off to the editors and agents that have an interest in what I pitched.  My excitement is wrapped up in my drive to improve and continue toward the intangible dream of being published. There is a lot to do, and only by God’s grace and provision can those dreams be a reality.

 Blessings and once I get my pictures developed I’ll throw a few up here, so stick around

Well today is the last full day of the Mt. Hermon Conference, and it’s St. Patrick’s day too. In honor of this day, me and my bonnie imagination brought 400 shamrock stickers to pass out before breakfast and lunch. I figured the stress of the conference would decrease the Irish spirit of the cofrencees, and  I was right. There was actually a large handfull of people that forgot. Granted this is a Christian conference and superstition isn’t the first thought on this day. 

However I wasn’t going for the superstitious aspect, but rather the promotion for the gloriful things God is doing in this place. I also wanted to give folks that last bit of encouragement in order to finish the conference strong. And what do you know, it worked! There were so many smiling faces and child-like excitement with the stickers I passed out. Who knew that adults would be as excited about stickers as children. I guess God did when he gave me the idea.

 I also got another agent and a publisher who asked me to send them my stuff. I am breath-taken by what God is doing. You know you hope for things, but when words turn into actions it’s amazing what God surprises us with. It is a great turn at this point in my writing career and I’m looking forward to the things I will learn in the stages ahead.

Today at Mt. Hermon I had two meetings with agents and got SO MANY good responses. One, Steve Laube who I talked to last year, tore my prologue apart, in a good way.  I’m excited to get back home and hone in the first three pages to make them truely explode. His insight is what changed alot of my story twelve months ago, and what he said this year only gave me greater insight and greater drama. Even if he never takes me on as a client, his insight has been and great influence in the growth of my writing. I hope I can bring it to him next year and blow him out of the water. This is a warning Steve, and I hope I can live up to it.

The second meeting was with Rachel Z. from Books & Such agency. It was encouraging to have someone in the biz that is about my age, seeking writers in my age group. She had good things to say, and even wanted to hear about other ideas ruminating in my mind, which was fun. SO…. she wants me to send her a proposal of my main WIP and synopses of my other ideas, which is so encouraging. I am amazed at how God is pushing my writing in the right direction. Cause this is ALL God, and I am looking forward to the next steps in this publishing journey. I in no sence have ‘made it’ but He is moving me forward.

This may seem small in comparison to the above, but the gift shop here sells disposable cameras… YAY! I forgot my camera and the books I wanted to get signed by the authors that are here. So praise God for disposable cameras. Now I can take pictures to have some proof of the amazing people that are at this conference. I’ll post a few of them once I get them developed… SMILE

I don’t know how it works but it often ends up this way that Day Two of Conference is better than day one. I don’t know if the doubt monster was just waiting for me yeterday, but it was just one of those days I question this passion of writing. It didn’t help that there’s not much to do on day one of a conference, the devil has a way of trapping your thoughts to hinder the work God has to do in the conference environment. But as of Day Two, I have three appointments with agents, and have recieved a good critique of my proposal. There’s not much more to ask of a day surrounded by like minded people.

I am pumped and excited to see what God is up to, and definatly not listening to the lies that often attack the writer. This is my place and my passion, and sometimes we need to doubt for a moment to truly understand how much we want something.

May God encourage you in yourpath whatever it might be so that you  can combat the lies and continue your ministry.

 Blessings!

Well after a four hour flight, a lunch at the speed of light, and a bus ride over two California fault lines I have arrived at Mt. Hermon Writer’s Conference. It was encouraging to sit and chat with my firend Diann Mills, and see familiar faces. But now it’s time to gather the confidence and listen to God’s leading in my search for a publisher. God has moved in so many ways as my manuscript has come together that I know he will be present and lead me through this experience.

The first night in a camp bed was good but my joints and missing my matress at home. And I am so blessed to have a great and enthusiastic roommate. Our second roommate might make her appearence today, and I hope she is just as much as an encrouagement as Anesia.

 Well we’ll see what today holds, and what God ahs planned.

 Happy Writing