The 2024 ACFW conference took place last week in New Orleans. It was my first time, and I really enjoyed connecting with my writing friends and getting a teeny-tiny glimpse of the city. I didn’t make it to the French Quarter, because it rained four of the five days I was there, but I did slip out to the WWII …
Want to Write? Love to Read? Join us at ACFW
This is the middle of an insanely busy couple of weeks in my day job, so this will be a shorter post. I know you’re an avid reader, or you wouldn’t be here. But are you interested in writing? I’ll be teaching three workshops at ACFW in September with my writing buddy Pepper Basham. Last week we hopped on a …
ACFW 2019 Recap
Novelists bound by the pen, sisterhood, & more The end of September found me in San Antonio for the ACFW National Conference. It’s one of my favorite weeks of the year, as I get to reconnect with many of my writing buddies including several of the women on this blog. It’s such fun and then one way I give back …
ACFW Conference Mix & Mingle
The ACFW Conference starts at the end of this month, and I cannot wait! Each year Laurie Tomlinson has hosted a mix & mingle, so attendees can get to know each other before we arrive. This year Janine Rosche has done it, and I’m delighted to take part. If you’d like to join, there are instruction on Janine’s post. Here …
POST ACFW haze
I’ve decided this is a real thing, y’all. The post ACFW haze. You return to life and it’s all a blur! So today, I thought I’d give you a sneak peek at so me of my week last week! It’s an ACFW retrospective with @cara_putman. #amreading #favoriteauthors Click To Tweet Last but not least, Beyond Justice is on ebook sale …
Preparing for 2018 ACFW Conference?
Is this your first time attending ACFW? Then here is the guide for you. All the combined wisdom I could pull together for first timers. Just click on the link below, and a PDF will open for you. Don’t be overwhelmed. I put a lot of information in there. Just search for the relevant details. Enjoy! Preparing for conference 2018 …
Attending ACFW?
Are you attending ACFW this year? A first timer? Here are my notes on how to prepare. There’s a lot here, so if you need to, search for the most relevant parts. Enjoy! And I hope this helps! Preparing for conference 2017 class Attending #ACFW2017? @Cara_Putman shares her #tips for #writersconference success. Click To Tweet
ACFW 2016 Photo Fun
This week is ACFW’s national conference in Nashville. I arrived Tuesday for board meetings Wednesday, and then the fun started. So today I wanted to share some photos with you of before the conference began. As an avid reader, it’s easy to go all fan girl with my writing buds. They are sooooo talented. There are approximately 600 people attending, …
When You Can’t Go
ACFW is about three weeks away — Gack! That means there’s a lot of excited chatter…including yours truly. For me, it’s like a once a year family reunion with my writer peeps — including so many of the Writer Alley pals and Grove girl sisters. These folks understand a big piece of my life. This year I’m coleading a continuing education session, so I’ll be pretty busy preparing for that. Today though my heart is turned toward those who won’t be able to attend.
Want to Write? I have one piece of advice
If you know anything about my writing, then you know that I attribute the fact that I have more than 20 books out with more in the works to ACFW and its conference. I have met all of the editors that I work with at the conference and have gained invaluable instruction on writing, marketing, and so much more.