Two and a half weeks until the ACFW Conference in Nashville! I can’t wait to see my author friends again, to fellowship in the Lord, and to share in our like passion of writing. But there is so much to do beforehand!

This past week I’ve been fighting what I think is allergies/cold symptoms and they are almost gone, but still hanging on a bit. I’m hoping they are completely gone before we leave. It would be hard to concentrate if I’m sick.

But in the meantime, I’ve been perfecting my proposal, working on promo sentences and back cover copy and tightening the synopsis. I knew the story before the writer’s retreat, but afte the retreat – after I truly thought through the characters’ motivations, I know it so much better now. This is a good story, a story of surprises and surrender and a subtle reminder of some of God’s attributes.

Comments on the synpsis have been positive so far, even got “wow!” out of one author friend. Now I’m excited to see what God might have in mind for it – for both of my projects.

I’ve come up with a “brand” for my writing, though I write in two genres, both are historical and inspirational, with a thick thread of romance. The brand came to me the other night, and I like it, though perhaps it is more of a tag line for my writing than a brand. In any case, it’s what I love to do –

Illuminating History One Tale at a Time

I suppose I should get back to doing just that! :)