Heidi McCahan, Lee Tobin McClain, Carol Moncado, Hallee Bridgeman, Deb Kastner, Narelle Atkins, Marion Ueckermann, Lynette Sowell
Today’s post is coming to you LIVE from the Hyatt Regency at DFW and the American Christian Fiction Writers’ Conference! For the last three days, me and about 500 others have been learning all kinds of writing stuff, worshiping with others who get us and know the voices in our heads don’t mean we’re crazy, catching up with old friends, making new ones. And trying to convince editors and agents they like our writing enough to take us on.
Deb Kastner, Lee Tobin McClain
It’s like a great big family reunion (though one where sometimes you’re not sure who that one cousin is… ;)).
Those of us who were here did get to have lunch together on Saturday, which was great fun! So nice to put names and voices with the faces we see online all the time!
All of today’s pics were taken at the conference. It really is today, too! It’s very early Sunday morning right now! I’m exhausted and my feet suddenly decided to swell way up, but I wouldn’t have traded a minute!
Back here in InspyRomance land, though, we’re having our big fall giveaway!
Be sure to check out the giveaways tab for the rules and restrictions!
Allllllllllll the details about the giveaway are here.
As always, if you’re a winner, please contact us at:
prizes at inspyromance dot com
Winner of Wild Mint Tea by Valerie Comer is Terrill Harris Rosado!
Winner of The Isaac Project by Sarah Monzon (hosted by JoAnn Durgin) is PJ Madsen!
The winner of Rose Dee’s book (hosted by Narelle Atkins) is Terrill Harris Rosado!
Last Week
Hallee Bridgeman, Marion Ueckermann, Narelle Atkins, friend Jessica Everingham
Monday: Staci Stallings talked about the fallacy of “I’ll be happy when…”
Tuesday: Deb Kastner talked about her guilty pleasure! And a giveaway!
Wednesday: Lindi Peterson talked about true stories that inspire – Truspiring!
Thursday: Belle Calhoune talked about her new Alaskan wedding series!
Friday: Lynette Sowell talked books vs. movies!
Saturday: Kimberly Rose Johnson talked about what inspires you.
Coming Up
Heidi McCahan, Gregg “Mr. Hallee” Bridgeman, Hallee Bridgema
Monday: Marion Uekermann, Dedication
Tuesday: Lee Tobin McClain, Six Reasons to try Romantic Suspense
Wednesday: Carol Moncado, A Weekend in the Life of an Author
Thursday: Hallee Bridgeman
Friday: Annalisa Daughety
Saturday: Ginger Solomon
News & Notes
Be sure to check out the News page for more great info!
September 2015
The Little Black Wedding Dress (The Wedding Dress Collection 1) by Lindi Peterson
Team Bride (Riverbend Romance Novella 4) by Valerie Comer
Teapots & Tiaras (Love in Store 5) by Autumn Macarthur
When she's not writing about her imaginary friends, Carol Moncado is hanging out with her husband and four kids in the big yard of their southwest Missouri home, teaching American Government at a community college, reading, or watching NCIS. She's a member of ACFW and RWA, President and founding member for the MozArks ACFW group, and a category coordinator for ACFW's First Impressions.
I am so glad all of you are enjoying yourself, learning lots, so you can write more books.
All of you at Inspy are a blessing.
Linda Rainey
It’s been fun seeing so many great pictures from the conference. Also, thank you for all of the generous giveaways. I feel very blessed this week to have won.
Hi Carol,
Thanks for all the photos you’ve shared! It’s great to put a face to the names of some of my favorite authors. It also showed us that there is an exciting group of wonderful people who desire to truly use the gifts God has given them, so we can be blessed. Thanks! I’m glad you had a fantastic time!
Thanks for the photos, Carol! How I wish I could’ve been there this year!
Great photos!
I have to know. Is this conference the inspiration for the CANDID conference? If so, are any of the characters inspired by actual people or events with the “names changed to protect the innocent”.
My wife and I both love your books and can’t wait for the next one.
Happy Sunday, Carol! I am loving all the photos you’ve posted here and from some of the other authors on Facebook. It’s ALMOST like being there, except I’m not :-) What a fun event for all of you authors to get together and talk about your books and learn a thing or two as well!
Congrats to all this weeks winners! I’m sure each of you will enjoy the books you’ve won! Last weeks posts were fun to read & comment on (as always). Looking forward another great week in the Inspy Romance land!! :-)
Wow Carol, it looks and sounds like you and many authors had a great experience. It is nice to be able to put faces with the authors I read. Thanks for sharing. Question: Who were the winners at the awards?
Looks like you’ve all had a wonderful time!
Hi, Linda! We had a great time! More books are coming! From lots of people!
You did have a big win week this week, didn’t you?! Good for you! More pics coming on Wednesday!
There were about five hundred authors there this year! It’s an incredible time!
Next year! Nashville!
Thanks, Kathy!
Um, well, see, uh…
Yeah. Ya got me ;). CANDID is based loosely on ACFW :D. Any of the nice, cool people at the conference were probably at least partially rooted in real people. Any mean people were not ;).
Yes. Several of the events really did happen – like the misidentification in the elevator (more on that on Wednesday!) and the issues with the escalator and the heels after the bookstore MIGHT have been kind of sort of loosely based on something that happened to me (or it could be step by painful step reality ;)).
I’m working hard on the next one! I’m so glad you enjoy them!
Hi, Trixi! It’s always great fun! It’s like a great big family reunion – though sometimes you’re like “um… who’s that cousin? and which family does she go with again?!” ;)
Stacy – it was wonderful! I’m sure there’s a list on the ACFW blog…I’ll look for it to link to on Wednesday :).
We did! Never long enough, but always fabulous!
Awesome! I won! Thank you, my friend! Hugs!
I smiled when I saw you’d won, PJ!