Seems a little egotistical to sound as if I won the only Carol. Without further ado, the list: Congratulations to the winners of the 2010 Carol Awards! Contemporaroy Novella – The Great Christmas Bowl by Susan May Warren Tyndale House, Karen Watson, Editor Historical Novella – Christmas Bells for Dry Creek by Janet Tronstad Steeple […]
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On Winning the Carol
“I hope someone else wins.” No, I wasn’t the one who said that gracious statement before the awards ceremony at ACFW. I wanted to win. But I didn’t think I would. It’s been so long since the awards ceremony–I had a 13-hr travel day home, then went straight into a temporary full-time substitute job–but I […]
ACFW 2010: Day Two
Tried not to let myself think about the fact that I was waking up at 3 AM our time. Ugh. This part of the country needs to get a new time zone. I’m just saying …Off to breakfast, worship & announcements, continuing education class with the Daring Duo, Chip MacGregor and Jim Rubart. Ducked out […]
ACFW 2010: Day One Plus
To save money, I packed only a carry-on and flew a red-eye in time to arrive for the beginning of conference. My first conference without Mom. 🙁 I flew by myself, and took the shuttle by myself, and checked in all by myself. That’s right; I’m a big girl now. (Knuckle bump if you sang […]
New Releases for March!
I love how ACFW keeps us all informed of new releases. This month is a treasure trove! 1. A Distant Melody, Wings of Glory, Book One by Sarah Sundlin An historical from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group. Allie is promised to a man she doesn’t love, but a B-17 pilot captures her […]
Writer-palooza!
By Christina Tarabochia on February 19, 2010 in ACFW, OCW, Redeemed Writers, The Familiar Stranger, Writing
It’s been nonstop, writing-related activities around here … and the forecast is more of the same! I’ll be putting tons of pictures up on facebook, so friend me there if you haven’t already, but I want to give you a taste of what the life of a (not so) famous author is like. 🙂 Valentine’s […]
OCW One-Day in Portland … Good Times!
This is a rare sighting, indeed! Two of The Familiar Stranger‘s endorsers sitting together: Eva Marie Everson, who spoke at the conference, and Randy Ingermanson, who taught a few workshops. Eva was our first coaching class teacher, OCW Summer Conf, 2003(?). So good to see her again and be challenged to, in the tradition […]
ACFW Genesis and Book of the Year Awards!
I hope you don’t get tired of hearing it, but I LOVE the Genesis Award. My second place finish last year garnered enough editorial attention to land a contract. Astoundingly, it went from contract to in the ACFW bookstore in less than a year. Best of luck (which translates in myspeak to hard work, and […]
ACFW: Final Day
I’m going to share a bit of what God did in my heart at this conference, but some of it is too personal, or too confidential (as some involves others in my life). First though, pop over to Sharon Ball’s A Break from the Norm for an author spotlight. You might be interested in how […]
ACFW: Awards Night and More Pictures!
I’m home, safe and sound. Aside from a possible broken toe, which I hurt when putting my shoes into the bin at Denver’s security check point. Very chick-litty, if you ask me. 🙂 Today’s tour post for The Familiar Stranger goes somewhere we’ve never gone before–to a man’s blog! Join Glynn Young for his interview […]