Here we are leaving for the 2009 Christian Writers Seminar:
Dee Aspin, Kris Lindsey, Me, Beth Self and Lori Sinclair just before we climbed into my car for the drive to Castro Valley. Half the fun of attending a conference with the Inspire group is the lively conversations along the way.
James Scott Bell encouraged us with "Every hour you spend writing is an hour you don't spend worrying about your writing."
He also urged us to continue writing during these tough economic times, to provide encouragement, hope, escape and entertainment to a world in need of our words.
Me, Joanne Kraft, Lori Sinclair, Kris Lindsey and Beth Self at the beginning of the final keynote session.
Other great quotes gleaned at CWS:
"If you build a house and no one moves in—it is incomplete. Similarly—writing is incomplete without a reader." Cindy Martinusen Coloma
"The last sentence needs to go KA-BOOM! It should not trail off into the wind." Ken Jones
"Articles must always answer the 'So what?' question." Lynne Thompson
"Set realistic goals so you can feel the satisfaction of reaching them instead of feeling like a failure for falling short." Cindy Martinusen Coloma
"Always give God the glory." James Scott Bell
Kris Lindsey, D. L. Huckabay, Beth Self, Me, Joanne Kraft and Lori Sinclair. The Seminar has just ended. Now if we can just apply everything we learned!
Watch for information on several upcoming conferences. We would love to have you join us.
Gratefully,
Beth
