Author note: this article appeared on another website last week as part of a promotion. So many responded to it, I decided to run it again on my own website this week. In 2016 I planned to attend the Oregon Christian Writers summer conference in Portland, Oregon. Like most conferences, authors were invited to pre-submit […]
Oregon Christian Writers Summer Conference
Reflecting On A Conference
Uplifted. Challenged. Informed. Three seemingly disconnected words to describe four days of intense personal growth at the Oregon Christian Writers Conference in Portland, Oregon last week. Frank Peretti, also known as the father of Christian fiction, not only tickled our funny bones but challenged us to make our […]
When Writers Speak
One of the benefits of attending a writer’s conference like the venue I wrote about last week is hearing from special speakers—usually writers—who have ventured down the path of publishing ahead of you and offer insights into the journey. Last week was no exception. Ed Underwood, senior pastor of the historic Church of the Open […]
Why Writers Need Conferences
I attended a writers conference this week. Truth be told, I lacked enthusiasm before I drove there. I’d attended three conferences last year and they left me drained—physically, financially, and emotionally. The thought of attending another one held as much appeal as facing an appendectomy. But I went. Like the act of writing itself, conferences […]