The first time I met Meredith Gould, she was rearranging the table and chairs for an editing panel in which she and I and another person were participating. You see, the table and chairs weren’t exactly aligned. I had to laugh; if she hadn’t done it, I would have. In the next hour, I learned… Continue reading The Supreme Word Goddess of the Universe
Category: Writers’ Conferences
The Novel Buds
There we were, at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, near the end of the 2005 St. Davids Christian Writers’ Conference. I think it was Michele Huey who was the first to be brave enough to say, “I want to write a novel.” Then Virelle Kidder said, “Me too.” And finally, I said, “I’ve got… Continue reading The Novel Buds
Time of Singing, Time of Inspiration
The latest edition of Time of Singing, the quarterly Christian poetry magazine, arrived this weekend. Poetry’s not my thing, other than the poetry I find in lyrics written by the likes of Waylon Jennings, Jimmy Webb, and Kris Kristofferson. And yet, I always savor the new issue of TOS, and the thoughtful work found within.… Continue reading Time of Singing, Time of Inspiration