Writers’ conferences have been refreshment stands along the marathon route to publication of my book, Blooming.
The first time I went to a God Uses Ink conference, I came home with John Redekop’s book, Two Sides, The Best of Personal Opinion 1964-1984. “I can do that,” I said to myself. “Only, I’ll do it different…less opinion, more story.” I didn’t think my opinions would be as highly valued as John’s.
I was writing a monthly family life column for Christian Courier, and began loosely collating these bits into a manuscript as I went. Over the years, I sent my masterpiece to various publishers: Zondervan, Thomas Nelson, and Word Publishing, to name a few.
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