Friday Fun Post-Conference Style

The American Christian Writers Conference was awesome!

I’ve enjoyed reading the post-conference updates of others who were there.

One thing that’s stood out was how much fun everyone had seeing friends again and meeting online friends in person for the first time. I quite agree.

Here are but a few of the awesome people I was able to spend time with.

As you can tell from my mile-wide smiles, I had a blast.

Me with my lovely roommate, Sarah Forgrave.

 

Erica Vetsch and me at the Books & Such Dessert. Love her!

 

Lindsay Harrel, Casey Herringshaw, and Melissa Tagg. Awesomeness x3!!!

 

Me with Jessica Patch. Oooh, is she ever fun!

 

Me with Gabrielle Meyer. What a warmhearted woman.

 

Me with Marji Laine. They don’t come any nicer.

 

Me with Donna Pyle. She’s sunshine and smiles all in one.

 

Krista Phillips and Cathy West. Talented authors x2!!

 

Helen Gray and me. Yes, she’s the Helen who puts the coffee on in Seekerville each day. I told her she’s a celebrity.

 

The Awards Banquet and Awards Ceremony were wonderful. I was privileged to sit with two of Rachelle’s clients who were Carol Award finalists–and winners! I wept so many tears of joy I had to restock my tissue supply.

Me with double Carol Award winner Rosslyn Elliott–a class act!

 

Carol Award winner Lisa Jordan and me. What a sweetheart!

 

Love Inspired Senior Editor Melissa Endlich and me. Yes, I got to sit beside her at the Gala. I loved her dash to the table to grab her speech when her second author in a row won a Carol.

 

Another of my conference highlights was seeing my agent. We had a great talk.

Me with my agent, Rachelle Gardner. Doesn’t she rock that red?

 

I had some fan-girl moments. It’s hard not to when you’re surrounded by so many awesome authors who write amazing stories.

Me with NYT & USA Today bestselling author Julie Cantrell.

 

Dan Walsh and me. See what wonderful people you can meet at the ACFW conference?

 

The worship times are so uplifting.

The ACFW Choir. They blessed me BIG time!

 

And there were a few milestones moments for me, this being one of them.

Me with my debut novel in the ACFW Bookstore.

 

After five days of hotel food, I was happy to spot one of my favorite hangouts on my way home.

Me at Taco Bell in the Dallas/Fort Worth airport.

 

This was my third ACFW conference, and it was by far the best so far. Yeah, yeah. I’m sure I’ll say the same thing next year. I can’t help it. This is an awesome organization, and I’m thrilled to be a member of it.

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What makes a conference a success for you?