Each year at Mount Hermon I peruse the conference book store and choose a novel by an author I have not previously read. (Hey…maybe someday the favor will be returned.) This year’s lucky winner (please hear the ironic tone) was Marlo Schalesky’s “Veil of Fire.” And what a find! Her writing grabbed me by the throat from the first page and refuses to let go. I love her style—deep third POV that moves the plot along with compelling dialogue and action (and very little narrative.) I had to throw back the covers last night as the characters in the opening scenes raced…
Mount Hermon wrap up
Whew! The conference is winding down and what a ride it has been (how’s that for mixing metaphors?) Today a publishing house editor asked me to send him a book propsal for a non-fiction idea I’ve been mulling around in my mind. I also got some GREAT info on how to make some money writing personal experience stories for anthologies like Chicken Soup for the Soul. We still have our evening session with Charlie Peacock, our keynote speaker, and the awards night/autograph party tonight…and then the last part of my children’s writing track in the morning. I’m getting lots of positive comments…
Off to Mount Hermon
Blogging about my 2010 Mount Hermon Writers Conference adventure on my writing blog: http://www.ministryofwords.wordpress.com
