I went to Dallas, Texas in Sept and although I didn't see much of the city itself, I really enjoyed my trip to the American Christian Fiction Writers annual conference. I'm posting a day-by-day diary of my trip over on my writing blog and so far, have posted these days: - Going to Dallas : Travelling from Regina to Dallas and my first impressions - ACFW Dallas Wed : Meeting author friends and venturing away from the hotel The following photos are different from the ones over on my Woven Under Western Skies writing blog , but if you want to see pics of the conference itself and my author friends, you should check it out. Dawn breaks at 6:22 am Sep 19th, 2012 at the DFW airport in Dallas, TX. Looking toward Dallas from my 8th floor room in the DFW Hyatt Regency. Using the 700mm zoom on my Nikon Coolpix P500 camera, brings the Dallas skyline closer. Anita Mae Draper standing in front of the Love & War in Texas restaurant in Grapevine, Texas, Sept 21, ...
To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer, Bethany House, May 2011 Karen Witemeyer’s suburb story skills shine in this second-chances tale that caught my attention at the first paragraph and kept me enthralled until the very end. Little details on every page gripped my heart and drew me into the lives of a man seeking a new life and a woman trying to shed her old one. I agonized between writing my own story and reading To Win Her Heart which I kept close so I could snatch a peek at every chance. I believe Karen Witemeyer reached new heights with her choice of strong, yet vulnerable characters - social opposites who believe past errors have ruined their chance for a family of their own. Eden Spencer is only in her late twenties, but in 1887 she’s considered a spinster. She lives with a small staff - people who’ve known her forever, and opens her personal library to the town. Church, good works for orphans and reading at her weekly children’s story hour fills her with joy, but it’s n...
Along with a new website, I've divided my blog into one for my writing and books, and one for family life and nature photographs. You can find my new writing blog with posts from July 2011 onward at http://www.anitamaedraper.com/writingauthor-blog My family life and nature photographs can be found at http://anitamaedraper.blogspot.ca/ You're welcome to follow along on my journey... Anita.
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