AH and WHOOSH!

. . . that is how I felt after the wonderful writer’s retreat I attended this weekend.

The AH was for three days with no children – no fighting, no arguments or refusal to do chores. No running errands or picking up carpool. It’s also for getting to talk plotting, character arcs, setting and just the general craft of writing with other people who know what I’m talking about. That is such a satisfying thing.

The WHOOSH is for 30,000+ words finished in three days. I wrote the entire first draft of my new short novel A Divine Inheritance – the second book in the Of Great Value series. There is plenty of revision and editing to be done but the story is there. I even cried as I wrote the last couple of chapters. I LOVE a book that makes me feel that way. I really love the characters and the message and I hope you will, too!

When my husband picked me up on Saturday night he kept laughing at my enthusiastic description of the event. I couldn’t stop raving about the friends I’d met, the work I’d accomplished, and just how inspired and revived I felt. This was a much needed event for me.

A special thanks to Karen Hoover for putting the even together. Thank you for all your hard work!

Now, back to work on the final touches for the release of Things Hoped For on the 23rd. I can’t wait for you to read it!!