Hello from Indianapolis!  The ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) Conference officially starts today at 3 p.m., but folks were strolling in all afternoon yesterday, including me and my dear friend Carol Voelkel.  This is Carol's first time to be at the conference as an 'agented writer', and we met with her agent last night.  Much excitement in the air!  Hoping Carol sells her fabulous series very soon!  She has appointments to 'pitch' her series to editors tomorrow and Sunday.

As for me...love roaming the halls and seeing old friends.  Kinda like one big family reunion here!  Today my agent arrives, several author friends, and my editor and fiction family from Thomas Nelson Publishing.  SO excited to see them all. 

Here are a few pics from yesterday. 





There's a nice-sized bookstore at the conference, and authors will be taking turns signing their books throughout the weekend.  If anyone is in the area, I'll be signing from 12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Saturday.  All the information is at www.acfw.com. 

Carol Award Finalists' books are displayed all together.  I had to get a pic with my three books that finaled!

















I have two novellas that finaled for the Carol Award in the Contemporary Novella category -- A Choice to Forgive in An Amish Christmas and A Change of Heart in An Amish Gathering. 
























Plain Promise is a Carol Award finalist in the Long Contemporary Romance category.































(left to right) Me, Tamela Hancock Murray (Carol's agent), and Carol Voelkel. 


























Agent Tamela Hancock Murray with Award-winning author Lena Nelson Dooley.























Lots more pics later!  Gotta run for now.  Hope everyone has a great Friday!