Guest blog from Barb Haley
Have you EVER done something impulsive and been SO GLAD afterward?
Years ago, I decided, on the spur of the moment, to attend a 3-day Christian writers’ conference.
I had nothing ready. I just wanted to learn how to write.
I wanted to run my ideas past seasoned authors and editors. I wanted someone to recommend the best books on the craft. I wanted to meet writing friends I could stay in touch with between conferences. And, most of all, I wanted to know, for sure, that God was calling me to write.
Did I have to scrape to find enough money to cover my expenses? Sure. We had two kids in college at the time and normal family expenses. But my husband encouraged me to take a leap of faith, and I’ve never regretted it!
My first surprise was that every conference day began with worship and praise. In fact, that’s when I relaxed and realized I was at home with other believers. We were all at various levels of our writing journey, but it never mattered. The subject rarely even came up. And my meeting with faculty members? Wow. I learned SO much and headed home excited to apply all the information I’d gleaned.
Now, I want to encourage you to follow my lead! Click below to sign up for Write to Impact Lives Conference in Lansdale, PA, on Friday and Saturday, February 9-10.
http://philadelphia.writehisanswer.com/writetoimpactlivesnewconference
This shorter conference with a smaller faculty offers all the things I looked for at my first conference, but at a reduced price. Teaching tracks include Indie Publishing, Fiction, Nonfiction and Marketing. You also have the opportunity to meet individually with faculty members for twenty-minute sessions. Plenty of praise and worship. Fellowship with other writers. A great assortment of craft books and books written by faculty and conferees. Oh, and a lot of laughs!
God has given us each a specific message to carry to our world.
Will you do it? Trust me, you’ll never regret it. I’ll be there, and I hope to meet you, hug your neck, and support you in every way possible!
Blessings!
Barb Haley
Registrar – Write to Impact Lives Conference
haleybarb@yahoo.com
P.S. Please feel free to write if you have any questions.
And a P.S. from Marlene:
Barb continues to learn the craft of writing and I am so proud of her. Her latest books:
Write His Answer 
Hi Barb;
And I was one gal happy to meet with you at a conference. Hope you all have fun at the February Write His Answer conference. Marlene’s conferences always offer so much for the writer journey on so many levels.
I appreciate the gift of your encouragement and friendship, Diana.