I think most people know by now. But I want to add it to my blog.
My Short Story won a place in the The Cloud anthology competition at The Next Big Writer. Yay! It's a great thrill. And it's official now with a contract.
I'm sure it is just the beginning. Also the publishing company will be using the profits to begin a fund for a computer program in Africa. I'm not sure of the details to that, but hopefully I can find out more.
I've pimped up my blog again, so I'm quite happy with it. Except the COMMENTS have all gathered at the TOP of the SCREEN. AAARHG! what a pain. Please note; I have got comments. It's just that they have disappeared, and I'm too daft to know how to get them back.
But seriously, there's alot of talk lately on the writing site I'm on, about marketing your writing on the internet. How important it is to have an online face - through blogs, and twitter, and facebook and the rest. How we should be following Agents, authors and anyone else who can tell us how to get a leg up. It's making my head swim, and the more I read of how important it is, the more I creep back into my quiet dark blog corner. It's not that I don't agree. I just don't know how to write about writing.
Don't get me wrong, I loooove networking - oddly enough. But I just want to make friends. I especially get excited when I know they will one day be published. I can then brag how I know a published author. Yay! cool. and maybe get free holidays in other countries. When I can afford to travel. (hehe! hope they won't mind)
Now I've got so many links of blogs, twitters, forum posts, and facebook, I hardly know where I'm supposed to be. I tried to be friends with someone on facebook but I was already their friend. I don't know what blog I should be reading, as well I'm trying to review other writer friends on tNBW. Did I mention that I have a life outside of the internet? yes, it's true. I can't believe it myself! how dare Life? and it suffers, and makes me suffer.
I should be more organized. But I really think that I have a form of ADD. Maybe that's ALWAYS DAY DREAMING! I can't get myself together, but I'm trying. I have to.
no, really I think I do suffer from ADD.
The only way my book is going to get published is through a miracle!
It's all exciting! well, I'm feeling it- on most days.
smoooch! :{}
Extraordinary Life
A few days ago I attended a Christian Conference, and it's been on my mind to blog about it. It had such a great impact on me I had to say something. But as usual I'm slow to blog. This year I want to blog at least once a month. That's not too much to ask of myself, is it? And I thought what a good way to start the year off with this blog.
Influencers Christian conference will be held every year in Perth, and this is the 2nd year! This year was at Burswood. My church Sunset Coast Christian Life church does alot of the serving and organising, which is pretty cool. I would love to volunteer but I had Caleb this year. There was a programme for the kids and Caleb went to this, and he enjoyed it! Luckily for me. I'm not sure how many people were there, (alot) but there were 140 different churchs represented from all over! Fantastic considering the size of our state.
One of the amazing things about this conference, I was quite ill for it. I suffered serious heat sickness the day of the beginning of the conference, and it was only because God really wanted me there that I could attend the whole thing. I was loaded up with painkillers - every 4 hours - and prayer! haha! and also, my car was in the repair shop and the mechanic is telling me my car might not be ready for a day! But no, it was ready!
Anyway, that's just the logistics! I love Influencers Conference! And I love what God is doing in my life! We had the Paradise Church band from Paradise church in Adelaide (where the conference originated) and the Headline speakers from Messenger Int. - Pastors John Bevere and his wife Lisa. Phenomenal People. She was beautiful and Incredible. And I knew he had to be a good speaker - he's written so many books, and travels the world, teaching and preaching. But when I heard him I was blown away. I wish I could sit under his teaching and suck up what he has to say - he was so transparent. I'll have to be satisfied with reading his books. There are many things I could say about it, and I'd probably go on an on. But really he came with a message, and it was hard to hear at times. God WANTS us to have an extraordinary life, and we can't live this extraordinary life without his empowering grace doing in and through us what we can't do on our own. They have changed my way of thinking, in many different areas - getting rid of the shyness. God is more important than what God can give you - if that makes sense. The Promiser is more important than the promises.
I'm a steadfast little truster. yes, I keep going - keep holding on. I know I must be on my way to an extraordinary life simply because I live through my life the way it is now - hard, hard, hard. I'm wonderfully happy despite all the troubles of my life! And any one who knows me, knows I have a few. And not to forget my special needs child who seems possessed sometimes.
But now I'm wondering... what has God in store for me?!
ok. Keep you posted on that!
Love to all
Lou
Influencers Christian conference will be held every year in Perth, and this is the 2nd year! This year was at Burswood. My church Sunset Coast Christian Life church does alot of the serving and organising, which is pretty cool. I would love to volunteer but I had Caleb this year. There was a programme for the kids and Caleb went to this, and he enjoyed it! Luckily for me. I'm not sure how many people were there, (alot) but there were 140 different churchs represented from all over! Fantastic considering the size of our state.
One of the amazing things about this conference, I was quite ill for it. I suffered serious heat sickness the day of the beginning of the conference, and it was only because God really wanted me there that I could attend the whole thing. I was loaded up with painkillers - every 4 hours - and prayer! haha! and also, my car was in the repair shop and the mechanic is telling me my car might not be ready for a day! But no, it was ready!
Anyway, that's just the logistics! I love Influencers Conference! And I love what God is doing in my life! We had the Paradise Church band from Paradise church in Adelaide (where the conference originated) and the Headline speakers from Messenger Int. - Pastors John Bevere and his wife Lisa. Phenomenal People. She was beautiful and Incredible. And I knew he had to be a good speaker - he's written so many books, and travels the world, teaching and preaching. But when I heard him I was blown away. I wish I could sit under his teaching and suck up what he has to say - he was so transparent. I'll have to be satisfied with reading his books. There are many things I could say about it, and I'd probably go on an on. But really he came with a message, and it was hard to hear at times. God WANTS us to have an extraordinary life, and we can't live this extraordinary life without his empowering grace doing in and through us what we can't do on our own. They have changed my way of thinking, in many different areas - getting rid of the shyness. God is more important than what God can give you - if that makes sense. The Promiser is more important than the promises.
I'm a steadfast little truster. yes, I keep going - keep holding on. I know I must be on my way to an extraordinary life simply because I live through my life the way it is now - hard, hard, hard. I'm wonderfully happy despite all the troubles of my life! And any one who knows me, knows I have a few. And not to forget my special needs child who seems possessed sometimes.
But now I'm wondering... what has God in store for me?!
ok. Keep you posted on that!
Love to all
Lou
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
- Louise is
- Normally cheery, profoundly complicated, deeply mystifying, overly-sensitive, painfully persistent, often laughing, tirelessly loyal, extremely intense, annoyingly optimistic, forever encouraging, and mostly misunderstood.
Kiyoshi Yoshida
