Stories from KY Christian Writers Conference

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal

I had a good time at the Kentucky Christian Writers Conference in Elizabethtown last weekend. I don’t think it’s a big conference. I might not be a good judge of that since I’ve only been to it and ACFW last year. For sure, it’s not as big as ACFW. It is a helpful and inspiring conference. This is a photo of the teaching staff and this …

Writing Workshops & the Winners are…

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal

I’ve been working all week on getting ready for the Kentucky Christian Writers Conference in Elizabethtown coming up this Friday and Saturday, June 24 & 25. I had actually thought this was my first writers conference when I went last year, but then I was reminded that I had led some workshops at the Green Rivers Writers Retreat some years …

The Gift of Enthusiasm

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal

“Enthusiasm is contagious – and so is the lack of it.” (Unknown author) Here I am with Carlton Hughes, the teacher who brought his digital photography class to Shaker Village last Friday to practice their skills. Carlton is a college professor who does this one class for the high school in Harlan County. He also started a book club for …

On the Road to a Story

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal

This is the road through the middle of the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill near where I live. It’s peaceful looking, isn’t it? No traffic runs on it today except maybe what the workers of the living history museum there use to carry supplies, etc. But at one time this was the main road for everybody wanting to go between …

Messy Desks, Deadlines, and Writing Classes

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal

~~~Here’s my granddaughter ready to take over her grandma’s place as writer for the day. She’s a super fast typist, but it’s a little hard to read all those words she types without concern over proper placement of letters. Free flowing thoughts – er fingers. Perhaps good for the creative energy. ~~~I’d like to blame the messy desk in the …