Laura J. Davis

Well, it has been a while since I've blogged, but I have a good excuse - I was at the Write! Canada conference and then a lot of other things happened after that!

First, hands up for those who attended the conference and had a good time. I thought the courses this year were exceptional and wished I could have taken them all. I took the Eight-Step Editing course with Jim Taylor. Everyone received an 88 page booklet that I know I will turn to again and again. In fact, the day I got back I had to put my new skills to work immediately, as I had something waiting in my email box that someone wanted edited.

As for the conference itself, as always it was wonderful to see old friends again and make new ones. I had a lovely lunch at Tim Horton's with a total stranger who became (I hope) a lifelong friend by the end of the conference. Timmy's was a great place to go before the conference started. Many Word Guilder's were there!

This conference was less stressful for me than last year, in that I did not make ANY appointments at all. I didn't have a manuscript ready that needed critiquing so I didn't want to waste anyone's time. Yet, God had other plans. I had a little accident at the conference and hurt my baby toe. It was bleeding quite badly and I needed a nurse to bandage it up. I missed my workshop that day and by the time she finished treating me it was time for a coffee break. So I went to the lounge and sat with people I didn't know. We started talking and sharing as writers do, about what we were working on. The girl to my right said, "That sounds interesting. I'd like to hear more, but I have to leave." I nodded my head and said something like, "Well, we'll see each other around I'm sure." To which she responded, "Make an appointment with me." Well, it's about here that my mouth should have had a check on it, but like always it says what it wants and I blurted out, "Who are  you?"

Fortunately, Monica Leis from Maranatha News laughed and I made an appointment with her later that day. I'm happy to say that she is interested in some articles that I sent her in regards to disability issues. Neat huh? After I finally clued in about what God wanted me to do (see my last post) and then I meet Monica. She even hinted that they might like a series of articles from me.

Yep, definitely a God thing.