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Monday, April 28, 2014

Inspiration from pro authors like Debbie Macomber

I was thrilled Saturday to be a first-time attendee at the third annual Readers Appreciation Luncheon, put on by former Publisher Weekly blogger Barbara Vey in Milwaukee.




Some 60 top-notch authors and 400+ readers. Quite the event. It definitely won't be my last.

Along with meeting and having lunch with author Sharon Sala at her table, I also got to hear one of my favorite authors, Debbie Macomber. She's not only funny, but had some really inspirational things to say and good advice to writers, as well as sharing her own bumpy, almost over-before-it-began start to her writing career. Yes, she's sold  more than 100 books and has millions of copies in print now, but everyone starts somewhere. So, you can always dream, right?

You can read the full story at my GirlZombieAuthors blog.


4 comments:

  1. Sounds like a great event! Barbara Vey is top notch in her field, and it's hard to beat someone like Debbie Macomber as a presenter!

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  2. Wow...lots of great conferences this weekend.

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  3. Did she hand out her recipes? She did that when she was at Spring Fling awhile ago!

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  4. I heard Debbie Macomber speak at one of the Spring Fling conferences and she is simply amazing, kind and generous with her time. Sounds like an event I'll have to go to next year. Making a list to be more active...

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