I am attending my first writers conference next weekend! It will be both exciting and very busy. I feel God saying that now is the time to push forward with the dream he has put into my heart, no matter how difficult the path. So here I go! I look forward to learning new things, talking with other writers, agents, as well as publishers and to see what God has in store for my future as an author. I will keep updating my experiences and let you know what I learn!
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No Tears on Heaven’s Shores
And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be sorrow and anguish, or crying, or pain; for the former order of things has passed away. And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also He said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true [they are accurate, incorruptible, and trustworthy].” And He said to me “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the one who thirsts I will give [water] from the fountain of the water of life without cost.
Revelations 21:4-6 AMP
Why I Write
I realized from the age of ten I loved to tell stories. Some of my teachers commented on my creative imagination when I wrote about our dog Butch chasing our car. He thought we were being eaten up by a huge monster and the great satisfaction Butch had when the big monster spit us back out. I told many stories late at night on sleep-outs to my cousins or any friend that would listen. By the time I was thirteen I was writing poems as well. My youth leaders spotted that I had a gift and took one of my poems and published it in our church denominations magazine. All that I dreamed of was writing. It was God who dropped this into my heart, and it is God who still urges me on today.
Many people have encouraged me to keep writing, starting with my youth leaders in church, my mom, along with some very dear cousins and friends. Truth be told, without such encouragement I may have laid this dream down. So it is with a grateful heart to those who have encouraged me to continue on, that I push forward with my dream…and write.
Lauren Harrison
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