00:08:30 Patricia Tiffany Morris: Good morning everyone! 00:08:33 Rhonda Dragomir: Jean, I hope you're feeling better today! 00:08:40 Rhonda Dragomir: Good morning, Patricia! 00:08:55 Valorie: Good morning! 00:09:04 Angie Gaa: Morning! 00:09:05 Katie Meade: Good morning everyone! 00:09:24 Elaine McAllister: Good Morning, All!!! 00:09:27 Jill Hicks Lawson: Good morning! 00:09:35 Gina Bishop: Good Morning Everyone! 00:09:41 Patricia Tiffany Morris: QUESTION. When we are in our 10 minute meetings, Did I understand we have the ability to share a file? If so, that feature was turned off yesterday to share from our computer. 00:09:45 Gail Johnson: Good morning! 00:09:59 Heidi Keiser: Good morning! 00:10:00 Leslie Santamaria: Good morning! 00:10:11 Susan Healey: Good morning! 00:10:19 Beth Westcott: Good morning from chilly New York! 00:10:40 Diana Derringer: Good morning, everyone! Blessings on your day. 00:10:59 Katherine Swarts: Hello from still-sultry Houston, Texas! 00:12:51 Leslie Santamaria: Thank you to everyone on the committee!!! 00:13:06 Valorie: We are so grateful for everything you all do! God bless you :-) 00:13:23 Elaine McAllister: And, thank YOU for your leadership, Jean! And, the KCWC Board! 00:13:32 Penny Frost MCGinnis: Thank you, everyone, who has helped put this together. We appreciate all your hard work. 00:13:38 Lynn Myers: Great job to each person who had a part in planning and praying for this conference. Thank you 00:15:29 Lauren Harrison: Thank you all for the conference - I so appreciate all your hard work! 00:15:37 Daniel: I really appreciate the solid spiritual emphasis across this whole conference. 00:16:02 Diana Derringer: Jean, thanks to you and all the committee for organizing this great conference. 00:16:14 Patricia Tiffany Morris: Our screen sharing was TURNED OFF. 00:16:41 Bobbie Frazier: This conference has overwhelmingly exceeded my expectations! Thank you. I look forward to next October! 00:16:48 Vie Herlocker: The conference has been fabulous. Thank you all. 00:16:59 Lea Ann: Good morning everyone from South Central KY here in Tompkinsville! Thank you for so much for all you have done for making this already an amazing conference. 00:17:00 Donna Stearns: Thank you all for giving us this opportunity. We appreciate your sacrifice especially when you are not feeling your best. 00:17:00 Patricia Tiffany Morris: GREGG, it was because neither of us was the HOST. 00:17:05 Gina Bishop: Thank you for all your hard work on this conference. It is wonderful that Hallee was able to step in at the last minute yesterday - a good example for all of us! 00:17:42 Penny Frost MCGinnis: Can you repeat what you said about October? I didn't catch all of it. 00:17:49 Patricia Tiffany Morris: YES, Thanks to Hallee especially for stepping in to the program!! 00:18:22 Johanna Janssen: Thank you for making this virtual conference possible. It's wonderful. 00:18:43 Glenda Ferguson: My power went off due to a storm in Indiana. Several of the attendees helped me get word to my one-on-one appointment. Thanks so those angels in disguise — Tracy, Hallee and Dr. Burton! 00:18:47 Elaine McAllister: And that technology expertise is SOOOOO vital. Thanks, Gregg & Hallee. 00:18:59 Leslie Santamaria: High fives to Hallee and Gregg! 00:19:12 Lea Ann: Penny, next year 2023, we will be moving from June to Oct. 00:19:24 Leslie Santamaria: I'm encouraged to FLIP! 00:19:27 Yvonne Ortega: God showed me my next flip. 00:19:33 Jerilyn Lowery: I am overwhelmed by how much the presenters are willing to share in-depth guidelines to help us submit stories. Diane Stark did a great job on the Chicken Soup workshop this morning. 00:19:40 Penny Frost MCGinnis: Thank you, Lea Ann. 00:19:43 Daniel: Jim's Keynote yesterday about taking your flip was very inspirational and encouraging to me. 00:19:44 Katherine Swarts: Edwina Perkins’s workshops were THE best! 00:19:55 Emily Akin: Will the conference in Oct 2023 be at Etown community college? 00:20:00 Patricia Tiffany Morris: The ability to join with others when not able to attend physical events, you have provided continued training and opportunities to fellowship virtually! I LOVE THIS!! 00:20:12 Bobbie Frazier: I had a meeting with Leslie Santamaria who in ten minutes gave me a huge "flip" that will put me on a new journey. 00:20:23 Emily Akin: Diane Stark sessions were awesome. 00:20:25 Penny Frost MCGinnis: Rhonda's presentation on trailers was excellent, and she's given me the courage to try it. 00:20:29 Katherine Swarts: And thanks so much to Diane for actually mentioning a poetry market! 00:20:31 Diana Derringer: I have heard people's war stories about one-on-one interviews, but everyone at KCWC has always been gracious and encouraging. 00:20:35 Bobbie Frazier: Yes! Thank you to the Bridgeman's! 00:20:51 Holly Switzer: everyone is so kind and friendly! 00:20:58 Beth Westcott: I'm thankful that KCWC is virtual this year. I've enjoyed participating since 2020. Thanks to the committee for all your hard work. I've enjoyed becoming acquainted with the writing community here. 00:21:25 Susan Healey: This is my first Writers Conference. Every speaker and instructor has been very generous and enlightening. Thank you all including the volunteers, staff, tech helpers. You ALL are a blessing. 00:21:32 Shannon Leach: The speakers have been so kind to share their wisdom just to help us become better writers. I am blessed by seeing that kind of investment in people without the competition you see everywhere else. This is a very professional, kind, and generous conference. 00:21:45 Rhonda Dragomir: Oh. be careful. Hairlene can't wait for social hour. 00:21:53 Patricia Tiffany Morris: Makeup, what's that?? 00:22:03 Lauren Harrison: James Rubart's keynote yesterday encouraged me that God's timing in this process is perfect. To keep pushing forward to your dream. 00:22:06 Laura T: The consistent reminder that we are called to use our gifts and abilities to glorify God and walk in obedience to HIm has been a divine OUCH for me! Much needed and so grateful to all of you who have been so encouraging. 00:22:18 Yvonne Ortega: I love Hairline. 00:22:35 Lea Ann: being a retired clergy, now simply a pastor's wife in a very rural area, for two small church, I am thinking about a church newsletter to maybe connect them AND the communities around here 00:22:37 Bobbie Frazier: Thank you for the challenge - it is easy to turn off but we can't if we want to grow. 00:22:38 Rhonda Dragomir: Oh, good. Hairlene loves everybody. 00:22:53 Patricia Tiffany Morris: YES! I am praying for a mentor who has experience in SPLIT TIME SUSPENSE in a Series. Please pray with me. 00:23:16 Pam Walker: Yes, am checking now. 00:23:25 Diana Derringer: I just checked and there are still openings for one-on-one. 00:23:44 Martha Artyomenko: Did everyone see that Janet Grimes from our faculty was a finalist yesterday in the Carol Awards? 00:23:54 Daniel: Deep fried chocolate chip cookie, anyone? 00:24:13 Rhonda Dragomir: Misty Beller still has appointments this morning. 00:24:13 Patricia Tiffany Morris: Wow, this is so amazing! Thanks for the videos!! 00:24:22 Rhonda Dragomir: So does Robin Patchen. 00:24:24 Penny Frost MCGinnis: Yes, Martha, I'm excited for Janet. 00:24:37 Rhonda Dragomir: Link for appointments: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a094aaaa82ca6f94-kcwc2 00:24:37 Yvonne Ortega: So thankful for Hallee who filled in for Jim Watkins. 00:24:58 Daniel: They are fantabulous! 00:25:08 Pam Walker: https://kychristianwriters.com/2022-conference/one-on-ones 00:25:12 Rhonda Dragomir: Tracy Crump has appointments. She's knowledgeable on several subjects. 00:25:32 Rhonda Dragomir: She knows so much about Chicken Soup. 00:25:38 Katherine Swarts: I wish all mics went on just for participant laughter and applause. 00:25:56 Rhonda Dragomir: Tracy writes many articles for prestigious magazines. 00:26:17 Rhonda Dragomir: Non-fiction? Devotionals? Tracy would be a great mentor. 00:26:20 Vie Herlocker: Congrats to Janet for the Carol finalist! 00:26:41 Beth Westcott: Congratulations to Janet! 00:26:47 Rhonda Dragomir: Woo hoo, Janet! 00:26:53 Valorie: Congratulations Janet! 00:27:01 Laura T: Glad you are feeling better, Jean! Thanks for showing up and being so encouraging in spite of struggling with not feeling well. 00:27:11 Katherine Swarts: Anywhere that sorts attendees by location? I haven’t seen anyone mention being near me. 00:27:11 Lauren Harrison: Congrats Janet! 00:27:28 Susan Healey: Congrats to Jane Grimes for being a finalist in the Carol Awards! God is good. 00:27:58 Katherine Swarts: How about just city/state? 00:28:26 Katherine Swarts: Yes. 00:28:35 Katherine Swarts: 77074 00:28:40 Bobbie Frazier: 27205 00:28:42 Jill Hicks Lawson: 42602 00:28:44 Glenda Ferguson: 47454 00:28:45 Katie Meade: 40475 00:28:46 Rhonda Dragomir: 40390 00:28:46 Daniel: 45331 00:28:46 Laura T: 29824 Laura Taylor 00:28:46 Emily Akin: 38261 00:28:54 Shannon Leach: 38019 00:28:57 Jonna LeVan: 43311 00:29:00 Heidi Keiser: 45318 00:29:00 Patricia Tiffany Morris: IOWA 00:29:03 Lauren Harrison: Ontario -Canada 00:29:04 Beth Westcott: 13825 00:29:08 Lynn Myers: 38006 00:29:10 Donna Stearns: 62901 Illinois 00:29:12 Penny Frost MCGinnis: ohio 00:29:23 Shannon Leach: Tennessee 00:29:24 Vie Herlocker: Nashville area 00:29:25 D Andrews: 35968 Alabama 00:29:37 Johanna Janssen: Ontario 00:29:41 Jonna LeVan: West Central Ohio 00:29:43 Patricia Tiffany Morris: Donna Stearns we are near neighbors 00:29:48 Edwina Perkins: 27511 Cary. NC 00:30:18 karen h. richardson: Anyone in the Louisville area (or from as far as you'd like to travel) is invited to visit (or join if it works for you) the ACFW Louisville Chapter. We meet the 4th Saturday of the month. Please email questions to ACFWLouisville@gmail.com. 00:30:54 Bobbie Frazier: Edwina! we live about 1 1/2 hours from each other! I'm in Asheboro. 00:31:05 Vie Herlocker: We have a Word Weavers group in Goodlettsville, TN. 00:31:06 Katie Meade: I'm in the Lexington/Richmond area Karen H! 00:31:09 Jerilyn Lowery: Batesville, IN 00:31:42 Susan Healey: Winchester, TN 00:32:17 karen h. richardson: We are the local ACFW chapter. And we have members from all areas of Kentucky. 00:32:32 Diana Derringer: 42718 00:33:17 Holly Switzer: I suffer from pollen allergies and find local bee pollen helps