Dayville’s Meet the Writers Report

(Left to Right: Enes Smith, me, Paty Jager and Tink, and Kristi St. Clair)

Dayville’s Meet the Writers was a blast. I had such a good time meeting other writers. I had the pleasure of sharing a table with crime author Enes Smith. The man is filled with wisdom and great stories. He was a homicide detective and gave a wonderful seminar on how to tell if someone is lying. I took notes like crazy!

Paty Jager is a Western romance author. She talked about her writing process and about how all her different stories came to be. She is published by The Wild Rose Press, a wonderful company that I edited for for two years. It was a joy to meet her and her sweet dog, Tink.

And eer since I moved to John Day everyone asks me if I’ve met Accidental Cowgirl author Kristi St. Clair. Well, I have now! What a sweet lady! I really enjoyed hearing about her journey as well and talking to her about life in Eastern Oregon.

I also saw some old friends from the writer’s workshop I led this past spring including the talented graphic artist, Eloise Boren, and teen author Jake Buce. Jake and his friend (whose name I forgot and couldn’t find since he didn’t sign up on my email list!) stopped in. They got credit for school and tried to con their way into getting a part in my movie, then left before I could be a picture with them. Sneaky guys.

A big thanks to Kelly Cooper and the River Valley Writer’s Group for hosting the event. It was a lot of fun.