Logos Word Designs. Inc.

A writer friend--also in Oregon--hired me to work on her project, in the process teaching me many valuable things that stood me in good stead in the years ahead. Other interesting projects followed.

Hope in winter. One particularly bleak winter while I was despairing what to do next, I received a call from the publisher of Northwest Events & Lifestyle Review, the region's leading arts & entertainment news magazine. He was desperate for an editor. That fruitful--and fun!--relationship lasted for eight years from 1995-2003, when the fallout from 9/11 forced him to downsize and sell.

At the same time I became the editor of Christian Coalition of Washington's state newsletter, The Watchman. It was an enjoyable and unusual combination of publications for sure. While researching the Northwest for strawberry, tulip, music, and Shakespeare festivals, I was also interviewing state senators, house leaders, and political figures and writing stories on all manner of issues vital to Christians.

Needless to say, I progressed from the PS-2 (glad to see it go!) to a Compaq with much larger capacity. We incorporated. My husband Richard and I wrote two novels (The Glittering Web and The Protege--still unpublished), and a prominent agent agreed to represent us.

THANK YOU, ERIC! As the Internet grew and developed, so also did my techno-whiz son, Eric. Obviously possessing a mutant technological gene that had skipped me, he took to the new technology like the proverbial duck to water. He came alongside of me with a generous and loving spirit, as well as much power, strength, and wisdom about how best to develop my business.

"You need this, Mom," he'd say, installing the latest gadget. Or, "let me show you how to do that," guiding me in my half-paralyzed state through the terrifying intricacies of caring for my fancy Dell with all the bells and whistles. As he developed his own consulting and photography business, he built my Web sites, set up my emails, touched up my photos, helped me with my marketing, created the idea "Author 911: Solutions for Authors," created a podcast, bought my husband a laptop ... the blessings of my son are beyond counting. I thank God for him.

Today I'm doing the work I love, thanks to the grace and mercy of God. It's been a thrilling, if not at times an unsettling, ride. And it's time to celebrate.

Austin Boyd is one of those great blessing successes. Not only is Austin a remarkable and visionary writer and a good friend, he is a kind and gentle man who loves the Lord Jesus Christ and strives to glorify Him in his writing. It has been an honor and a pleasure to be Austin's editor and to assist him with the rewriting of his novels.

Therefore, it seems only fitting to celebrate my 15th year in this amazing ministry/business with a drawing for a FREE SET of this exciting series.

To enter, simply email editor@logosword.com and put "ENTER ME IN THE DRAWING" in your subject line. The drawing will end on Friday, August 3. Here's to another 15 years!