Posts tagged Kristie Kandoll

A Meeting with Friends

For many years the Oregon Christian Writers Summer Conference was the only conference that I attended.

These last few years I regularly attend more events, but OCW is the one where I feel most at home. I have friends here. Don’t misunderstand me; this is not some small gathering of casual writers. A few years ago I was eating lunch in the main hall and Frank Peretti asked to sit at my table. I can’t remember what I ate, but I’ll never forget our conversation about his books and writing in general.

ConferencesKyle PrattAugust 22, 2018Oregon Christian Writers, Jill Williamson, Bethany Hayes, Debby Lee, Kristie Kandoll, Barbara Blakey, Kyle Pratt

Twelve Years with the Inklings

The Inklings have been meeting for nearly twenty years.

Recently our local paper, The Chronicle, ran a front-page story about a critique group that has been in existence for nearly two decades and that I’ve attended for about twelve years. As my friend Julie McDonald Zander questioned me about the group for the upcoming story, I dug through old pictures and information to find answers.

Critique GroupKyle PrattMarch 2, 2017The Inklings, Bob Hansen, Barbara Blakey, Kristie Kandoll, Carolyn Bickel, Joyce Scott

Oregon Christian Writers (Day 3)

Tonight the Cascade Awards were presented at the Oregon Christian Writers Conference.

During the awards dinner, I sat with friends Barbara Blakey and Kristie Kandoll. Barbara is a past Cascade Award winner and Kristie was up for the Unpublished Historical Fiction Award tonight along with another friend, Julie McDonald. I really expected one of them to walk away with the award, but the winner was the third finalist, Kathleen Freeman, with her book Children of the Revolution.

Conferences, AwardsKyle PrattAugust 17, 2016Ben Wolf, A Time to Endure, Barbara Blakey, Kristie Kandoll, Oregon Christian Writers

Book Credits

How many people does it take to create a novel?

Recently I watched X-Men Apocalypse with one of my sons. At the end of the action, we waited to see if there were any post-credit scenes (there is). As we watched the endless scroll of credits we discussed how many people were involved in the production of my last novel, Braving the Storms.

Reviewers and Bloggers, Writing & Publishing, Strengthen What RemainsKyle PrattJune 15, 2016Kyle Pratt, Barbara Blakey, Joyce Scott, Micah Hansen, Bob Hansen, Kristie Kandoll, Carolyn Bickel, Amit Dey, Kevin Pierce, William Childress, Robert Pratt, Christopher Vandenberg

Back to Boot Camp

Oregon Christian Writers Summer Conference, Day One

The first day of the 2015 Conference started with Boot Camp.

The morning started even before the regular conference with a marketing “boot camp” taught by bestselling author Susan May Warren and Nicole Miller of Buffer.com.

ConferencesKyle PrattAugust 11, 2015Oregon Christian Writers, Barbara Blakey, Carolyn Bickel, Kristie Kandoll, Kyle Pratt

Therapy No Longer Needed

On Thursdays, I meet with my group.

I’ve attended this particular group meeting every week I’ve been in town for over a decade. While I think that is notable, the group has met for nearly twice that time.

Critique Group, FriendsKyle PrattJuly 11, 2015C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Inklings, Kyle Pratt, Kristie Kandoll, Barbara Blakey, Joyce Scott, Debby Lee, Carolyn Bickel, Bob Hansen

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