Anna M. Aquino

Hello :-) I am very excited about this interview.  I met Eva Marie Everson almost 15 years ago now at a book signing.  She was the first "real author" I'd spoken to and she gave me some great writing advice. https://youtu.be/3dypnmXbDE0 Remember God has awesome plans for your life.  Now get excited! Super Smiles, Anna M. Aquino

As I had mentioned in my last blog that I have spent the last several days at ICRS or CBA a very large Christian retailing convention that was awesome for me to go to. I was able to network with several publishers, and from here I’m continuing to believe that God opens the doors he wants opened. But I have to tell you of a mistake that I made on the first day. But really it wasn’t just my mistake. It was the honest mistake of most girls everywhere who simply are trying to look cute. It was the dreaded footwear mistake! (Cue overly dramatic nightmare music) I had thought I had a planned this, I would wear not so cute heels and therefore my feet would be able to walk for the miles I needed to walk. My friend who’d gone to the conference with me did what most girls do. She reasoned in her mind that she could do this and opted for the cute heels. Together we set off to network. In about an hour I was in pain but trying not to show it and my friend was looking longingly to...

The last several days have been intense and it would take too long for me to write everything down. However I’ll write another blog sometime this week on something else that happened at CBA. Most people don’t know what CBA is. It’s the Christian Retailers Association. I realize that doesn’t sound like a big deal to most people, but they have these big conventions and anyone who is anyone in Christian publishing and retailing show up. Which means under one roof was a mecca of people and publishers (Including my own). Many of them that I spent hours trying to get them to give me the time of day for my books, and to me this was like being a kid in a candy story. To say I was a bit overwhelmed was an understatement. My nonfiction is with Destiny, but I am still seeking prayerfully a home for my fiction. At first I wasn’t even sure if I would go to this event. I had several tell me I should and wasn’t sure if I’d even be in town. However a very dear friend of mine decided s...