Monday: We all were winners of a virtual beach retreat brought to us by Missy Tippens! However, the winner of the tote bag and a copy of His Summer Valentine is Connie Porter Saunders!
Wednesday: Publishers Weekly Bestselling author Debby Giusti asked, "Who is Rosie Glick?" in her blog post that also included a few snapshots from Debby's personal Amish photo collection. In addition, Debby held a drawing for a copy of the fourth and final book in her Amish Protectors series, which is Rosie Glick's story. Congrats to Nicole House. Nicole, you won a copy of Amish Christmas Secrets!
Friday: There is no doubt that a series of connected stories, when executed well, are big hits with readers, right? Winnie Griggs cataloged the pros and cons well! The winner of all 4 books of the Knotty Pine series is Tanya Agler. And the winner of the Journeys of the Heart Novella collection is Sandy Smith.
Monday: Jan Drexler will be here talking about balance. Is your life out of whack? Are you having trouble fitting your writing and/or reading time into your busy life? We'll be discussing the problem and some solutions (hopefully), so bring your ideas! And one commenter will win a copy of Jan's newest release - book one of a new series from Revell, The Sound of Distant Thunder, releasing September 18th!
Wednesday: Join us as Melanie Dickerson talks about how to find plot ideas and how to "write what you know" at the same time, using her first Southern Historical Romance as an example.
Friday: Pam Hillman is your host today. When this WE went to press, she was pursuing a really cool idea for Friday's post. Come back and let's see how it panned out! :)
Garrison's Law book #3
Loving the Texas Negotiator
Available for Pre-Sale now
Coming September 4th
Not all the Garrisons are guys.
Beth Garrison is the top hostage negotiator in Rocky Ridge, Texas. She's called to serve on a task force to investigate a killing that is a copycat of her first bust as a rookie.
Tate McCade has a reputation for steamrolling anyone who gets in his way and he's had a run-in with Beth and her oversized ego before. He's got a bruise on his face to prove it.
They have to work together and sparks are flying that aren’t all about the job.
Beth Garrison is the top hostage negotiator in Rocky Ridge, Texas. She's called to serve on a task force to investigate a killing that is a copycat of her first bust as a rookie.
Tate McCade has a reputation for steamrolling anyone who gets in his way and he's had a run-in with Beth and her oversized ego before. He's got a bruise on his face to prove it.
They have to work together and sparks are flying that aren’t all about the job.
Speaking of Mary Connealy, Carrie stopped by to visit her at Barnes & Noble on Book Lovers' Day! Well, ok, not Mary herself (sadly) but her books, which are the next best thing!
Winnie's Publisher is giving two of her books a refresh, putting then out with gorgeous new covers. Check them out below. And to learn more about the books themselves, just click on the covers.
Rosie Glick's story available for pre-order!
AMISH CHRISTMAS SECRETS
By Debby Giusti
Missy was a guest blogger at the Inspy Romance blog and did a fun post about where book ideas come from!
Don't forget to enter daily for Pam Hillman's Natchez Trace Takeover Tour Giveaway with JustRead Publicity Tours! Pam is giving away a basket of goodies including these two lovelies! Hurry, ends on 8/20!
Carrie is guest blogging over at Jerusha Agen's marvelous Fear Warriors blog, talking about choosing 'even if' faith when the 'what if' happens.
Carrie is guest blogging over at Jerusha Agen's marvelous Fear Warriors blog, talking about choosing 'even if' faith when the 'what if' happens.
If you're in the Hanover, Maryland area today, stop on by the Girl Scouts' Community Day at St. Mark United Methodist Church Community Day & Shred-It Event.
JustRead Book Boxes will be there to sell some of our boxes, including the June "Home" Box featuring three titles from Ruth Logan Herne. There will be specials just for this event!
In case you are not familiar, JustRead Book Boxes is a monthly book box featuring clean reads with an inspirational element plus a curation of several good quality items that complement the featured title. You can also buy directly from our Etsy shop.
Melanie Dickerson's upcoming release, Magnolia Summer is available for preorder, plus on tour with JustRead Publicity Tours! Click on the banners above to take you straight to their respective sign up forms. Hurry! Sign up closes on August 20, 2018.
How to Intertwine Plot, Character, and Theme in Every Scene by K.M. Weiland.
Nonfiction Writers: Beware the Curse of Knowledge by Anne Janzer on Jane Friedman's blog.
How to Write Attention-Grabbing Promo Copy for Books by M.J. Rose, guest blogger at BookBub.
Why Writing Can Be The Best Way To Deal With Adversity by Joanna Penn, The Creative Penn
Finding My Voice - So Easy. So Hard, by Vaughn Roycroft from Writer Unboxed.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteGood morning everyone, and happy weekend! Congratulations to last week's winners!
ReplyDeleteWhat is everyone doing this weekend? I'll be writing all day today. One of my favorite ways to spend a Saturday. :-)
Wish I were writing, but have to do too many things I let go when I WAS writing. Have a wedding this afternoon and the reception is potluck so I have to whip up a couple of things. Looking forward to next week's posts.
ReplyDeleteCleaning the bathroom, getting my finances in order, arranging transportation to the airport for ACFW. Details, details. Taking Tomorrow Off.
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend, my Seekerville Friends!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners, and looking forward to another great week in Seekerville! :)
Kaybee, hope to meet you in person at ACFW!!
I still have SO much to do before then, plus it's our "family birthday season" and we have longtime friends from Texas planning a visit shortly before I head to ACFW. If only I didn't require any sleep, I could get everything done, LOL. ;)
Everyone enjoy your weekend, and also please enjoy the peach cobbler I've just baked this morning!
Looks like stormy weather is headed to my neighborhood, which for me means good writing/reading weather. :)
Hugs, Patti Jo
Hey everyone!! Happy weekend! I just finished a running in a 10k race. So glad it is over lol. Congratulations to all the winners! Have a great weekend!!
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Sally. I am always in awe of people who can run that much.
Delete3 years ago I couldn't run at all lol. Our church did a couch to 5k and I've been running ever since.
DeleteHappy Weekend, everyone. I'm excited that I won the novella collection from Winnie. I'm looking forward to reading it.
ReplyDeleteI will be seeing family later today, which is always nice. Trying to catch up on a lot of stuff this weekend.
I just got back from a hair appointment with a new hairdresser, as my previous one moved away. In chatting with her, I found out she is engaged to a man with two young daughters. I asked what he does and she said he's a cowboy. I thought it sounds like a Love Inspired novel!
that IS a Love Inspired novel, I'm pretty sure! :D How fun :)
DeleteSandy, that is a book happening right before your eyes!
DeleteHappy Weekend everyone! Congrats to all the winners this week.
ReplyDeleteI have a question for all your writers. I keep a hard copy of all my books while writing. Printing off each new page as I type it. I keep them in a binder with a pocket in front so I can create a cover for each book. My friends are appalled at how many notebooks I have been buying this summer while the back to school sales are going on. Here is my question. Every time I edit and make changes once the book is finished with the first draft. I begin a whole new draft on my computer and begin a second notebook. Some I am on a 7th draft. With this method, I am thinking that when I do get to the stage and I am ready for an editor that if they suggest something I already deleted I would still be able to find it and save a lot of work. But my bookcase of binders is getting full. I am considering removing all earlier editions and clipping them together with the large binding clips and then finding a box or filing cabinet to keep them in. I live in a very tiny house with no storage room. Anyone have any suggestions. With removing some of the binders I would actually be able to recycle a binder with any new additional stories I decide to write during the next year.
The Lord is good. By the way I understand the reason my friends are appalled even though they are not writers. I am living on a very limited income as well as a very small house. I do find it so much easier to find what I have written earlier in a story by looking at the hard copy instead of fiipping through computer pages.
I used to do something very similar, Wilani...and ran out of room very quickly!
DeleteI no longer keep hard copies of my books - I find it easier to scroll through a Word file - but here's my suggestion:
Only keep your most recent version as a hard copy. Keep a file on your computer for the chapters or scenes you've revised and label them in a way that will help you find them quickly.
But someday, you won't be keeping your stories in binders because you'll have all those pretty books lined up on a shelf! :-)
Thank you Jan that is so helpful and it helps to know that I was not alone.
DeleteIt's actually not humid and broiling hot today so I'm heading out to the garden before the next wave of yucky weather rolls in. And I walked to my library and back -- that's 2 km already today. Woot! Great links in the WE -- I'm working my way through them a bit at a time. Carrie's blog post was very touching and inspiring. Couldn't manage to post on the site for some quirky techno reason but I sure appreciated those words and her reference to Mercy Me's 'Even If' which I actually haven't heard before.
ReplyDeleteGO YOU!!! So excited that you're able to walk there and back now & garden! YAY!
DeleteAnd thank you for your sweet words - you MUST look up Even If on YouTube and listen to it!
Many thanks for the WE, Seeker sightings and links. Congrats to all last week's winners. Been working on a newsletter to go out tomorrow. Excited for all those here who'll be attending ACFW conference. Have a lovely weekend, everyone.
ReplyDeleteCliffhanger!
ReplyDeleteWhen will we learn about Pam's 'really cool' idea for Friday's post topic?
Is there a prize for guessing it before it is announced?
I'm guessing: "Death on the Natchez Trace: What Really Happened to Meriwether Lewis?"
Congratulations to the winners from last week! What a great WE, thank you, Audra! I'm looking forward to this coming week, and hoping I'll be able to participate a little more. :)
ReplyDeleteI look forward to checking out some of those links. :)