Monday: Jan Drexler talked about balancing your life and writing, and we shared a lot of great ideas! Be sure to read all the comments if you haven't already. Some of you Seeker-villagers had some wonderful ideas! And the winner of a copy of The Sound of Distant Thunder is Janet E. (Library Lady)!!! Congratulations!
Wednesday: Melanie Dickerson expounded what it means to Write Your Feelings, using examples from her new Southern Historical Romance, Magnolia Summer. The winner of a paperback copy of Magnolia Summer is Sandy Smith, and winner of an e-copy is Vince. Congrats!
Friday: Pam Hillman dusts off a post on Memes, Monkeys and Me: Photo Editing and Graphic Design for Amateurs which originally aired in Seekerville in 2013. At that time some of us didn't know what a meme was, and others thought it was pronounced memE (ahem). Who doesn't need a refresher on this timely topic??
Monday: Erica Vetsch will share How To Survive A Pitch Appointment. Come armed with your best (Or Worst) pitch appointment stories!
Wednesday: We'll be joined by guest authors from Mountain Brook Ink! Be sure to come by to hear from Linda Thompson (Historical Fiction), Taylor Bennett (Contemporary YA), Angela Ruth Strong (Contemporary Romance), Kimberly Rose Johnson (Romantic Mystery & Contemporary Romance) and Janalyn Voigt (Historical Romance). It should be a fun day!
Friday: Erica is back with a brand new release! Put a little Christmas into your Back to School as we celebrate the release of the Victorian Christmas Brides Collection...and she's got a BIG, BIG Announcement, too! (And she'll open the prize vault for a giveaway or two!)
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available for pre-order, coming in September
Are You In or Out? Crafting Outlines that Work for You by Janice Hardy at Fiction University
10 Successful Advertisers’ Tips for Targeting Readers with BookBub Ads by Carlyn Robertson from BookBub Partners blog
Why A Well-Written Novel Can Still Stink by Janice Hardy at Fiction University.
Authors Guild Comments to FTC on Internet Monopolies' Impact on Creators at The Authors Guild website.
Getting The Big Picture Across In Your Scenes by CS Lakin at Live Write Thrive
7 Ways To Beat Writer's Block by Michael at Daily Writing Tips
3 Ways To Search In Scrivener 3 by Gwen Hernandez at Writers In The Storm
Who's Going To Help Your Hero? by Jim Dempsey at Writer UnBoxed
The "Plot Your Novel" series by Sarra Cannon at HeartBreathings
Congratulations to all the winners this week.
ReplyDeleteHope to check out all the Links later.
Finally beginning to feel better from the bronchitis. Hoping to get a lot done today with writing, reading, getting ready for Sunday classes with children, housework etc.
The Lord is so good. Praying everyone will have a great weekend.
Wilani, I don't think I would be as active as you are if I had bronchitis. You are a trooper.
DeleteWhat age Sunday School do you teach?
Four year olds
DeleteI'm so glad you're getting better! Hang in there, Wilani!
DeleteIt has been a great week in the Village with helpful posts and I am especially looking forward to Erica's post on pitch appointments. With ACFW Nashville less than a month away, it could not have come at a better time.
ReplyDeleteGood links today, I appreciated the Janice Hardy one which shows what makes up an effective story. Nothing I haven't heard here, but good to hear it in a fresh voice.
ReplyDeleteExcited to win Melanie's book. Hope everyone has a good weekend. I hope to get a lot done at home. This is my first Saturday home in a month and I won't be home next weekend, so need to take advantage of it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great week and congratulations to the winners. Ruthy, remember to drink plenty of water while out in the sun and please count me in for your Kindle book giveaway.
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Connie
cps1950(at)gmail(dot)com
Connie, will do.... on both! And yes, I get parched working out there. I am not a sun-lover!!!! Thank you for looking out for me!
DeleteOn the way to the ER with an allergic reaction mouth swelling shut. Head feeling on fire so much for getting things done.
ReplyDeletePraying for you, Wilani! Let us know what the doctor says. Allergic reactions are so scary.
DeleteHi Wilani:
DeleteMy wife has had the same problem and has been to the ER several times. Doctors do not know what causes the outbreak but they gave her three pills at the ER each time and told her to take these same pills as soon as the first symptoms present. She has those three pills in her car, purse, bedside chest, and other places. I have some in my car.
If there are pills that work in your case, you might want to get their names and carry them with you at all times. I believe my wife's pills are all over the counter.
If you can't breathe, you will soon die.
If you can get a head start on this problem you can often avoid the trip to the ER.
This may be worth looking into. Hope all is well now.
Vince
It ended up not being an allergic reaction. On Thursday I realized I had thrush in my mouth from the steroids for the bronchitis. I called the doctor and he called in lozenges. I have been doing that since then. Then all of a sudden my throat, ears, and nose felt like they were on fire. Come to find out the thrush had moved deep into my throat. When I got to the hospital I also had mild chest pains so had to wait 4 hours for them to be sure all was okay with the heart. I am sure the chest pains were just stress related. The doctor changed my medicine but I still have to take one more steroid pill in the morning which causes the thrush.
DeleteOn a brighter note I was listening and observing all that was happening. I wasn't given a call button or blanket and thought I would freeze. Hmm something else to add to one of my scenes. Oh and I could hear everything the doctor and nurses were discussing at the desk. Pretty sure that is not supposed to happen. Any way they had a patient who was both suicidal and homicidal. This hospital is in a small town and they don't deliver babies any more so the ambulance arrived to transport a mother to a larger hospital. So I suppose it wasn't a wasted trip, but what a way to do research.
I am home now with still a very sore throat and feeling drained. Now to find something soft to eat and then get ready to teach tomorrow. The Lord is good all the time.
The best research, Wilani!!!! I love that you're paying such close attention to these teachable moments!!!
DeleteThe All-Star baseball team from my hometown is playing today in the Little League World Series, at 3:30 PM. It's down to four teams. We play Hawaii and the winner will play in the final game tomorrow. I'm so excited for our guys!!!
ReplyDeleteYou must be so proud of them. I remember going to the state or regional championships ten years ago, and those kids are so good! It's real baseball!!!!
DeleteI see Hawaii beat Georgia, but Deb.... I'm so happy that they got to have that experience. It's literally a once-in-a-lifetime thing, to play in Williamsport like that!
Congratulations to the winners!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY WEEKEND!
Same to you!!!
DeleteCongrats to all the winners! Please put my name in the hat for Ruthy's drawing!
ReplyDeleteYou're in, sweet thing!!!
DeleteJust Read
ReplyDeleteTina's New
"Woman's World"
Romance
Came in the mail yesterday. The Septermber 3rd issue, page 42. Five star short!
I see a trend in WW to romances between older people whose children are grown and who are empty nesters.
"Demographics is destiny."
Be sure to subscribe to Tina's newsletter and get the inside scoop on 'closed' events coming up. If you want to publish in WW, you won't want to miss these events! (That's all I can disclose.)
Enjoy your weekend.
Real football comes in 12 days!
Football widows get more writing done!
Can Fall be far behind?
Vince
Vince, thanks for the update!
Delete"Happy Dance"
ReplyDeleteI won a Kindle copy of "Magnolia Summer" -- a book I've had more comments about over the last two weeks than any un-released romance.
Can't wait to read how everything works out. This is a very different book for the author. First books and ventures into new sub-genres are favorites of mine.
It's always an adventure.
Thanks,
Vince
Melanie has such a gift. I remember reading her work in a contest long before either of us were published and knowing she was going to be wonderful... her slant on things is created with a unique beauty.
DeleteLucky you, my friend! I have to buy my copy!!! ;)
What a fun Weekend Edition! And the Yankees won today and it's 4 to 0 right now in Baltimore, so they might win tonight...
ReplyDeleteWhich means I'm in a good mood and there are winners everywhere!!!
:)
Congratulations to winners.... and what a fun week we had checking out memes (which I stink at) and emotions/feelings (which I'm very good at!) and all the cool stuff that came with Jan's post about balance and getting the job done.
This is a self-directed profession,especially these days when indie publishing allows us some great opportunities that never existed before.... So learning how to balance life, work and time (and devote time to work) is clutch!
We're having a triple birthday party tomorrow at Beth's for Xavier, Finn and Lena, all born within four weeks of each other... Cakes are made... and family fun awaits.
How blessed are we????