Monday: Jan Drexler brought us Part One of Reading as a Writer: The Great Adventure. Be sure to stop by the third Monday in February for Part Two!
Wednesday: Carrie Schmidt shared her thoughts on Fairy Tale Re-Tellings using our very own Melanie Dickerson's awesome books! Anne Rightler, take your pick of one of Melanie's books, including her newest fairy tale, The Warrior Maiden.
Friday: Pam Hillman called out a Mayday, Mayday, Is Anyone There? As she talked about promotion and marketing.
Monday: Erica Vetsch will discuss How To Write A Book Endorsement.
Wednesday: Angela Ackerman, one of the authors of the amazing series of books for writers (The Emotion Thesaurus, etc) will be our guest today! She's got a new release to tell us about--The Emotion Thesaurus Second Edition! And she'll also be bringing us an excellent post titled "Emotion and The Setting: A Powerful Story Combo."
Friday: Cynthia Herron will help us welcome in February! She's bringing us "The One Thing Writers Must Do Well (Besides Write)." Don't miss stopping by to celebrate her debut novel! She'll be giving away a print copy of Her Hope Discovered.
AND.......
DON'T MISS THIS!!!! Great BookSweeps Contest
Guess who’s participating in this promo?!? Me!! Enter to win 30 Christian & Inspirational novels,
including books from authors like Ruth Logan
Herne, Beth Vogt, Melanie Dobson, and more - Christian
& Inspirational fiction authors. This giveaway ends soon, so make sure you
hurry! 💫✨ Good luck! ✨💫
AND..........
LAST FEW DAYS OF THE WISHING BRIDGE SALE!!!!!!
Ruth Logan Herne's heartwarming stories about three women who pledged their friendship as teens... and then fulfill that pledge as grown women are BOTH ON SALE RIGHT NOW FOR KINDLE!!!
$1.99 You can't beat that price, my friends! :)
"Welcome to Wishing Bridge" & "At Home in Wishing Bridge," Amazon bestsellers since October.... thank you all so much for spreading the word!
AMISH SAFE HOUSE
By Debby Giusti
Hiding in Plain Sight
The second thrilling Amish Witness Protection novel
After Julia Bradford’s son witnesses a gang shooting, hiding in witness protection on Abraham King’s Amish farm is the only hope the Englischer and her children have. Even as danger closes in, Julia is drawn to the community’s peaceful ways—and the ex-cop turned Amish protector. But when their location is discovered, can Abraham protect her family…and possibly have a future by her side?
How to Create the Perfect Writing Process for You by K.M. Weiland
10 Ridiculously Simple Steps for Writing A Book by Jeff Goins
APOD - Priorities, The Four Ps ( Part 3-Plan and Part) by Amanda Cabot at Thyme For Writers
What Is Public Domain? (And Why 2019 Is A Big Year) by Brad Frazer at Jane Friedman
Building A Platform For Your Work When You're Unpublished by Michael Warner at Jane Friedman
How To Create A Bullet Journal (and my top 10 tips) by How To ADHD
New Changes to Facebook Groups by Edie Melson at The Write Conversation.
Gooooood Morning, Seekerville!
ReplyDeleteFirst, congrats to Anne Rightler! You will love Melanie's newest book, sweet thing! And I'm looking forward to a couple of writing sprints today, some family room painting (not artistry, but desperately needed, I'm on wall-patch detail) and some cute grandkid babysitting... and there might have to be some baking going on, today or tomorrow, right?
Sneaking writing time in now while everyone else is asnooze.... Enjoy your weekend!
Have fun with your painting project, Ruthy! Ours is done, and I'm SO GLAD! Painting is not my favorite activity, but I do love the results.
DeleteHi Ruth:
DeleteI've always wondered how you felt when you woke up to write, while others sleep, in the wee hours of the morning.
Do you feel like you wish you could stay in bed but duty calls and you force yourself up to do what is right? (Like when I ran a mile or two before going to work in the old days.)
Or do you have trouble falling to sleep at night because you can't wait to get up in a few hours and write?
In other words is duty a cutie or a tough row to hoe?
Also, may I suggest you put a link to the Wishing Bridge books on Amazon? Make it easy to make an impulse purchase.
So excited about the Valentine's Day stories all of you will submit! Woot! Can't wait to read.
ReplyDeleteI'm in the downward stretch on the first book in my new Amish suspense series. Prayers appreciated as I write the last couple of scenes. The ending is always fun...lots of hugs and kisses for the hero and heroine! :)
Praying for that HEA!
DeleteHappy Saturday, Seekerville! Like the groundhog, I'm peeking out of my deadline hole to say hi, but I'm headed right back in for three more days of butt-in-chair. Congrats to the winners! Hope everyone has a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteDeadline time means another book from Mindy! Yay!
DeleteYou can do it!
Good morning, Seekerville!
ReplyDeleteI just watched the link about the Bullet Journal - fun and informative! I've been BuJo-ing for a few years now, and I love it. If you've never found a planner that's just right for you, investigate the Bullet Journal. I would be lost without mine. :-)
Today is a writing day for me! With Hubby working part time, I plan my writing time around his schedule. When he's out of the house for the day, I'm sitting at my keyboard. (Of course, I write when he's home, too...but there are more interruptions. LOL!)
Have a great weekend!
Happy weekend everyone!! I'm excited to celebrate my birthday (late) with my kids this weekend!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to next week!
Happy late birthday, Missy!
DeleteCan't wait for "How to write an endorsement" on Monday! Short wait. I've never seen a post on this topic.
ReplyDeleteI'm a big fan of Acknowledgements in fiction as it makes the book seem well researched which in turn makes the promise of learning from the time you spend reading and enjoying the story.
What I also really like is when I read an acknowledgement from a new author thanking an established author for the help and encouragement in writing her first book. This is even more enjoyable when you know the old author from reading her first and subsequent books. This comes as a pleasant surprise and makes me feel very good towards that established author.
This just happened to me when reading "Northern Deception," a very interesting setting in northern Canada featuring free range polar bears who can pop up out of nowhere from the little dips in the white tundra. Now that's suspense!
If I was an author of fiction I'd love to read an acknowledgement like this one in "Northern Deception":
"And to Tina Radcliffe, author, who saw something in me and nurtured my belief in myself two years ago—I can’t thank you enough!"
Wood, Laurie. Northern Deception (Heroes of the Tundra Book 1) . Anaiah Press. Kindle Edition.
When I read something like this I just know in my heart that these are authors who have the spirit to write Christian Inspirational Fiction.
Vince
Vince, you've overwhelmed me with your encouraging words. God bless!
DeleteHappy Weekend, everyone. Today is catch up day for me after a busy week. Yesterday we buried my dear aunt. It was a beautiful service. It was nice being with family as we celebrated her life.
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