>Fun tidbit today: Chasing Lilacs is now available in Dutch! I’m thrilled with this cover, seen side by side by the US cover!
>2011 Faith-Hope-Love Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award Winners
>Today at their annual meeting, the Faith-Hope-Love Chapter of RWA announced the 2011 Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award Winners. My only regret is that I wasn’t in NYC to celebrate with this great group of authors! I’m honored to be among them. Women’s Fiction 1) Plain Paradise by Beth Wiseman (Thomas Nelson) 2) Chasing Lilacs by Carla Stewart (FaithWords) 3) The House …
>Heady Stuff – Pulpwood Queens’ Bestseller List for January 2011
>The first best-seller list for Chasing Lilacs!! I’m thrilled and hats off to Kathy Patrick, Tiara wearing and Book sharing founder of the Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Clubs: the largest “meeting and discussing book club in the WORLD”! What I really love about Kathy is her non-stop efforts at bringing authors and readers together and her heart for …
>BOOKS ALIVE! in Jefferson, Texas
> Sam Bracken & Echo Garret with THE ORANGE DUFFLE BAG Press Release for BOOKS ALIVE! Jefferson, TX – Here is the following official program for the 5th Anniversary of BOOKS ALIVE, a Christian and Inspirational Book Festival, a fundraiser for her church, The First United Methodist Church of Jefferson, Texas for their mission and outreach programs. All ticket money …
>And the winners are . . .
>Thanks to everyone who celebrated with me on my three year blogoversary and left such nice comments. I must admit, I let yesterday slip by without drawing for the winners as I’d told you I would. Today I remembered and have notified the winners. Ready? Congrats to Carmen, Stina Rose, and CarolNWong! Hope that you enjoy the book and continue …
>A Blogoversary and A Giveaway
>When I saw that another blogger on Twitter who also has a Cafe site was celebrating her blogoversary, I thought, “Hey, I’ve been doing this a couple of years. Maybe I should do that and have a party or something.” I’m shocked! When I went back and checked, I found out that on September 12, 2007, I tapped out my …
>How did you come up with that?
> This question and many others came from a dozen lovely ladies of the Welch Bookies Book Club a few days ago. For my first face-to-face book club, the initiation was pure bliss! We laughed, talked about our favorite characters, and had random discussions about pink sponge hair rollers, Ford Edsels, Gone With The Wind, and Happy, Texas. Sort of …
>On The Road
>In about twelve hours I’m headed to the northeast part of Oklahoma for a book signing at the CHAPTERS BOOK STORE in Miami and then later spending the evening with a book club that has just read Chasing Lilacs. There’s a lovely writeup on the WelchOK.com site. And if you’re in the area, please come by and say hi! I’ll …
>Life Is a Merry-Go-Round
> My apologies, dear readers, here at the Cafe. I’ve been absent more than present lately. Truthfully, I’ve been caught in the thrill – and sometimes daunting merry-go-round – of marketing of Chasing Lilacs. After five book signings, including my first ever trip to the International Christian Retail Show in St. Louis, I was feeling a bit wiped out. I …
>The Art of Appreciation
>Today I received what I believe is my first fan letter (email) from a complete stranger. Yes, I’ve received many lovely notes from people I know – childhood friends, writing friends, friends of friends. Indeed, it is more than my heart can hold sometimes when I receive a sweet message, a surprise review, or a shout out on Twitter of …