> For the past few months, I’ve spent nearly every writing moment finishing my Genesis entry which was fortunate enough to final in the 2008 ACFW contest. My preliminary scores were good—two very good and one so-so, but it propelled me into action. Top priority—finish the thing in time for the conference. I made it, pinging out at 72,000 words. …
>Home from the conference
> It’s hard to believe the 2008 ACFW conference has come and gone. It was all I hoped for, and most of the things that I fretted about, simply turned out to be pre-conference jitters and negative self-talk, which writers are very good at it. I’ll be writing more later about my reflections of the conference, but for now, I …
>TWO LITTLE WORDS
> Two little words. Only six letters. Oh, but they sound so lovely. Look so smart sitting there on the page. Yes, today I typed THE END! I finished my Young Adult manuscript that is an ACFW Genesis Finalist. The title for the contest is AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, and I’ve never been crazy about it—it just not too catchy, you …
>Winner of CALICO CANYON
> Pull on your cowgirl boots, folks—we have a winner for Mary Connealy’s latest book Calico Canyon. What a wonderful bunch of entrants and a few drive-by comments from Mary. If you missed her wit, you can read back through the interview and comments here. Now, for the winner. Congratulations to Carolynn W of Canada. Happy reading! Hope to see …
>Interview with Mary Connealy (CALICO CANYON) and Giveaway
>I’m so happy to have Mary Connealy at the Café today. At the end of the interview you can leave a comment for a chance to win a copy of her latest book. Now, to tell you about the book . . . here’s Mary. Welcome, Mary! And congratulations on your latest book in the Lassoed in Texas series, Calico …
>DESIGN GRAB BAG
>My friends, George and Ashey Weiss, the uber-cool people from Tekeme Studios (hint: they designed this blog for me:-)) are sponsoring another contest — DESIGN Grab Bag. There are a number of items you might win by leaving a comment on their blog site. This couple does a great job, and since they are just getting established, now is the …
>And the winners are . . .
>Congratulations to the winners of Robin Jones Gunn’s latest book, SISTERCHICKS GO BRIT. They are: sphinx63 and ckbarker. Now to look at those monikers you’d never guess what these two readers have in common, but it turns out they are both named Cheryl . . . So, to Cheryl and Cheryl, blessings. I hope you enjoy the books. Thanks to …
>Review / Giveaway of SISTERCHICKS GO BRIT by Robin Jones Gunn
> MY REVIEW:This latest installment of the popular Sisterchicks series finds two midlife mamas off to merry ole England. Liz has always wanted to meet Big Ben face to face, while her best friend Kellie’s dream is to have an interior design business. The two dreams become a reality through the not-so-subtle maneuverings of Opal, a sprightly Brit, who needs …
>Two “Cool” Sites for Authors
> It’s here! The Christian Fiction Online e-zine! The brain child of Bonnie Calhoun at CFBA, Michelle Hutchinson Sutton is the editor of the newest, grooviest place to read about your favorite authors and catch the latest industy buzz from a huge line-up of authors, editors, agents, and other industry professionals. Click on the magazine cover above to take you …
>A Drumroll for the Winner, Please
>I held the drawing today for the $25 Barnes & Noble gift card to celebrate my blog makeover. I did things a little different this time to add to the suspense. Instead of putting the entrant’s name on a slip of paper for the drawing, I used the “log” of where I put the contest commenters. This time there were …