Weekend Holiday Spirit Edition

What exactly is the holiday spirit?

I believe it's about giving.

The kind of giving that doesn't look for reciprocity. The kind of giving that comes from knowing what a privilege it is to give from the heart.

Like buying a hot chocolate for that Salvation Army bell ringer who's standing out in the cold.

Or donating to Soldier's Angels, which supports our troops.

An anonymous gift to someone who needs assistance this season?

Maybe leaving your comfort zone to give what's precious to you..perhaps something as simple as your time.

I'm sure many of you have even more creative giving suggestions to share with us this weekend in Seekerville.




We Have Winners!


Wednesday, our guest blogger, Candace Calvert, shared with Writer 9-1-1: Help, My Character's Fallen and Can't Get Up. The winner of Critical Care is Sandra Heska King.



Thursday, Ruth Logan Herne's giveaway winner from her post, Permission to Breathe Granted is Susan Mason.


Friday, Tamera Alexander was our guest with Editor: Friend? Or Foe? The winner of Beyond This Moment, is Kerri C at CK Farms.

Next Week In Seekerville:


Monday: Love Inspired Historical author Janet Dean is our hostess today and she's giving away a copy of her February release, The Substitute Bride.


Tuesday: Love Inspired author Cheryl Wyatt shares: Seek and Destroy that Sneaky Telling.


Wednesday: Our guest is multi-published Love Inspired and Love Inspired Suspense author, Margaret Daley.


Thursday: Love Inspired Suspense Suspense and Zondervan author, Camy Tang leads the fun.


Friday: Love Inspired debut author, Ruth Logan Herne is your blogging and baking hostess.

Save The Date:


December 16, Our guest is multi-published Love Inspired and Love Inspired Suspense author, Margaret Daley.



December 22, We are thrilled that Thomas Nelson author, Margaret Brownley will interviewed in Seekerville, and there will be copies of A Lady Like Sarah to give away!



December 31, Madame Zelda's New Year's Eve Rockin' Party and join us for her 2010 Seekerville Predictions.


Seeker Sightings:


Congratulations to Cheryl Wyatt who is a 2009 Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Nominee in the Series Inspirational Category with Ready-Made-Family.

Cheryl has a continuing Friday series at Seriously Write blog on Staying Grounded as Your Career Soars. Check out this Friday's post called- Growing. You can also catch up on the last few Friday's posts which are: Friendship, Humility, and Mentoring.

Don't miss her post at the CRAFTIE Ladies of Romance, December 17:The 12 Frays of Christmas--Cheryl Wyatt Style.



Ruthy Travels to The Big City: an In-Depth Report from the Steeple Hill Debut Author-

Back from a whirlwind visit to Steeple Hill in New York City, Ruthy reports that YES!!!! The Woolworth Building that houses Harlequin is amazing from both an historic and aesthetic point of view. Absolutely gorgeous!

She got to schmooze, she means MEET Melissa Endlich and Joan Marlow Golan, hug them, have lunch with Melissa, talk about writing, see the offices, talk about Seekers and Seekerville, laugh, eat, oh, and did she mention, TALK ABOUT WRITING???? One of Ruthy's favorite subjects, LOL!

She loved the feel of the editorial offices, the hustle and bustle, the huge turnout of people to see the windows and lights of midtown Manhattan on a fifty-degree Friday night in December and...

The crazy ambience that IS New York City.

Regretfully she reports no Jeter sightings, but she was witness to some random scraps of ticker tape paper leftover in the gutter from the ticker-tape parade hosted by the Big Apple in honor of the New York Yankees Championship win over the Philadelphia Phillies, so she SAW paper thrown in Jeter's honor.

A moment of respectful silence, please. :)

Yes, it's true.

Ruthy LOVES New York.

Mary Connealy will be at Faith and Fiction on Fire, December 14.
The topic is, Who's Got Character.








Missy Tippens is the featured author on Faith and Fiction on Fire, discussing Who's Got Character on December 16.

Myra Johnson will be at Faith and Fiction on Fire, find out Who's Got Character on December 18.

Random News:

• Take A Vow Contest! Deadline December 31st. (Remember, I'm just the messenger.)Drama, passion, humor, emotional poignancy and a happy ending are the hallmarks of the best romances ever told. Now it’s your turn to tell us a true love story that will tug at the heartstrings of lucky romance readers everywhere! Your name will be featured in conjunction with a novelized version of your story, and sold in major bookstores nationally. Grand-Prize winner will receive $500.00 for the publishing rights to their story, their names to appear in conjunction with a book that is penned by a bestselling romance novelist, 15 copies to share with friends and family, and a one-year subscription to Romantic Times magazine.

• EXTRAORDINARY: Following Seekerville's philosophy to never give up....

• Kirkus Reviews Gone & Goodreads Grows (from GalleyCat)

• Announcing the 2010 Breakthrough Novel Award: Amazon.com, in partnership with Penguin Group (USA) and CreateSpace, is pleased to announce the third annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, the international competition seeking the next popular novel. For the first time, the competition will award two grand prizes: one for General Fiction and one for Young Adult Fiction. The 2010 competition will also now be open to novels that have previously been self-published. Each winner will receive a publishing contract with Penguin, which includes a $15,000 advance.

• Check out this Writer's Digest Blog post: Every Author Needs Professional Headshots