Weekend Edition

So many exciting things are happening in Seekerville.
We hope you'll stick around until
October to see them. In the meantime please wear your hard hat
and watch out for falling pencils.

We Have Winners

Contact Seekerville through our new web email if you are a winner and if needed, provide your snail mail address. Please note our giveaway rules in the right lower column of Seekerville. All prizes are mailed within 6-8 weeks of winner announcements



Monday Barbour and Bethany Publishing author Mary Connealy brings you "Lookin' For The Strike Zone" as she prepares you to pitch. Winner of a $15 Amazon gift card is Bridgett Henson and winner of Out of Control in print or ebook is Jeanne T.



Tuesday Tyndale House author Gina Holmes was our special guest sharing on PR Planning Before You Sell. Winner of her latest release, Dry as Rain (print format) is Melissa Jagears.



Wednesday Seekerville was delight to welcome back Revell author Dan Walsh with his post, "Tapping Into the Creativity of God." We've got some Christmas spirit going as well, with a giveaway of Dan's upcoming release, Remembering Christmas (print format). The winner is Traveling Stacey.



Thursday Ruth Logan Herne calmed your nerves, settled your gut, and let you know you're not alone with Bridge Those Troubled Waters. Winners of Mended Hearts (print or ebook format) are Peggy Rychwa and Lee Ann.




Friday Seekerville welcomed Barbour and Love Inspired author Debra Ullrick! Winners of Log Cabin Christmas and Christmas Belles of Georgia (print format) are in order, Patricia W and Faye.


Saturday's First Five Pages critique winner is Helen G.



Next Week In Seekerville


Monday: Harlequin Romance author Shirley Jump is our special guest. Her topic: Conflict: What It Is and Isn’t. She’s giving away a two-book prize of the first Princesses of Ucelli Harlequin Romances to one reader.



Tuesday: We welcome back Barbour author Erica Vetsch with An Orange Rhombus Talks Networking. Erica is giving away the anthology A Log Cabin Christmas, from Heartsong Presents Light to My Path and her first full length trade fiction release A Bride's Portrait of Dodge City, Kansas.





Wednesday: Dina Sleiman, debut novelist of Dance of the Dandelion, speaks about "A Strategy for Beauty." This is Dina's first guest spot in Seekerville, and we are excited to have her with us. Don't miss it.



Thursday: Barbour author Mary Nealy visits to talk about her highly anticipated Barbour release Ten Plagues. Check out the trailer here.



Friday:Harvest House author Mary Ellis is our guest with Five Steps to a Simpler Writer's Life, and she is giving away a copy of her seventh Amish romance, part of the Wayne County Series, A Marriage for Meghan. Check out the trailer here.

Seeker Sightings




Ruth Logan Herne will be meeting up with award-winning Harlequin Super Romance author Holly Jacobs to hang out with and address the Western New York Romance Writers of America chapter in Buffalo, New York on Saturday, September 17th at noon in the Community Room of the Sisters of Charity Hospital. Ruthy is pretty sure everyone will have a good time because there are several coffee stops along the way, which means she'll be wired. Rumor has it a cache of chocolate is involved.









Myra Johnson is the featured author on the ACFW web site for next week, beginning 9/12.















Thank you to Philosophy of Romance for the generous review of Oklahoma Reunion!


Tina Radcliffe will be blogging on the ACFW blog on Friday, September 16th, (her birthday, IF she still had birthdays). Stop by and keep her company!











Join Pam Hillman on Sandy Ardoin's blog on September 15th.













FREE DOWNLOAD of A Hope Undaunted, book 1 in the Winds of Change series and other great Christian books at CBD.com, Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com and Sony e-reader!! You do NOT need a Kindle, Nook or e-reader to download it — you can download e-books on ANYTHING, including PCs, Macs, iPads, iPhones, Cloud Readers, Androids, Blackberrys and Windows Phone 7, you name it!

PLEASE pass the word via Twitter, FB, blogs, family and friends, etc.




Julie Lessman Sightings:

AUGUST 29 to ? Join Julie at OneDesertRose's Blog for a Q&A session where your comment will enter you in a random pool giveaway for participants from several blogs to win a signed copy of any of Julie's books including her latest release, A Heart Revealed.

September 3 to October 1, 2011. Join Julie at The Owl Bookmark blog for a Q & A session and a chance to win a signed copy of any of my books including Julie's upcoming release, A Heart Revealed.

September 5 to 11, 2011. VOTE ON YOUR FAVORITE O'CONNOR HERO at Relz Review blog for a chance to win a signed copy of any of Julie's books including her upcoming release, A Heart Revealed. NOTE: AFTER VOTING FOR YOUR FAV, BE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN TO LEAVE A COMMENT AS WELL.

September 12 to 17, 2011. Join Julie at Overcoming Through Time blog for a chance to win a copy of one of her books.





Join Debby Giusti posting at the Craftie Ladies of Romance Blogspot today. In honor of 9/11. She's giving away two copies of The Officer's Secret the first book in her Military Investigations series.















If you are in the area, join Mary Connealy for a booksigning with Stephanie Grace Whitson at Barnes & Noble 5150 O Street, Lincoln, NE from 2 - 3 on September 18th.
















Hero Interview from At Home in His Heart by Glynna Kaye is now on eHarlequin!












Random News and Information

• The Dog-Eared Paperback, Newly Endangered in an E-Book Age (NYT)

• Ask The Editor (SBTB)

• Why You Shouldn't Pitch Your Novel This Week (GalleyCat)

• How To Play 'the Authors' Card Game (GalleyCat)

• Thanks to Steve Laube for putting it all in perspective with this video! (The Steve Laube Agency)

That's it! Have an excellent week.