The Weekend Edition

Hope you're enjoying the long holiday weekend. Unpublished Island is open, so feel free to enjoy the breeze on the beach!

We Have Winners


Be sure to contact us if you are a winner (send an email to seekers@seekerville.net). We don't have time to track you down. And do let us know if you don't receive your prize in 6-8 weeks. Rules are located here, on our legal page. 



Monday Seekerville was thrilled to welcome 2014 Christian Retailing (double) Award Winner, Cynthia Ruchti to visit with her post, "Writing Acousitcally." Mary Hicks is the winner of  All My Belongings.

  Love Inspired, Howard Books and Huffington Post contributor, Virginia Carmichael Munoz aka Mary Jane Hathaway, was our honored guest Tuesday with her blog post, "Giving Yourself Permission." The three winners of of Pride, Prejudice and Cheese Grits (June 2014) are Chris Bailey, April Gardner and Wilani Wahl. AND the three winners of of Emma, Mr. Knightley and Chili-Slaw Dogs (July 2014) are Jeanne T, Courtney Phillips and Alison Stone.

of Pride, Prejudice and Cheese Grits (June 2014) AND three copies of Emma, Mr. Knightley and Chili-Slaw Dogs (July 2014)! - See more at: http://www.seekerville.blogspot.com/2014/07/giving-yourself-permission.html#sthash.dtY78HQk.dpuf

of Pride, Prejudice and Cheese Grits (June 2014) AND three copies of Emma, Mr. Knightley and Chili-Slaw Dogs (July 2014)! - See more at: http://www.seekerville.blogspot.com/2014/07/giving-yourself-permission.html#sthash.dtY78HQk.dpuf

Wednesday Author Val Hansen joined us to talk about "Team-Writing a Continuity for Love Inspired Books," and how to set the stage when there's a mob of authors working behind you. Becke and Donna Phillips are the winners of Her Montana Cowboy, Book 1 of the "Big Sky Centennial" Continuity series.


Thursday Audra Harders invited us to explore the possibilities of "Outlining Forward...Writing Backward."  3 winners of a digital copy of Rock Your Plot are Cindy W, Natalie Monk and amymmcnew.

Next Week In Seekerville


Monday: Mary Connealy will be here to talk about setting today. A recent convert to Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch fan club, Mary is in the midst (well, toward the end) of a 17 book reading spree and she's noticed how intricately Connelly has woven setting into the Harry Bosch series. he's a master and Mary will try and tell you what she's learned from that.


Tuesday:  Crafting a catchy title for our work-in-progress can be one of a writer's toughest challenges. Today, Abingdon Press and Heartsong Presents author Myra Johnson offers "Tips and Tricks for Terrific Titles." Join in the discussion for a chance to win a $10 Amazon gift card!


Wednesday: Today, Janet Dean takes us back in time, searching for her roots in the town of her birth and finding another family that gripped her imagination, proving that stories can come looking for a writer. Leave a comment for a $15 Amazon gift card. 


Thursday:  Join us on today for Ruth Logan Herne's All-American giant book giveaway where fifteen copies of her Big Sky Centennial His Montana Sweetheart will be UP FOR GRABS to lucky commenters! Her newest 4-Star rated story gave Ruthy an intro to cowboys and SHE HASN'T LOOKED BACK! Thursday she will most likely  harangue you about staying the course, working hard, taking advantage of time by not feeling sorry for yourself that you cannot attend the RWA or ACFW conferences. Instead, use that time to work hard, full steam ahead! 


Friday: Please welcome 2014 Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Nominee, Kathleen Y'Barbo to Seekerville. Kathleen is going to get you ready for RWA and ACFW with her post "Making the Most of Your Conference Experience!" And she's got TWO copies of Their Unexpected Love, her latest Love Inspired release for two lucky commenters.

Seeker Sightings


Ruth Logan Herne is giving away free books again and she'd love for you to share her 4th of July joy!  For the next 5 days Ruthy Logan Herne is giving away copies of "Try, Try Again" her marriage reunion love story set in two of her favorite go-to places, Manhattan and Princeton.... GO HERE AND DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE COPY and she hopes you love this beautiful story of second chances and forgiveness... and please, yes! Tell your friends!

We hope you aren't missing all the tasty goings on in the Yankee Belle Cafe! Blogging weekly with Ruth Logan Herne, Jan Drexler, Mindy Obenhaus, Julie Hilton Steele, Missy Tippens and Virginia Carmichael.



 






Look what we found on Amazon! The Guy Next Door by Missy Tippens is now available for pre-order!













You're running out of time to enter the the Sweet on Love iPad Mini giveaway. Enter anytime between June 18  and July 8 by CLICKING HERE to join the Facebook Party with Mary, Robin Lee Hatcher, Margaret Brownley and Debra Clopton. The chat will be held on July 8th and the winner will be announced at the end. The iPad Mini is the grand prize but there will be lots of prizes, lots of fun. 


Also, to read some great reviews for Four Weddings and a Kiss CLICK HERE then scroll down to the bottom and click on REVIEW.

Three of the four authors who contributed to Four Weddings and a Kiss, (which Mary Connealy is in, but did she get to go to Las Vegas??? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO) video taped an interview at the American Library Association Conference . You can see if it you want, though Mary is bitter about the whole thing. CLICK HERE.

Still one more chance to catch Seeker Myra Johnson and her friend Dora Hiers presenting their workshop "Creating Characters that Come Alive" in the Charlotte, NC, area. You'll find them next Wednesday, July 9, at 6:00 p.m. at the Mint Hill branch of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library. But don't worry if you can't make the live presentation. Myra and Dora are also offering their class in November as part of Night Classes in the Village.

Tina Radcliffe's My Critique Partner is on summer hiatus. See you in September. 

Random News & Information


The July Seekerville Calendar is up!


 Check out the free ebook prequel to Love Inspired’s Big Sky Centennial continuity that has just released. Amazon, B&N,Harlequin.com
A reminder: Blogging Authors Beware! You Can Get Sued. Roni Loren Guest Blogs (PubRant) 



Want to be sure the family pet makes it to THE END before you watch a movie? Check it out here at DoestheDogDie.com.


Kensington Expands Distribution Partnership With Penguin Random House (Galley Cat)

7 bogus grammar 'errors' you don't need to worry about (The Week)


Tell Their Secrets (NYT)


Think Like a Publisher (Dean Wesley Smith)


I sold my book for $25,000″: A debut novelist’s experiment with radical honesty (Salon) 


 Submission Tip Checklist: Double-Check These 16 Things Before Sending Your Book Out (Writers in the Storm)


For all of you Seeker friends sending out submissions to agents-time for a blast from the past: The Great Agent Hunt!

  

Details here.

 That's it! Have an awesome week!