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Do you tend to write long? Or short? Love Inspired author Missy Tippens has experienced both ends of the spectrum! On Monday she share tips for meeting your target word count on writing projects. Winners of an IOU for a copy of her upcoming Love Inspired release, The Guy Next Door are: Vince, Jackie Layton, Sandy Smith, Patti Jo and Tanya Agler.
Tuesday Revell author Ann H. Gabhart returned to Seekerville with a peek inside her personal journal via her post "A Spring of Hope Through the Years." Stephanie Queen Ludwig is the winner of her latest release, Love Comes Home.
Wednesday Love Inspired Suspense author Debby Giusti blogged about "Finding Your Writing Sweet Spot!" The winner of her drawing receives a copy of one of Debby's books, winner's choice, and a surprise gift. Congrats to Elaine Manders for winning the drawing!
On Thursday 2014 RWA Double RITA® Award finalist, Elizabeth Byler Younts visited Seekerville to help us all understand...What is Amish Fiction? And Three Little Tips for when a dream comes true and contracts are bearing down on you. Winner of a copy of Elizabeth's RITA® Award finaling book Promise To Return is Wilani Wahl.
2014 RWA Double RITA® Award finalist, Carla Laureano was our guest on Friday with her post, "Giving Your Characters Life Beyond the Page." Janette Foreman is the winner of her choice of Five Days in Skye, or her newest release, a fantasy debut, Oath of the Brotherhood (as C.E. Laureano) which was recently chosen as one of RT Book Reviews’ Top Picks for June.
Monday: Revell author, Julie Lessman is your hostess today and her post is totally, absolutely, top secret. See you on Monday!
Tuesday: Today join Sandra Leesmith as she talks about “Who Controls the Media Delivery System” and why that is so important to know. Many will be attending the RWA National Conference this week and you will be meeting some of those in control. What does that mean to us?
Wednesday:Today we are delight to have "A Visit With Margaret Daley." Did you know that Margaret has more than sixty books published? Come by and ask her how she manages to come up with so many plots. Margaret will also be at the RWA conference and hopefully will be sharing events as they unfold.
Thursday:Seekerville is excited to welcome Harlequin Art Director Tania Pery today! Tania will give us an inside look at how covers are designed and put together based on the book's plot, setting, characters and author and editor input. Join us for giveaways (note the plural!), virtual food and fun as we explore this behind-the-scenes glimpse into cover production with one of the finest art teams in the business!
Friday: Live from RWA #14 San Antonio, Texas with Seeker Tina Radcliffe. She'll bring you photos from the Literacy Signing, and as many parties and events as she can sneak into wearing her faux press pass badge. She'll also be giving away (in the words of Mary Connealy) the first known copies of her September release, Stranded with the Rancher to several lovely commenters.
Saturday/Sunday: We'll be bringing you a double day of RWA photos in the Weekend Edition and a chance to win RWA SWAG! Don't miss this weekend.
Seeker Sightings
FROM RWA: The 2014 "Readers for Life" Literacy Autographing will be on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter Hotel in the 3rd floor ballroom.
This year, proceeds from the Literacy Autographing will benefit ProLiteracy Worldwide, Literacy Texas, Restore Education, and Each One Teach One San Antonio.
Spread the word about the Literacy Autographing! •Share the event on Facebook •Tweet about it (#RWA14)•Reply "yes" to the event on Goodreads. Check here to see which of your favorite Seeker authors will be there.
Attending RWA San Antonio? Email Seekerville at Seekers@Seekerville.net and let us know. We'll include you in our email blasts to keep you apprised of when and where we are hanging out.
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First Sale for Mary Curry!!
Mary Curry is thrilled to share good news with her Seekerville friends. This past week, she sold to Love Inspired Suspense. Editor Emily Rodmell chose Mary as part of the KillerVoices search for new LIS authors. Her book is a Christmas story so it is scheduled to be released during the holiday season in 2015.
Congratulations Jan Drexler!!
Jan sold a three book series to Revell this week! About the series: In the middle of the 19th century, against the background of a nation wrestling with its own growing pains, the Amish church underwent what historians call “The Great Schism.” Amish communities were faced with the decision to hold to the old way of living and worshiping God, or to change with the times and embrace new ideas, while still holding fast to their Anabaptist beliefs. You'll be able to follow the story of one Amish family during these turbulent times.
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Finally, Seekerville said goodbye to a very special friend this week. May the K9 Spy is now in puppy heaven. Sending Seekerville hugs to her mom, K.C. Frantzen!
That's it! See you in San Antonio!
Great WE as always, Miss T!
ReplyDeleteAm THRILLED to win Missy's newest book (when it releases)!! YAY!! (and thanks SO much!)
CONGRATS to Mary Curry and Jan Drexler!! YIPPY SKIPPY!! Snoopy dancing down here in Georgia for both of you! :)
So very sad about May the K9, and sending gentle hugs to KC. It's so very hard losing a special pet, so I'm praying you'll feel peace and comfort, KC. Know that May touched many lives.
I'll be eagerly awaiting photos and updates from RWA!! Safe travels to everyone attending this year (I still have wonderful memories from last year--my first RWA - - it was awesome!).
Hugs, Patti Jo
Congratulations to Mary and Jan!!!
ReplyDeleteI always look forward to the WE.
Love the news and links.
Coffee's on!!!
Oh -- I'm so sorry to hear about May. I'm joining Patti-Jo in praying for peace and comfort for KC and the rest of her family.
ReplyDeleteMega congrats to Mary Curry. Soooooo thrilled for you!!!!! And Christimas and suspense are my favourite combo!!!! Can't wait to read your first ever published book!!!!!!!
And Jan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! An Amish series with Revell?! Be still my heart! We need more details!!!
Looking forward to all the RWA San Anonio gossip!
Jan!!!!! You were able to come clean and reveal the AWESOME SECRET!!!!!!! Oh, happy dancing for you, my friend, I can't wait to read this!!!! How did you nail your lips shut when we were talking Amish historical fiction earlier this week?????? Happy dancing for you!!!!
ReplyDeleteAND!!!!!! MARY CURRY, MY FRIEND, I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!! FIRST BOOK, FIRST REVISIONS (HAHAHAHAHA!) FIRST HARLEQUIN PARTY, FIRST RWA AS A CONTRACTED AUTHOR!!!!!!
Shoot, this is just a joy-filled, happy, happy amazingly wonderful week and I think a party in Seekerville is not too much to ask!!!!
K.C. and I have chatted this week because she knows that I was a basket case last year when I lost my beautiful red Golden Retriever Maddie.... Six years old and gone... and my heart was so sad that she didn't have time to retire with me...
ReplyDeleteBUT... I remind every puppy owner/buyer that our love for dogs is a temporary situation. Even at fifteen years (a generous lifespan for a dog) most of us will outlive many pets.... I celebrate the joy they bring us, the laughter May's books have brought to my little ones here, and in the great tradition of Lassie... who had many beautiful dogs playing the part... I'm passing May's torch to Cassanova, May's bewhiskered brother.
Go get 'em, boy!!!!
Whoop! Whoop!
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS MARY AND JAN!!!
Wonderful, wonderful news. Sending a congratulatory hug your way.
As always, you did good, Tina!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the winners!! Enjoy your bounty!
I look forward to browsing the links later in the afternoon when I take a break.
Yay to Mary and Jan, way to go!!! :-)
Everyone have a great weekend!
Thanks for a great Weekend Edition, Tina. Looks like another excellent week ahead.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to our winners!
Huge congratulations to Jan and Mary!!
My sympathy and hugs to KC. Will miss May here in Seekerville.
Janet
WOO HOOO MARY AND JAN!!!!! Congrats on your sales!!! :) :)
ReplyDeleteTina, thanks for a great WE!
Congrats to all the winners! Patti Jo, I can't wait to send it! :)
K.C. I'm so sorry to hear of May's passing -- a personality-plus pooch that brightened your world and inspired your fun K-9 Spy books. I know May will be greatly missed.
ReplyDeleteJAN D and MARY C -- Congrats on those sales!! Things are really humming in Seekerville this summer--it's raining contracts all over Villagers!! :)
Happy Saturday everyone!
ReplyDeleteWow, all these folks headed to RWA...safe travels and have fun. I had thought about My Cowboy and I taking a road trip and dropping in on the FHL meeting, but I'm on a deadline and 4-5 days on the road would seriously cut into my writing time. So...
Hugs to KC. May was a sweetheart and held a special place in many lives.
Okay, must write! :)
Oh, and HUGE congratulations to MARY CURRY and JAN DREXLER!!!
ReplyDeleteWHOOT!
So happy for you guys!!!! :)
I have it on good insider information that at this very moment, one first sale writer is shopping for her Harlequin party dress.
ReplyDeleteWOOOT!!!
Jan Drexler! So excited for you!
ReplyDeleteThere will be more Amish!
And saying a prayer for KC and Steve for comfort, because I know they miss their pup! XXXXXX
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all of the ladies and their sales. Hugs and condolences for KC on her loss.
ReplyDeletePS - I hope you all have a wonderful time in San Antonio!
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ReplyDeleteSo Sad
to hear about May’s passing.
Few dogs have been more loved
by more people.
May will continue
to live in the hearts
of countless young readers
as she forever ventures forth
in service to her country.
May has left
a legacy
of inspiration.
God Bless May,
her family,
and her legions
of friends and admirers.
So excited to win Missy's book. Thanks! Will look forward to reading it when it comes out!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Mary and Jan.
To All Who Have Lost a Pet:
ReplyDeleteWhen we lost our 'little angel', Plato, over a decade ago, my wife found great comfort in a book written by a Tulsa lawyer. Over the years, Linda has given copies of this book to her grief stricken friends who have also lost pets. The author, Jean Holmes, often came to our local ACFW meetings. Today, this book just happens to be available for free on Amazon for the Kindle. I highly recommend having a copy of this book always available.
Do Dogs Go To Heaven? Revised Edition, Eternal Answers for Animal Lovers [Kindle Edition] Jean Holmes
Aw, Vince, you're the best. You really are, ya' big Galoob.
ReplyDelete(I don't know what a Galoob is, or if I spelled it correctly, but it's an endearment. At least it's SUPPOSED to be an endearment.)
I've always gone back to the James Herriot books when I want animal solace... His dog stories, oh my stars, I love every short story he ever wrote. And you know his books were more a collection of short stories than anything else, with a winding thread moving through them.
Wonderful.
Marvelous.
And he always recommended that true dog lovers have TWO DOGS... because when you lose one, you can shower love and kisses on the other (don't make them fat with dog treats, come on, we all know better than that!!!!) and then go buy a puppy.
I love puppies.
I HAVE A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH SHOPPING FOR CLOTHING....
ReplyDeleteI'm such a girl.
sigh.
I have taken care of farm stuff, sent out mail, written 2k this morning, now it's time for a shower... and then another writing stint....
ReplyDeleteChurch tonight so I have all tomorrow morning to WRITE.... before family reunion.
Scheduling my writing time as a priority has become a super smart thing to do!!!!! THIS IS GOOD!!!!
So thrilled about Mary Curry's sale...writing as Cate Nolan!!!
ReplyDeleteYay, Mary. Your hard work paid off BIG TIME!!! So, so happy for you. Emily made a great decision when she bought your story!
Jan, a three-book deal to Revell! As Ruthy would say, That's Su-Weet!!! Congrats. Love the story line. You're our own Beverly Lewis, only better!!!
Looking forward to seeing all those attending RWA!!! Be sure to stop by my table at the literacy signing. Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteFor those not going, please watch Ruthy and don't let her get out of hand. Okay? She can be a wild New Yorker. Keep her in line, pretty please. LOL!
KC, I am so sorry to hear May has passed on. Praying for mended hearts for your family.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Mary Curry! It couldn't have happened to a nicer person!
ReplyDeleteMore Jan Drexler books!! When I first read about the series I thought it said it was bout 'National Wrestling' instead of a nation wrestling, lol. You don't seem like the wrestling fan type.
Congratulations, Mary Cury and Jan. I am so thrilled for you.
ReplyDeleteI will be thinking about everyone in San Antonia this week. I want to hear all about it.
Sending hugs and love and lots of sympathy to KC and hubby! So sorry to hear about May's passing. You've been such a team over the years. I know your hearts are heavy and that makes all of us sad. Holding you close during this time of loss.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Mary and Jan! I'm so excited for you both!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
I am so stinkin' thrilled about Mary's sale to LI - and after all that work on her Killer Voices entry! Hard work does pay off, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for all the congrats! As all of you know, publishing a book is a dream come true - and this contract is the next dream. Been Snoopy dancing - and working hard on research!!!
Condolences to Kc. May was a special dog.
Congrats to Jan and Mary! Thrilled for you both! My condolences to KC. May was a very sweet dog.
ReplyDeletePiper
First things first,KC, I am so sorry to read about May. It wasn't so long ago that I didn't understand about people and their dogs. Then I got one. My heart is broken for you. I'm so glad May lives on in story.
ReplyDeleteRuthy said -
ReplyDeleteI HAVE A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH SHOPPING FOR CLOTHING....
I'm such a girl.
ME? I'm not a girl. The gene skipped me. I LOATHE shopping. It took 6 hours of torture for me to find a dress I didn't look hideous in.
I still need shoes. I used to love shoe shopping. That was before I became a teacher and got ugly feet.
I kid you not. I was in the dressing room so long and so many times that I lost track of the days and thought it was SUNDAY!
On a happier note, thank you everyone for the kind wishes and congratulations. If it wasn't for the fact I had to go dress shopping, I Might not believe it yet.
Congrats to Jan whose news is way cooler than mine. Way to go, Jan.
And way to go on the awesome WE, Tina! ;)
In a way clothes shopping for conference is like those memories of the first day of school. New dress, new shoes and socks and undies. Brand new lunch box.
ReplyDeleteEXCEPT that it is much more painful now.
Ah, Mary Curry, you misunderstood my dilemma.... the love part is the ability to get new things....
ReplyDeleteThe hate part is that they look hideous.
And so we have a GREAT DEAL IN COMMON, my friend. Whence I am sitting alone at Financier next weekend as you dance your way through Harlequin Party amazement... I shall tip my coffee cup toward Brooklyn and think of ye.
:)
Mary Curry, you take that back!!!! Jan would be the first person to tell you that her news isn't cooler.... it's equally cool, LOL!
ReplyDeleteOh my stars, that first call, the first contract the first revisions (heart quaking!!!!) the first everything.... it's a plunge into the darkness, the yawning abyss, the reality of reality....
And it's so stinkin' exciting!!!!!
Happy dancing for both of youse!!!!
And thrilled that Dana from our class got the call too, this is HAPPY, HAPPY TIME!!!!!
Ruthy is SO Right!
ReplyDeleteThat first contract makes you speechless! I laughed out loud at odd intervals for no reason...for days. My family thought I was nuts :)
There's absolutely no feeling like that first one.
Now I'm getting all teary eyed. I love it when I hear about friends getting their first contract, because I get to relive some of that joy.
A Roman a Seekeur
ReplyDeleteLate last night I started reading “Stuck Together”. I was shocked! Never have I’ve seen a literary character so literally dragged through the mud as poor Tina. It took a second chapter for Glynna to help give Tina a bath and wash her hair free of dirt. This all happens before Vince finds out that Missy is a hidden relative! Of course, out of town and in the barn with the animals, Ruth has problems of her own.
Why this sorry treatment of poor Tina now tops even that of Myra Dean’s being placed in a nursing home and then killed off so the hero could buy her house cheap! ('Myra Dean': that’s a Seekeur twofer.)
This is book III and I still think Luke is the physician. How could you not name the doctor, Luke? The handsome hero, Vince. Check. The preacher, Jonas. Check. The physician, Dare? Tilt.
I believe that ”Stuck Together” is a roman à seekeur and that ‘you know who’ had more fun writing this than literary license permits. I think this whole book was a sweet spot!
BTW: Happy to have won “The Guy Next Door” – reading Missy is like it was being a fan of Tony Hillerman. While it took forever for the next book to come out, the read was always worth the wait. Thanks
GREAT WE, TEENSTER, AS ALWAYS!!
ReplyDeleteSUPER CONGRATS TO MARY CURRY ON RECEIVING "THE CALL" -- YOU GO, GIRL!!
AND SUPER-DUPER CONGRATS TO JAN DREXLER ON HER 3-BOOK SERIES TO MY PUBLISHER, REVELL!! WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, MY FRIEND -- YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THESE PEOPLE!!
FINALLY, MY HEART GOES OUT TO DEAR KC ON THE PASSING OF HER SWEET MAY -- IT'S SO VERY DIFFICULT TO LOSE A PET, ESPECIALLY ONE AS PROLIFIC AND PERSONABLE AS MAY. SAYING PRAYERS FOR ALL OF YOU.
HUGS,
JULIE
So many interesting links in this WE. I'm a little envious of those going to RWA, but winning Debby's book makes up for it.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to other winners and huge Congratulations Jan Drexler and Mary Curry. Happy Dancing for you.
So sorry, KC, about May. She'll be missed by many.
May was a precious favorite of ours here at Seekerville. So sorry Kc. :(
ReplyDeleteVince, thank you for all those kind words.
ReplyDeleteI've got an over abundance of Seeker names in my books but I'm pretty much through them all now.
And I managed VINCE, too. :)
Although I've got a real pill named Myra in an upcoming book because honestly, killing off Myra Dean was such a minor plot point. She wasn't well, it's not like I plunged her over a cliff.
My next Myra is a really bad news type. SHAME ON YOU MYRA!!!!
And Tina....this is NOT what I say:
ReplyDeleteShe'll also be giving away (in the words of Mary Connealy) the first known copies of her September release, Stranded with the Rancher to several lovely commenters.
What I say is: The first ever in the known universe giveaway of Tina's September release Stranded with the Rancher.
Get it right.
Wow, MARY CURRY I AM SO THRILLED FOR YOU!!! IT WAS TIME! HIGH TIME!!! YOU'VE WORKED HARD FOR THIS!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd JAN DREXLER!!!! SUCH A COOL, EXCITING, FANTASTIC CONTRACT!!! SO WELL DESERVED, YOU ARE WRITING AMISH, GUARANTEED SUCCESS, THEY SHOULD BE WAITING IN LINE FOR YOUR BOOKS!!!! BOTH PUBLISHERS AND READERS!!!
ReplyDeleteVince I couldn't name the doctor Luke because when I created Luke Stone...aka Luciano Petra....in Over the Edge I knew he was a rancher....but I didn't even know he had friends who were Regulators. So they had to come next and Luke was already named and he was a rancher.
ReplyDeleteI guess he could have been a doctor part time but then what is Dare going to do for a living???
I'd written myself into a corner.
Also I never thought of it. Until now!
Congratulations to Mary Curry!!! And Jan!!!
ReplyDeleteKnow everyone will have a terrific time at RWA.
And a most sincere thank you, one and all, for the special condolences for our May. She was one of a kind. Please drop by her Facebook page and share your memories if you like. www.facebook.com/maythek9spy
She always felt at home here in Seekerville. Her younger brother, Casanova, will take up her mantle but as my DH said, Cass has some big paws to fill!
HUGS back to each of you. You're family and we know you know... MWAH!
Oh KC, it's never easy saying goodbye to a beloved pet. Just for you, a quote I love:
ReplyDelete“Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really.”
― Agnes Sligh Turnbull
Nancy C
Misssy, LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!
ReplyDelete"While it took forever for the next book to come out....."
Oh, dying here, out of the mouths of SMART PEOPLE!!!!!
Sorry, have to catch my breath.... and stop shaking..... with laughter!!!!!
VINCE!!!! I STARTED STUCK TOGETHER YESTERDAY, TOO!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWe're like twins, Vince!!!! I'm dying laughing at the opening scenes, the poor men, upsotted by this crazed woman, and you NOTICED THE ACCURACY OF EVERY NAME BUT TINA'S...... :)
Oh, she's typecast for sure, that little fire cat!!!! :)
LOVE IT!!!!!
I love that quote by Agnes Sligh Turnbull... it's absolutely true.
ReplyDeleteMARY CURRY! JAN!
ReplyDeleteOh.My.Gosh!!!!!
Cue the applause and noisemakers.
Thank you for sharing such fantastic, inspiring news.
And congrats to all the winners.
Some insightful links, Tina. Well done.
Nancy C