New Year's Eve Party Winners Can Be Found at the NYE tab here.
We Have Winners
If you are not familiar with our giveaway rules, take a minute to read them here. It keeps us all happy! All winners should send their name, address, and phone number to claim prizes. Send to Seekers@Seekerville.net
Tuesday Sandra Leesmith was your hostess and she shared about hosting a Facebook Party withTanya Stowe, from Faith, Hope and Love chapter of RWA who shared how she set up the Facebook Party that featured Sandra as one of the authors. Winner of ebook copy of Love At Christmas Inn by Tanya Stowe and an ebook of choice by Sandra Leesmith is Nancy C (Chill N).
Speculative Fiction author and librarian, Steve Rzasa was our special guest Wednesday Stop by for "On Track." Steve is generously offering a first 15-pages critique of a Speculative Fiction manuscript to one commenter in preparation for the ACFW Genesis Contest. The winner is Meg Brummer. Seekerville is giving away an Out Of Print tote in honor of his visit. The winner is Elaine Stock.
Thursday Tina Radcliffe brought you "Regional Cues and Clues." Should your heroine say soda or pop? Sneaker or tennis shoe? We discussed the fun quirks of regional terminology that can add realism to your writing. Winner of their choice of research book is Vince. Winner of an Out of Print tote is Tracey H. Winner of Rocky Mountain Cowboy are Susan P and Janet Kawash.
Friday, January 6, Tina Radcliffe is blogging at Pistols & Petticoats-with a giveaway of Rocky Mountain Cowboy. Tina is also featured on the More To Life Magazine Blog. Stop by, leave a comment and consider subscribing. http://bit.ly/2hh58wbDid you see our furry friends on Facebook and Twitter? Tina, Janet, and Debby share. Click on images to enlarge.
Our authors want to share special holiday wishes from their pets. Deb Kastner, Author, Debby Giusti, Elisabeth Rees, Hope White, Janet Dean, Author Jill Kemerer.
Links will return next week.
Find out who's scheduled this week in Seekerville by checking the January calendar here!
1. 1/6/16- The Author’s Bootcamp Manual 2016
2. 2/3/16- February Contest Update
3. 2/16/16- Writer Beware
4. 2/22/16- Focus on Love Inspired Historical
5. 3/17/16 –Don’t Get it Right, Get it Written.
6. 5/25/16- Classic Romance Tropes
7. 6/8/16- When a Book Becomes a Hallmark Movie
8. 9/15/16- 3 Ways To Use The Setting To Steer Your Story’s Plot
9. 10/5/16 -9 Ways to Grab an Editor or Agent’s Attention
10. 10/22/16- The Real Story: How 13 Writers Left Unpubbed Island
11. 10/27/16 -Deconstructing a Romance Novel
12. 11/30/16- December Contest Update
13. 12/1/16 -When Your Calling Flatlines
14. 12/6/16 -Transforming an Ordinary Concept into an Extraordinary One
15. 12/7/16- Three Ways to Make Your Writing Come Alive!
16. 12/31/16- 2016 Rockin’NYE PARTY.
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That's it! Have a great reading and writing Weekend. Happy New Year. Remember, we're closed tomorrow!
Happy New Year, Everyone!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWishing you all the best from Western New York! What a great, wonderful, fun day we had yesterday. Audra and I want to take a moment to thank all of you who made it possible... Our hostesses and hosts, our villagers and visitors, the great conversations that ranged from pets to sorrow to joy to anticipation....
WE LOVED DOING THIS!!!!!
The prize list is complete and it's posted on the home page by clicking the NYE tab...
And Elaine Manders is our Grand Prize Winner of the Kindle Fire!
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! All of you. And I'm tipping my hat to Audra and the night crew because you all know I was fast asleep. :)
And now....
Back to work.
Smiling.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! What a fun day yesterday! Ruthy and Audra, thank you for all your hard work to make the party happen.
ReplyDeleteI pray this is a blessed year for each of you, full of peace, love, and good health. Oh, and full of lots of reading and writing. (Or for those of you who aren't writers...full of reading and more reading!)
The coffee is on. I'm baking raspberry and white chocolate scones right now! You're all invited to have one.
ReplyDeleteAnd lest you think highly of me for it, I should admit that they were bought as frozen dough from the youth group at our church for a fundraiser. ;)
Hey, I'd eat them. Happily! :) And thank you for the coffee, Missy!!!
DeleteGood morning and Happy New Year! Ruthy and Audra thanks for making your New Year's celebration ours to enjoy. Tina, thanks for the list of the top 1k posts...worthy of printing.
ReplyDeleteOlivia, we were so happy to do it! Wasn't it crazy fun????
DeleteHappy New Year! Thank you for another wonderful New Year's Eve party, yesterday. I can't think of a better way to say goodbye to the old and hello to the new than to do so with all my wonderful writing friends. I love you all and wish each of you all the best that 2017 has to offer!
ReplyDeleteAw, right back at you. It was so much fun... and I love the absolutely full range of conversational topics, LOL! Poignant to silly!!!
DeleteAnd I do believe that Connealy made a political joke toward the end and NO ONE BURST INTO TEARS....
It's definitely a new year!!! :)
Happy New Year everyone!! I brought pecan pie, cinnamon rolls, fresh coffee, and egg bake to wake us all up this morning!
ReplyDeleteWhat an exciting week and New Year's Eve. Congrats to all the daily and hourly winners!
Praying 2017 will be a great year for all of you!
Pecan pie.... oh, send it this way. I will happily eat that pecan pie!!!!
DeleteThanks so much for hanging with us yesterday! What a trooper you are, Megan!!!
Saving you a slice :)
DeleteIt was fun! The Seekers and Villagers are a group I'd happily hang out with any time!
Happy 2017! Thanks for all the fun and laughs yesterday and Congratulations to all the winners! I loved seeing familiar faces and meeting some new ones too!
ReplyDeleteBeth Erin, me too... I always get a kick out of door duty, seein' who stops by... and what they're wearing, of course! :)
DeleteHappy New Year, Seekerville. I went to bed at nine so missed the end of the party but I caught up with the critter pictures. :-) Toasting you all with strawberry pancakes this morning!
ReplyDeleteSounds yummy, Kav!!!! Waving north while I'm enjoying a sunny reprieve from winter.... and right here in my house! Sunshine to welcome the new year!
DeleteQUESTION
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone out there not like Southern Cornbread?>
I've make the most wonderful, Paula Dean, southern cornbread. It's 2 1/2" high, soft, fluffy, smooth, buttery, and almost melts in your mouth. Has a most wonderful corn taste (unsalted butter, of course, to bring out the corn flavor) and even has an after-taste that doubles the enjoyment! This is true even after it is three days old!
Now the only way I could get this heavenly cornbread is find the recipe myself and make it myself!
My wife's whole family are Northern cornbread nuts! Their cornbread is about 3/4" high, rock hard, and when you get it in your mouth, it turns into a million particles with the mouth-feel of beach sand.
I absolutely can't understand this. Why would anyone like Northern cornbread? And by the way, I'm about as northern as you get! I like my gravy brown and clam chowder red but the south understands cornbread!
Vince
I love the Jiffy Corn Bread corn casserole that's like a spoonbread.... But now you've got me wondering. What you described sounds more cakey like the corn muffins we sell up here.... a moist, grainy texture...
DeleteI'm not a huge cornbread fan, Vince, so maybe someone else is smarter about the great cornbread debate...
Vince, I haven't found the textures quite as different as the level of sweetness. Most southern cornbread has a pinch of sugar at least. :) However, I don't think I've ever made Paula's recipe. I just buy cornbread mix and make it according to package directions. Then I add a bit of sugar. Then I heat an iron skillet in the oven with bacon grease or butter (usually butter these days). Then I pour the batter into the hot skillet and butter. That makes a nice crispy crust and soft center! :) However, I learned my cornbread baking in Kentucky where I grew up. So it's not as southern as Paula's would be.
DeleteBTW, mine does not feel like sand. LOL
Vince, you're my kind of cornbread guy. Mama called it johnnycake...
Deletelight, fluffy, and sweet. The secret is buttermilk, at least a third cup of sugar, a mixture of white flour and cornmeal, and of course, unsalted butter. Nothin' better with a bowl of ham and brown (pinto) beans. Mmm, mmm, good!
Cheering on the new year and all the possibilities!
ReplyDeleteYesterday was a lot of fun. I enjoyed everyone's "one word" choices for the year, even wrote a lot of them down to ponder along with my own.
Thanks to Terri Weldon for the e-copy of her book, The Christmas Bride Wore Boots, looks like a fun read!
Thanks to Tina for the adorable library card tote, so cute. I can't wait to load up my books and kindle!
Tracey, Happy New Year!!!!! I can totally see you toting your books!
DeleteAnd a very blessed New Year to you and all your family, Ruthy!
DeleteI was super excited the other day when I was scrolling the Amazon Love Inspired page and spotted Their Surprise Daddy. I have a coming in 2017 page to keep my books straight and that's on the top of the list!
Wow!
ReplyDeleteAll those unique page views -- of over a thousand -- is very impressive, however, I think the large number of individual prizes Seekerville has awarded in 2016 is even more impressive -- and generous.
Has anyone even counted how many prizes were awarded?
Anyway, from a multi-winner in 2016, a thousand thanks.
Vince
Vince, I have no idea.... The Lord loves a cheerful giver, right? :) And it's fun to share.
DeletePlease note that no craft books are given away by the Ruthinator... :)
And it's not because she's STASHING them....
(laughing!)
But I'm all over giving away other stuff!!!
Happy New Year to everyone! The party was my first and a blast! I am beyond grateful to everyone at Seekerville for your generosity in not just the wonderful prizes but also for sharing your hard won wisdom. You really do bless me daily.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the winners. I am so grateful for my prize...thank you Ruthy! And all the great books I have won and a coffee mug from a few years ago which I totally treasure.
And thank you Myra for sharing your one word RECLAIM. God worked through you my dear, and I am grateful and excited to make it my own.
Now I am off to watch the New England Patriots a huge treat since I live in Arizona.
God bless you all!
Kelly, you're welcome! I'm so glad you found us. It's a fun place to hang and the sweet (and varied!) advice is always interesting. You've got 13 women.... and 13 opinions. :) Then it's just a matter of figuring out which one you match up with!
DeleteKelly, I'm glad you're on Seekerville too! You were the Queen of Encouragement yesterday, to me and a lot of others. It's obviously your gift.
DeleteEnjoy your game and your prize!
Blessings on your 2017 as you RECLAIM what's yours!
(That's not my "word" but I plan on doing some reclaiming myself!)
Kelly, I love your and Myra's words!
DeleteYou all (okay I wanted to type y'all but my East Coast dialect wouldn't allow it) are amazing! xoxo
DeleteHow about a motto for 2017?
ReplyDeleteSuggestions:
Spirit Powered by Passion!
Vince, that's a great motto! You're so good with words, big guy.
DeleteTina has picked "Look How Far We've Come" for 2017.... we're marking our 10th blog year.... And a lot has changed, hasn't it?
I love looking back.... but I'm always happier moving forward!
FUN QUESTION
ReplyDeleteWhich book will be the first book that you finish reading in 2017?
For me it is a horserace between:
"Rocky Mountain Cowboy" -- large print paperback
"Cocaine Blues" -- small print hardback book
"The Pastor's Christmas Courtship" -- Kindle book
Hi Vince, a blessed New Year to you!
DeleteI've read Tina and Glynna's books, both good.
I kept hearing the Seven Brides for Seven Texans collection was excellent so that's what I started yesterday. The first story by Gabrielle Meyer was great, hope they're all that good.
Happy 2017 reading!
This is a great question, Vince... I don't spend much time reading in the winter, it's my dedicated writing time before Mother Nature warms everything up and piles work outside my door on the farm.... but I'll be interested to see what books folks mention....
DeleteVince, I've had Mary Connealy's "No Way Up" on my night table since it first released so I finally started reading it last night. Good way to start a new year!
DeleteFor Christmas, Santa brought the book Jesus An Illustrated Life published by National Geographic and written by Jean-Pierre Isbouts. It really has me captivated. smile
DeleteAhhh... my comment just disappeared.
ReplyDeleteBUT I will try again! HAPPY NEW YEAR, SEEKERVILLE! Thank you so much for another fabulous NYE party. The virtual treats, furry friend photos, and of course the company, comments, and fun were awesome!
So excited to have won Glynna Kaye's The Pastor's Christmas Courtship! Thank you, GLYNNA!
Congratulations, TINA, on your recent release, and for being featured in MTL.
Looking forward to another great year with SEEKERVILLE!
Thank you, Cynthia, and thanks for sending a pet pic in! That was such a great meme!!!!
DeleteFor me.....First book to finish in 2017 will be Tina's Rocky Mountain Cowboy.....loving it and just about finished! Yay for Tina!!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to all my wonderful Seeker friends!
Happy New Year back to you!!!!
DeleteSandra, thank you for the book bundle. We will be traveling some the beginning of this year and I can think of no better gift than some Seeker reading! Ruthy, thanks for being the bookend on this holiday...makes me wonder if you sleep at all? I know you have an early morning schedule for writing...do you begin at 4 or 5 in the am?
ReplyDeleteOlivia, I've had to adjust my schedule a little this year. My husband retired and his farm is busy so I found that I was being interrupted during the day. Now I get up at 3:00 or 3:30 and I'm writing by 4:15.... And that gives me two solid hours before my daycare kids get here.... and then if I can get one more sprint done after they hop on the bus, I'm solid! I go to bed early especially in the winter, but it is so nice to wake up to a quiet house in the middle of the night. :) Weird, I know.... but hey, if it ain't broke.... You know the rest!!!
DeleteRuthy, you could write in the limo and host your own TV morning show getting up at 3 in the morning. Girl, I feel like a slug compared to you!!
DeleteHi Olivia, Yay, I'm so tickled you are excited about the prize. Happy reading. Be sure and contact our email address so we can get in touch with you. Congrats.
DeleteHappy New Year to all! May the Lord bless all of us in 2017!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ruthy and Audra, for coordinating the New Year's Eve Party. It was a wonderful way to end 2016!
Gosh, it was wonderful! Thank you, too, for being a part of the fun, Debby! Happy New Year!!!
DeleteBless you all for your kind words! We couldn't have the blog without all of you! You bless us each day.
ReplyDeleteRuthy, you are one ambitious lady and your 40 plus books show your cimmitment. I am hoping to start writing after the days we go to the gym or workout at home. However the day goes better when I spend time in devotions. Better goal will be to start a little later than you do. Your schedule is a great motivatier!
ReplyDeleteI hear you! My first thing up is prayer time... to get my head straight. And it's funny, in my head, while I'm praying, I'm seeing or feeling whatever book I'm working on. I think the important thing is to find what works for us... and develop the habit around that. It's funny because once the habit is developed... it is so completely natural. And I love how you spell commitment, pritty ladie! :)
DeleteIf I could only spell--commitment.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for hosting our New Year's Eve party, Ruthy and Audra! And congratulations to all the hourly winners...including me!!! A $25 Amazon card is the best prize ever. Now I need to figure out which Seeker books I've read and which I still need to buy. In honor of the big chicken egg yesterday, I'm doing the Happy Chicken Dance. ;-)
ReplyDeleteBarb, you're so welcome! We had so much fun and Audra is absolutely delightful to work with... she has the world's best nature.... Whatever needs to be done, she jumps in and does it, and smiles the whole while. I love her to pieces!
DeleteRuthy and Audra, thank you so much for hosting the Rocking New Year's Eve party! It was so much fun!
ReplyDeleteHappy 2017 everybody!
Jackie, wasn't that so much fun? And I love you in that yellow top, it makes your pic "pop" whenever you post!
DeleteThe party yesterday was such fun! Thanks to Ruthy and Audra for all your hard work keeping it going. Happy New Year to everyone. I know I am ready to kick discouragement to the curb and get on with my writing.
ReplyDeleteSandy, that's the spirit! We kick it to the curb and we don't let the dark side strike us with fear. God doesn't want that for us... Do what you can, when you can!
DeleteHAPPY NEW YEAR, SEEKERVILLE!
ReplyDeleteRuthy and Audra, thank you for hosting a fabulous NYE party! It was so much fun.
Caryl, thank you for coming!!!!
DeleteHappy New Year Seekers and Villagers!! Thanks for a wonderful NYE party, a great WE, and a 2016 full of support, encouragement and advice!! I truly appreciate you all!
ReplyDeleteLaura, the feeling is mutual... Today (Monday) is back to work day here... kids here because a lot of normal folks have to work... But I'm ready for this new year and all the peace, love and joy that comes along with it. :) Hey, we all lived to see another New Year.... Hallelujah!
DeleteHappy New Years and what a rocking fun party to start the year off. Congratulations to all the winners. Thanks so much to all of you for the wonderful comments and support. Have a blessed day off tomorrow and a wonderful new year. Hugs
ReplyDeleteMany thanks to Ruthy and Audra for all their work and long hours. Yay. You two are the best. Yay!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for helping!!!!!! It was so much fun!
DeleteTHANKS again to all who made NYE so fun!
ReplyDeleteRuthy, you are such an inspiration to us all!! I am always amazed and blessed by your words....so uplifting. Hope 2017 is great for you.....that sounds lame cause YOU will make it great...lol
Blessings~~~
Aw.... now you got me all ver klempt! Thank you!!!!! And I hope it's great for all of us, whatever happens. God is good.... all the time. And all the time, God is good!
DeleteSo sorry to have missed the NYE party! We had a wonderful church service to usher in the new year, though.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Seekers! May God bless ya'll in the coming year.