The Weekend Edition

This is a jam-packed Weekend Edition. Read slowly so you don't miss a single thing!  Or a single giveaway!




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

Last Weekend's Winner of a surprise package of books is Laura Conner Kestner.

Monday: "Daring to Dream Big" was Monday's topic with www.tinaradcliffe.comTina Radcliffe. Winner of their choice of a 2017 Carol Award finaling book is  Laura Waltz.

Wednesday: Seekerville was delighted to welcome Harlequin Heartwarming author Kate James to our dog house, with her post, "Oh no, my books are going to the dogs!" Seekerville pick Facebook winner of a copy of When Love Matters Most  is Beverly Stradley for her picture of Peanut.

 Winner of the K-9 Trilogy tote bag, a signed copy of the first book in the series, When the Right One Comes Along, signed copies of The Truth About Hope and Sanctuary Cove, and an assortment of bookmarks and bookplates is Renee McBride.

Since Kate is a complete pushover where dogs are concerned, she couldn’t pick just one winner from Villagers posted on her Facebook page.  Winners of signed copies of When Love Matters Most (US/Canada) to:

Laurie Wood for her pics of Valour and Apollo

Lara Lynne for her picture of Kaji

Pam Jones-Hamblin for Simba

Sharee Moore Stover for Niko

Susan Gibson Snodgrass for Samwise Gamgee (Sam)

Connie Queen for Dublin

Peggy Clayton for Daisy Mae

Jana Vanderslice for (the beloved Buster look-alike) Trooper

Erryn Elizabeth Barratt for Ally

Beverly Stradley for Maximilian, Sugar, Little Bit, Toby and Peanut 

Lyndee Jobe Henderson for Sheila ( She will receive Sanctuary Cove,  since Sheila, is a therapy dog)

     If Kate missed anyone who posted a picture of their pup before end of day Friday, please drop us a line and we will forward to Kate, and she will send them a signed book, too.

Thursday:  Rhonda Starnes joined us in Seekerville with a timely post (pun intended),"What Teacher Writers Can Teach You About Time Management." Winner of Rhonda's fun giveaway, The Happy Planner by Create 365 along with motivational stickers and tiny binder clips is Jackie Layton.

Monday: Misty Beller brings us "Street Teams: Your Book Launch Secret Weapon." Don't miss this great information! Misty will also be doing a giveaway, winner's choice of either a set of three ebooks of her latest series, Wyoming Mountain Tales (includes A Pony Express Romance, A Rocky Mountain Romance, and A Sweetwater River Romance), OR a signed paperback copy of her new book for writers, How to Market a Book Release.

Tuesday: Myra Johnson is your hostess today, talking about "8 Writerly Things to Do When Writing Isn’t Working for You." We all experience times in our lives when things just get too crazy to focus on the work-in-progress. Myra shares her tips on how to keep moving forward anyway! Join the conversation for a chance to win one of three copies of Myra's newest Love Inspired romance, Her Hill Country Cowboy.

Wednesday: Join DCDQ (double-caffeinated drama queen), Julie Lessman, as she continues with Part 2 of THE TEASE … Great Scene/Chapter Endings to Lead Your Readers On. Not only will Julie “tease” you with tips and insights into scene endings from her new book, His Steadfast Love, but she’ll tease you with great prizes like having a character named after you in His Steadfast Love (which releases August 1st!) a signed copy, and e-copies of books 1 & 2 in the Isle of Hope series. PLUS stop by for an impromptu mini-critique of your own scene ending (one per person) given at random throughout the day.

Thursday: Find out more about our scheduled "Beat The Dog Days of Summer" virtual writers' retreat August 13th-20th! Whether you're sending kids back to school, or still on vay-cay, mid-August is a wonderful time to re-charge your authorly batteries and hit the final third of the year with the zest you and your goals need to be successful. Join us for a pretend retreat with real implications as we share advice, faith, hope, love and experiences with authors, old and new! Hosted by award-winning author Ruth Logan Herne and some of her amazing buds, spend some time remembering why we do this... and gaining traction for your future. COST: FREE. :) Best price ever!

Friday: Sandra Leesmith will share her devotions for writers in The Best of the Archives. Today comments are closed as Friday is our day to catch up on reading and writing here in the Village.

Myra Johnson's novella Lifetime Investment, which previously appeared in the Seeker collection With This Spark, is now available as a standalone ebook! Readers of Myra's Every Tear a Memory will remember Lily as Joanna Trapp's younger sister. Find out where life has taken her as a newlywed!

Castles in the Clouds, by Myra Johnson, has just been named the winner in the Inspirational Romance category of the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards! To celebrate, Myra is offering a copy to one lucky commenter this weekend (winner announced in the July 15-16 Weekend Edition). Just mention in your comment if you'd like to be in the drawing!

ISLE OF HOPE ON SALE FOR ONLY 99 CENTS ALL OF JULY! If you haven't  read my 5-star, Family Fiction magazine's Best of 2015 ISLE OF HOPE, book 1 in the Isle of Hope series, now is the time! 99-CENT DOWNLOAD HERE! 

Book 2 in Julie Lessman’s Isle of Hope series, EVERLASTING LOVE, has a 5-star rating on Amazon and is NOW on sale at almost 50% off! BUY HERE! 

Book 3 in Julie Lessman’s Isle of Hope series, HIS STEADFAST LOVE, is NOW available for PREORDER!!  And good news! Pre-ordering 

gives you extra points in Julie's contest below! PRE-ORDER HERE!

CONTEST! Julie Lessman is kicking off the launch of His Steadfast Love with a new contest where you can win a character named after you in both the e-book and paperback versions, a signed copy, plus your choice of a $50 Amazon gift card OR a box of 10 top CBA books, so here’s the link:   JULIE’S CONTEST!

Thanks for the link love!

Seekerville has 25, $1.00 off coupons, for print copies of Love Inspired books. Valid on Love Inspired, Love Inspired Suspense, and Love Inspired Historical. They must be used in store and are only valid in the US & Canada. They expire August 31, 2017. Further restrictions are listed on the coupon. If you want one mailed to you, leave this comment: I WANT A LOVE INSPIRED COUPON! We will do a word search for this phrase so no other comment will get you a free coupon. Winners will be listed in the next WE ED. 

A Seekerville Congratulations goes to the 2017 Maggie Finalists with a special "YOU ROCK" to Ruth Logan Herne Debra Deborah Raney, Myra Langley Johnson, Deb Kastner and Laurel Blount. And in the Unpublished Division!!!! Tanya Agler (triple finalist!!!), Laura Conner Kestner, Jeanine Englert (triple finalist!!!), Robyn Hook, Amy Grochowski and Jessie Gussman!


How do agents decide whether a book is right for their list? (Janet Reid)


ACFW New Releases for July 2017 (ACFW & Fiction Finder)

Do You Have a Platform? (The Book Designer)

The Unglamorous Life of a Writer (The Write Conversation)

Say Yes to Obsession (Amazon Author Insights)

The Big Lie About Writing Compelling Fiction (Writer Unboxed)

5 Tips for Writing Super Bad Villians (The Creative Penn)

How to Add Meaningful Subplots to Your Novel (Writers Helping Writers)

Characters Light and Dark (Writer Unboxed)

Leave a comment today for a chance to win one of these 2017 RITA finaling books.
Romance with Religious and Spiritual Elements Category.

Finally, Seekerville would like to give a First Sale Shoutout to Villager and Contest Diva, Sharee Stover (pronounced Sharee like Marie) for her first sale to Love Inspired Suspense. If you see her at the 2017 ACFW conference,  give her a hug.