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
Please note that December 29th, 2017, our email address changes to seekerville2@gmail.com. Update your address books!
Monday: Winner of the throwback copy of Missy Tippens' first book, Her Unlikely Family, is Kelly Blackwell!
Tuesday: Myra Johnson shared "Survival Tips for Writers (and Readers)." Melanie Pike is the winner of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking, by Susan Cain.
Wednesday: Debby Giusti blogged about that for which she is most thankful concerning the writing life in, "A Writer Gives Thanks!" The winner of the first two Publishers Weekly bestsellers in Debby's Amish Protectors series, Amish Refuge and Undercover Amish, is Cynthia Herron! Congrats, Cynthia! Happy reading!
Thursday: Lizzie Poteet, former editorial assistant with St. Martin's Press and now an agent with The Seymour Literary Agency, was our very special guest today. Trixi Oberembt is the winner of an Amazon gift in honor of her visit!
Monday: Janet Dean will be chatting about craft in her post "Tips for Writing with Emotion." Leave a comment for a chance to win a $10 Amazon gift card and an eBook of her novella "A Daddy for Christmas."
Tuesday: Pam Hillman blogs today!
Wednesday: Seekerville is delighted to welcome Mary Vee with her post, "The Writer's Perfect Resource." Stop by to chat with Mary and you could win an ecopy of Anders' Redemption: A Christmas Novella Mystery.
Thursday: Seekerville is closed to give thanks. We give thanks for you!
Friday: The Best of the Archives featuring a classic post from our ten years of blogging. Comments are closed on Fridays to catch up on reading and writing.
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| Ruth Logan Herne is giving away a paperback or Kindle copy of this beautiful story to one weekend visitor! Leave a comment and yes, tell her you want to win "Welcome to Wishing Bridge" and Ruthy will tuck your name right into her wishing well! Celebrating the official release of Ruth Logan Herne's newest 4 Star novel "Welcome to Wishing Bridge" from Waterfall Press. Set in the hills of Western New York, Kelsey McCleary never meant to stop in the quaint village her miscreant mother mentioned decades before, but when fate has other ideas, or maybe destiny, or it could always be God's perfect timing. Kelsey finds herself in a place where prayers, wishes, and dreams just might come true. Kindle, paperback and audio copies available! And that has the happy author dancing in the Western New York snowflakes! |
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Tina Radcliffe has teamed up with over 50 fantastic authors to give away a huge collection of inspirational romances to 2 lucky winners, PLUS a brand new eReader to the Grand Prize winner! And you'll receive a collection of FREE ebooks just for entering. Inspirational romance authors in this sweep include Susan May Warren, Stacy Henrie, Barbara Scott, Bethany Turner, Kara Isaac, Mary Connealy, and of course, Tina Radcliffe. For a total of over 50 books. Enter the giveaway by clicking here: https://goo.gl/iJ3xej
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Send yourself a reminder to check out Thankful for Books Winter Stock Up with Melissa Wardell! Under the Mistletoe will be featured Thanksgiving weekend along with other holiday sale reads. Under the Mistletoe is free Wednesday, November 22 through Sunday, November 26.
Wrap your heart around a cozy little romance that starts with a red wool scarf, an angel or two, and ends with Ben Logan and Lucy Fielding under the mistletoe. An uplifting tale of romance and faith for the holidays.
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| Just in time for the holidays, a sweet novella about family, love, and letting go. He offered her his past. All he wanted was her future. The Christmas Angel is available at a holiday price reduction of $.99 on Amazon. Buy link is here. |
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TICK ... TICK ... TICK ... only 6 more days to save a $1.00 off on Julie Lessman's prequel novel to her brand-new Western series, Silver Lining Ranch. So pre-order For Love of Liberty NOW before the release date of November 24! PRE-ORDER HERE! |
Thanks for the link love!
Congratulations to the ACFW First Impressions Finalists!
Why Your Favorite Author Probably Can’t Give You a Free Book (Bethany House Fiction)
Behind the Wizard's Curtain (Writer Unboxed)
Author Blogging 103: Guest Blogging, or How to Write for Exposure (The Digital Reader)
3 Ways to Boost Your Word Count Every Writing Session (Fiction University)
Supplying Breadcrumbs: How to Hint at a Character’s Emotional Wound (Romance University)
Maintaining Writing Accountability (WITS)
Pronoun Is Dead: The Ebook Retail Universe Redux (The Book Designer)
How to Talk About Your Book (Bad Redhead Media)
Getting the Green Light: Notes from an SCBWI Agents Panel (PW)
What Is a High Concept, and Do You Need One? (Pub Rants)
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| 6 Weekend Editions Until Christmas. We're doing a countdown of gifts for readers and writers! |
FIRST!!!! HAH!
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ReplyDelete58th! Ha!
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Have a great weekend Seekerville. Finally bliss weather here in Arizona. 74 for the hight and 58 for the low. So grateful.
ReplyDeleteGet lots of reading and writing done, everyone!
Dark, wet and a high of 49 in the mountains yesterday, Tina. But we get so few cloudy days that I love them! Feels so cozy inside, and the much-needed rain leaves the air amazingly fresh and clean outside.
DeleteIt was 3 degrees at our Flagstaff house this morning. So glad we are back in the Valley in the seventies. Went swimming this afternoon and soaked in the hot tub. sigh
Deletehigh not hight. I hope you all can read typo!
ReplyDeleteYay Mary! And Tina! I'm the third commenter, which I hope counts for something. ;)
ReplyDeleteTina, so glad you have perfect weather! Enjoy it! We have wind and snow, predicted for a couple more hours.
Congratulations to the winners!
Tina, these links look great! I've seen at least two I plan to read this weekend.
And with that, this third commenter is dragging herself off to bed. :)
Happy reading.
DeleteHappy Weekend, Seekerville friends!
ReplyDeleteGreat WE, as always!
CONGRATS to all the winners!!
Eager to read the links (after I get some sleep!).
Hugs, Patti Jo zzzzzz....
This commenter should be sleeping! 😴 I see some fantastic links that I plan to read. And I'm super excited to see Tina's Umder the Mistletoe will be free. Plus The Christmas Angel is a steal for just 99 cents. I can see I'll be busy reading!
ReplyDeleteGreat WE as always.
Under not Umder. Guess I just got too hyped about the free book!
DeleteGood morning! Congratulations to all of the winners.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up on The Christmas Angel, Tina. I'll be sure to grab a copy. Thank you also for all of the terrific links.
Ruthie, I'd love to be entered for a copy of Welcome to Wishing Bridge...it sounds wonderful.
Jill, you're in! I'm so excited that it's been released!!!
DeleteJILL!!! What a great story in the latest issue of Woman's World!!! Congratulations!!!!
DeleteAw...thanks so much, Myra. I'm happy you enjoyed it! I enjoyed writing it.
DeleteMy writing is done for the morning. I'm heading to the far side of the city to support the annual Christmas sale put on by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Rochester. This is their annual event to help support the sacrificial Catholic women who gave their time and talents for the good of so many kids and hospitals and clinics and shelters and schools. I look forward to this all year. This year we've established a farm bakery so we were able to send all kinds of things for the sisters to sell... and that was marvelous, to send that loaded car off yesterday.
ReplyDeleteI dashed over to the Bethany House article about authors and free books. They were spot on. I think the influx of Amazon used books and then indie brought market expectations down, but as a woman who loves a great caramel macchiato... I love books more!
So if I can buy a great book for the price of two coffees, gone in a flash... or a Kindle version for the price of one coffee... I'm totally there.
It's not that I'm against giveaways... but I'm a huge fan of free enterprise, too! :)
Ruthy, how special to take part in the Christmas event hosted by the sisters! Enjoy the day!
Deletethe Christmas event sounds so wonderful. Happy holidays.
DeleteCongrats to all this weeks winners!
ReplyDeleteA special congrats to JILL WEATHERHOLT, who has sold a story to Woman's World! And it's a special story she wrote about her parents! I can't wait to read it Jill!
Aw...you're so sweet, Tracey. Thank you so much! This is a special story for so many reasons. xo
DeleteJill -- how did I miss this??? Congratulations! When will it be coming out?? What section will we find it in so I can make sure I'm getting the right copy?
DeleteThanks, Glynna! It will be in the Read a Romance section. Apparently, Myra is a subscriber and she received her copy yesterday in the mail. Our local stores have the November 27th issue now, so my story will be in the December 4th print.
DeleteI'll grab one at the checkout, Jill! I have a burning question. Do you need to be a Love Inspired/Harlequin author to publish a romance story in Woman's World?
DeleteI am so thrilled for you, Jill!! I can't wait to read your story.....huge congrats!
DeleteJill, congratulations!! I will be looking for your WW story.
DeleteJanet
How exciting Jill! I'll definitely pick up a copy. Congratulations!!
DeleteNancy C
Jill, how wonderful! Okay, so it should hit the stands later this week? Is that right? Can't wait to get my copy! And how special for your dad. What a lovely Thanksgiving gift to him!
DeleteJill's story is simply lovely!!!
DeleteAnd no, Barbara, WW is open to any writer for submissions. I've tried once so far (no luck) and have another story in the works I hope to send soon. Writing short romantic fiction has its own set of challenges!
Thanks, Myra! Tina seems to have figured it out. Maybe she can teach us how to do it. -)
DeleteThanks, ladies! Myra, I'm so happy you enjoyed the story.
DeleteCongratulations, Jill!!! Woo hoo!
DeleteSo exciting, Jill!! Congrats!!
DeleteJill, I'm so happy for you! I'll watch for that copy... Happy dancing in a very rainy Western New York!!!
DeleteSo happy for you Jill! I pick up a copy of Woman's World each week and I'll be sure to keep an eye out for your story.
DeleteCongrats Jill. Thanks Tracey for sharing this.
DeleteGood morning, everyone!!! I just checked the coffee urn and it's almost empty. What's up with that? Oh, I see Mary and Tina and a few others were up early, or was it late? I brought an assortment of scones and pastries...all heated, of course. A cold front's moving in today, and we all need a cozy fire and a warm afghan to curl up in.
ReplyDeleteThanks for another great WE, Tina. Lots of must-read articles!
And my TBD list is getting longer!!! JULIE and RUTHY and TINA...you guys are so prolific. Love having another Seeker Villager's book to read.
And how fun is it to be in the BookSweeps together, TINA and MARY. I hope someone we know wins the grand prize. What a haul!
I love scones. Thanks, Barbara!
DeleteBarb, I am doing what I love best... writing stories! :) Well, and hanging with really cute kids... and baking. All in all there are no complaints here! I'm in for the cozy fire, sweet thing.
DeleteThey are amazing, aren't they, Barbara?
DeleteOr is it TBR list? My mind is still a little fuzzy. May I have some more coffee please?
ReplyDeleteEither one works for me, Barbara. "To be determined" fits because my stack is so big, both print and digital, that I have trouble sometimes deciding which one is calling my name next!
DeleteThat's the way I feel!
DeleteThanks, Tina, for another awesome WE!! I LOVE this place! Great links, too!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the winners! Ruthy, I already won an audible copy of Welcome To Wishing Bridge, so I'll sit this one out. Can't wait to get my copy!
Loving the cooler weather here in Nevada, too! Enjoying a cup of Wild Sweet Orange tea this early morn.
Blessings,
Marcia
Marcia, send me your snail mail and I'll get that right out to you!
Deleteloganherne@gmail.com or seekers@seekerville.net
DeleteI did send it to Tina, but will send again!
DeleteCongratulations to the winners and thanks for all of the great tips and info. Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and Ruth Logan Herne, I REALLY want to have my name thrown in for Welcome to Wishing Bridge.
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Connie
cps1950(at)gmail(dot)com
Congratulations to our winners! Seekerville is a happy place to be on what is a gloomy, rainy day with dropping temperatures.
ReplyDeleteI'm on the run today but hope to check out the links later!
Janet
Same here, Janet. The temps aren't bad ... 68 ... but it's overcast and hubby says it's supposed to rain later today.
DeleteI need to go shopping, but keep putting it off. I'll probably end up getting soaked. :(
We're having super weather here in Arizona. Come be a snowbird and join us.
DeleteCongrats to the winners!
ReplyDeleteLove seeing all the new releases...Tina, you've been a busy bee! Your stories look delightful. Always love reading your books!
Time is passing much too quickly, but that's the norm this time of year! Waving to everyone this weekend before Thanksgiving! I continue to give thanks for all of you!
Waving back Debby. Thankful for you also.
DeleteGreat WE. Lots of great Christmas fiction coming up. Next week is Thanksgiving (whoot!) and the rain's moving in late today in MS.
ReplyDeleteThe rain is here. Again. Pouring. And we were already awash in mud.
DeleteWhere's an Arctic Clipper when I most need one???
You'd rather have ice?
DeleteRuthy, The Wishing Well looks wonderful. Love that cover! Can't wait to read!
ReplyDeleteWell, duh! That would be The Wishing Bridge! I need more coffee!
DeleteThank you, Debby!
DeleteI love the story. I love the cover. I have had so much fun working with Waterfall Press and I'm so sorry that they're not going further with their publishing line...
But I'm pleased as punch to be part of their final round!
Stopping back in (after getting some sleep!) to grab a pastry that Barbara Scott brought (thanks!) and also to say CONGRATS JILL WEATHERHOLT on your WW story!! Cannot wait to read it!! :)
ReplyDeleteHugs, Patti Jo
You're welcome! Since it's rainy and windy down here, chili sounds good for lunch. Any takers?
DeleteWish I could have been there. A lunch with you would be so much fun.
DeleteJulie, For Love of Liberty looks wonderful...plus I know you've provided lots of historical facts we need to remember about that time! Only a few more days until it releases! #happyreading!
ReplyDeleteDebby, I agree! The story sounds fantastic.
DeleteCongrats to all the winners -- and thanks for these links. I've already read several and found them particularly helpful, especially the discussion of other ebook avenues in the article about Pronoun.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tina, for another super WE! Counting the days until the release of Claiming Her Cowboy!
Happy weekend to one and all.
Nancy C
Yes, Seekerville, it's another Saturday at the Johnson house. Oh my. Need I say more?
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all our winners and especially to JILL on her fabulous WW story!!!
Project Guy will need a second hand? lol
DeleteI wonder what chores y'all did today, Myra?!
DeleteGood morning Seekerville!
ReplyDeleteLovely weekend edition.
And I really enjoyed yesterday's Best of the Archives. Love, love quotes from wise people. Ben Franklin, and yes, you too Ruthy.
Connie, you're adorable and wonderful!
DeleteI love Ben Franklin. I love his work, his ideas, his inventiveness, his work ethic and his far-seeing principles in a time when they weren't always appreciated. What a brain... what a man...
"Plenty of time to rest in the grave." :)
LOVE IT!!!!
I agree Connie, They were fun to revisit.
DeleteGood morning friends! I loved the Bethany House blog. So true. For the price of a big mac you can have a book. :)
ReplyDeleteMs. Ruth, I cannot get enough of your cover! Love it!
Sharee, me too. And that blog spoke to me. Our priorities got skewed with the big Zon coming on board and so many authors putting things out for free or next to no money...
DeleteSo now we fix things.
Happy Weekend! Congrats to all the winners!
ReplyDeleteGood afternoon, everyone. I already have Ruthy's book, so I'm out.
ReplyDeleteHi Walt! Waving. It was good to meet you at the Art of Writing Conference. Thanks for reminding me of how we knew each other. :-)
DeleteCongrats to all winners! What a wonderful WE edition, SEEKERVILLE!
ReplyDeleteSo thrilled to win DEBBY's fabulous books! THANK YOU so much!
It's a cold one in the Ozarks today... Brrr... Hope everyone's staying warm.
LOVE Ruthy's cover! Also, congratulations to Tina and Julie on new releases!
Thank you, Cynthia!!!! Me, too!
DeleteCynthia, I'm so glad you won the drawing!!! Woot! Hope you sent you addy to the "net" web address. I'll get the books in the mail soon!
DeleteTurkey hugs! :)
Happy Weekend everyone. We're actually celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow (the turkey is in the oven now) since half of our family work at Walmart and so would not be able to come on the actual Thanksgiving. Stinking commercialism.
ReplyDeleteNicki, you'll have a wonderful time anyway... we wait until Saturday to celebrate with our family because there's too much to fit into one day. That way our kids can have Thanksgiving with the other half of their families... wives, husbands, etc.... and then we get an uninterrupted day together.
DeleteBut I agree, I don't shop on Thanksgiving and I wish the stores stayed closed.
It's ridiculous. But I know how important gainful employment is to many of us.
Enjoy your feast today... it's not about the calendar. It's about the heart.
Enjoy your thanksgiving celebration Nicki.
DeleteTina, the contest you and Barbara and Mary are participating has exciting prizes!!
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Happy weekend everyone. Ruthie, I would so love a copy of Wishing Bridge
ReplyDeleteWilani, I may have missed a comment this past week. Did your doctor appointment go well on Monday? Any answers?
DeleteStill no answers. I have to have a procedure on December 1. In the meantime live with the pain and if it gets worse, go immediately to the ER. Still not eating much and when I try I pay. Amazingly I have only lost 1 pound. You'd think I could at least lose weight. I am so glad nothing is hidden from God. I just wish it weren't hidden from me or the doctors.
DeleteWilani, I'm tucking your name in, sweet thing. And praying for full resolution to your health problems. :(
DeleteI'm praying for you Wilani and praying for wisdom for the doctors to discover why you are in pain.
DeleteMany blessings,
Cindy W.
Thanks for the prayers
DeletePraying for your health issues, Wilani!
DeleteI just read the WE and am kind of freaking out that it mentions Thanksgiving. I can hardly comprehend that it's this coming week!!!
ReplyDeleteSo much to do to prepare and so little time. I'm having everyone here. Must get this house organized. =:O
Best wishes on the house chores. We're in same boat.
DeleteWe're watching the Duke and Georgia Tech game (recorded). A house divided!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWell, I guess I should say hubby is watching. He usually watches games and tweets with our kids. It's background noise for me while I'm on my computer. haha
Two Surprises this Morning!
ReplyDeleteOne: I saw the cover of, "The Christmas Angel," and immediately went to Amazon to get a copy.
Two: It wasn't a Julie Lessman title like the cover art suggested to me and I already owned the book anyway!
No new bargain for me today. :U
Two: I then noticed, "Under The Mistletoe", didn't own it, it really is by Tina, and bought it.
Just another day in Seekerville.
LOL. Thanks Vince.
DeleteToo funny, Vince. Happy reading.
DeleteHappy WE everyone!!!!! Can you believe that Thanksgiving is NEXT WEEK?? Where, oh, where does the time go? It seems to fly by faster every year, at least to me anyway.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners...and yay for the Amazon card. Gee, I wonder what I will buy with it...hmmmm?? I also saw the ACFW First Impressionists finalists, how exciting!! I love seeing up and coming new authors :-)
Ruthy, please add me to the well for a copy of Welcome to Wishing Bridge, it looks delightful. And I'm a forever fan of yours so I know it's going to be a good one!
I think everyone NEEDS that 2018 Booklovers Calendar, don't you?
Ruth, I would like to win "Welcome to Wishing Bridge". Please tuck my name right into your wishing well :)
ReplyDeleteStopping back in again (LOL---just cannot stay away from Seekerville) :) to say I ordered Ruthy's WISHING BRIDGE book a couple of days ago and cannot wait to begin reading it!! Ruthy books (and ALL books by Seekers) are WONDERFUL!! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday, my friends!
Hugs, Patti Jo
Happy Thanksgiving to you also Patti Jo. Have a blessed day.
Deletethrow my name in the hat, Tina.
ReplyDeleteCindy Huff
Congratulations to all the winners! I am very grateful to be included on the winners list this weekend, and will get my email out soon. I can't wait to dive into Missy's first book!
ReplyDeleteAnd since I will have to wait a bit, and I have been hopelessly bitten by the Christmas bug, I have dived in and grabbed your awesome deals on "Welcome to Wishing Bridge," "The Christmas Angel" and well...it isn't listed here but who could stop there and not buy "I'll Be Home For Christmas" saw that while I was browsing Tina's ebooks. Thanks all! :)
First I'm digging into your awesome links while I watch the Patriots. :)
Have a wonderful week and Thanksgiving!
Aw, thanks, Kelly. Patriots 7. Raiders 0 second quarter.
DeleteI so understand your excitement to get into those books. Happy reading.
DeleteCongrats to all the WE winners. Wow. Love reading about all the activities and fun stuff going on. Thanksgiving is almost here and I'm so thankful for Seekerville and all of you dear friends. Have a blessed week and holiday. Hugs
ReplyDeleteI'm catching up on my blog reader since we went beach camping for a spur-of-the-moment getaway with our girls. Please throw my name in the hat for a copy of Ruthy's new book!
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