The Weekend Birthday Edition

Welcome to week FIVE of our 10th birthday celebration. That means Seekerville is starting year 11! Every single day in October there is a giveaway! 

Every comment you make goes into the drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card and a  Fire with Alexa this week. Saturday, November 4 we'll announce our final gift card winner and the Fire with Alexa WINNER! Stay tuned!

  

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

This week's winner of a $50 Amazon gift card is Tanya Agler.

Monday:  "Wikis and Glossaries and Timelines - oh my!" We GEEKED OUT with Carol Moncado in Seekerville! Vince is the winner of a Carol Moncado ebook of choice and Bonnie Lacy is the winner of a Starbuck's gift card.

Tuesday:  Seeker Sandra Leesmith shared today! The title of her post was "Ten Reasons Not to Write.  WHAT??"  She addressed some of the circumstances that come into our writing lives that could possibly sabotage our dream and offered ways to make choices.Keli Gwyn and Lyndee H. are winners of the Kindle/Mini I Pad bags from Hawaii along with an autographed book and special birthday surprise. 

Wednesday: "A Chat with Love Inspired Senior Editor, Melissa Endlich." Seekerville celebrated 10 years and  Love Inspired Books' 20th Anniversary! We had lots to talk about when Melissa visited! Winners of  Seeker author Love Inspired releases are:

1. Jackie Smith

2. Winnie Thomas

3. Walt

4. Rose

5. Amy Grochowski

6. Cindy Regnier

7. Wilani

8. Leslie McKee

9. Tiffany Hall

10. Darlene B

11. Cathy Shouse

12. Cheryl Baranski

13. Susan Snodgrass

14. Bonnie Roof

15. Loraine Nunley

16. Laura Conner Kestner

17. Natalya

18. Becky (Morning Mist)

19. Becky (OhioHomeSchool)

20. Suzanne Baginskie

Thursday:  Erica Vetsch returned to Seekerville and she brought her writer friends. Stop by for this collaborative effort, "Ten Ways to Beat Writer’s Block," that also featured insights from Cheryl St. John, Peter Leavell, Susan Page Davis, Amanda Barratt,  MaryLu Tyndall,  Liz Johnson and Michelle Griep. Tracey Hagwood is the winner of "A Child's Christmas Wish. Cindy W is the winner of a second Seekerville copy.

Friday: Seekerville was delighted to welcome author and editor, Barbara J. Scott, with her post, "10 Ways to Ignore Your Inner Editor and Listen to the Angel on Your Shoulder." Sally Shupe is the winner of a terrific giveaway package that includes Barbara's novella, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, as well as a copy of her historical romance Dreams of My Heart that will release in paperback April 1.

Saturday: Rachel McMillan was our special guest today! The winner of a signed copy of The White Feather Murders is TBD.

Monday: "10 Reasons Readers Rave About Seekerville," with Keli Gwyn and friends of Seekerville who include, Trixi Oberembt, Tracey Hagwood, Jenny Blake, Caryl Kane, Connie Saunders, Dawn Leonard, Heidi Robbins, and Kav Rees. Stop by for this super special post and a special early Christmas giveaway that includes  Their Mistletoe Matchmakers and much, much, more!

Tuesday:   "10 Ways to Balance Your Writing Life" with guest Jill Kemerer. And Jill is giving away one signed True Large Print copy of The Rancher’s Mistletoe Bride to one US reader and an e copy to an international reader. 

Wednesday:  Sarah Bolme, Director of Christian Small Publishers Association (CSPA), is our special guest today. Don't miss her very informative post, "Three Things to Do Before You Publish a Book." We have a surprise giveaway in honor of her visit!

Thursday:  Sherri Shackelford returns to Seekerville with her trademark charm and humor. Stop by for "Plotting a Novel with Two Protagonists." You could win one of three copies of Mail-Order Christmas Baby. 

Friday: Best of the Archives returns to its regularly scheduled time slot. We share one of our vintage posts from the archives today. Comments are closed to catch up on our reading and writing. 

Where are they now? – Golden Heart classes of 2005 & 2007
 (The Ruby-Slippered Sisterhood) 

Anatomy of a Cover with Debby Giusti from the Love Inspired Facebook Page!

Thanks for the link love!

A double set from David Gaughran because he was JUST THAT GOOD THIS WEEK! 

A Tale of Two Marketing Systems (Let's Get Digital)

NaNoWriMo Writing Prompts – Bad Boy Romance Edition (Let's Get Digital)

TEN Must Have Online Writing Tools (Just Publishing Advice) 

5 Ways Writers Can Survive a Quake (WITS)

Chicken Soup for the Soul Story Callouts for 2018 (CSFTS)

Your First Writing Assignment (The Steve Laube Agency Blog)

Waking Up Early to Write (WITS)

This Twitter Guide Will Make You See What You’re Doing SO Wrong And How To Make It Right (BadRedheadMedia)

Ask BHP: What Are Some Tips for New Writers? (BHP)

Peanut Butter Plus Chocolate Equals Better Writing (Writer Unboxed)

4 Ways to Prevent Formulaic Story Structure (Helping Writers Become Authors)

And YES! We have birthday videos for this final Birthday Weekend Edition!

Audra Harders

 Preslaysa Williams

Julie Lessman

Myra Johnson

Deb H & Guppy

The Weekend Birthday Edition

Welcome to week FOUR of our 10th birthday celebration. That means Seekerville is starting year 11! Every single day in October there is a giveaway! 

Every comment you make goes into the drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card given away every weekend and at the end of the month, we'll draw a name for a Kindle Fire with Alexa.


  







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

The $50 Amazon gift card winner of the week is Josee Telfer.

The winner of an ecopy of Debby Giusti's Undercover Amish is Connie (cps)

Monday: Janet Dean hosted twelve wonderful authors who shared the best craft tip they ever received. Janet is giving away two $10 Amazon gift cards. The reader winner is Trixi. The writer winner is Kara Isaac.  

Tuesday:  Pam Hillman was your hostess on day 16 of our Birthday Celebration with 10 writerly things she wasn't doing 10 years ago. Grab bag gift including a signed copy of Pam's latest, The Promise of Breeze Hill goes to Jasmine A.

Wednesday:  Debby Giusti brought you today's post. She shared about her 10-year journey since publication. Lyndee H and Sandy Smith are winners of Undercover Amish, the second book in her Amish Protectors series that just hit the Publishers Weekly Bestsellers List! They'll also receive two other surprise gifts! Congrats, ladies!

Thursday:  Orly Konig was our special guest today. She is the founding president of the Women's Fiction Writers Association and an active member of the Writers in the Storm blog. Her post is "The Mystery of Women’s Fiction."  Winner of The Distance Home, her debut release from Forge is Linda Sammaritan and the winner of a SPECIAL mid birthday celebration surprise mug of choice goes to Jackie Layton.

Friday: Seekerville welcomed back Raela Schoenherr, Fiction Acquisitions Editor, Bethany House Publishers. She brought a fantastic post, "5 Ways to Make an Acquisitions Editor Say Yes," and we have a fantastic birthday giveaway in her honor! Winner of a book of choice from one of the books listed in the post is Janette Foreman.

Saturday: Glynna Kaye shared reflections in "A Decade of Dreams (and FEARS) on the Writing Journey" and welcomed you to share yours as well. Rhonda Starnes is the $25 Amazon gift card and the winner of a Kindle copy (winner's choice) of one of Glynna books!

Monday:  "Wikis and Glossaries and Timelines - oh my!" We're GEEKING OUT with Carol Moncado today in Seekerville! Leave a comment and you could win some terrific giveaways!

Tuesday:  Seeker Sandra Leesmith shares today! The title of her post is "Ten Reasons Not to Write.  WHAT??"  She addresses some of the circumstances that come into our writing lives that could possibly sabotage our dream and offers ways to make choices.

Wednesday: "A Chat with Love Inspired Senior Editor, Melissa Endlich." Seekerville celebrates 10 years and it's also Love Inspired’s 20th Anniversary! We have lots to talk about. Stop by and say hi, and you may go home with a Seeker author Love Inspired release- we have 20 to give away!

Thursday:  Erica Vetsch returns to Seekerville and she brought her writer friends. Stop by for this collaborative effort, "Ten Ways to Beat Writer’s Block," that also features insights from Cheryl St. John, Peter Leavell, Susan Page Davis, Amanda Barratt,  MaryLu Tyndall,  Liz Johnson and Michelle Griep. Leave a comment for a chance to win "A Child's Christmas Wish.

Friday: Seekerville is delighted to welcome author and editor, Barbara J. Scott, with her post, "10 Ways to Ignore Your Inner Editor and Listen to the Angel on Your Shoulder." And Barbara has a terrific giveaway package for one lucky commenter.

Saturday: Rachel McMillan is our special guest today!

Debby Giusti signs UNDERCOVER AMISH! Phone orders taken!

~Proceeds benefit Shepherds of the Meek~

A Peachtree City non-profit organization that aids forgotten and

cast aside women in Columbia, South America, especially

orphans and victims of domestic abuse and street violence. 

It's that time of year when we ask you to please consider nominating Seekerville for the 19th Annual Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers Award. Send an email to writers.digest@fwcommunity.com with “101 Websites” in the subject line. We are an Inspirational Romance Writing Community.


Making the Most of Pitch Appointments (BookEnds Literary)

How to Keep Track of All Your Novel’s Details (Writer Unboxed)

How to Vary Your Sentence Structure (And Stop Boring Your Readers) (The Write Life)

Productivity Tools for Writers, Second Edition-Free (Gwen Hernandez)

9 Book Advertising Tactics I've Tried...And Which Ones Worked! (BookBub Partners Blog)

Protecting Your Heart for Writing (Thinking Through Our Fingers)

5 Self-Editing Essentials to Give Your Manuscript a Solid Foundation (The Creative Penn)

Plot Up a Storm with the Team from WITS (WITS)

Links to Happiness: Using Universal Links to Sell Your Ebook (The Book Designer)

Making Minor Characters Fresh (Romance University)

Sherrinda Ketchersid and the clock she won a few weeks ago
 in Seekerville!

We bring you more birthday videos!!

Josee Telfer and Katy Lee

Dana R Lynn and Beth Jamison

The Weekend Birthday Edition

Welcome to week THREE of our 10th birthday celebration. That means Seekerville is starting year 11! Every single day in October there is a giveaway! 

Every comment you make goes into the drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card given away every weekend and at the end of the month, we'll draw a name for a Kindle Fire with Alexa.
  










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

The $50 Amazon gift card winner of the week is Jeanne T!

Monday:  Bethany House Publishing's fiction publicist, Amy Green, was our special guest on Monday! Her winners are: 

Tara Johnson -- Counted With the Stars by Connilyn Cossette
Patti Jo (CatMom) -- A Note Yet Unsung by Tamera Alexander
Suzanne Baginskie -- Her One and Only by Becky Wade
Lyndee -- King’s Folly by Jill Williamson
Vince -- From This Moment by Elizabeth Camden
Amber Schamel -- The Mark of the King by Jocelyn Green

Tuesday:  Despite Myra's objections, Grammar Queen invited herself to the party! Winner of GQ's giveaway of a surprise bundle of books is Leslie McKee!

Wednesday: USA Bestselling author Susan May Warren discussed the "One Question That Will Unlock Your Entire Story," and the winners of their choice of a copy of The Story Equation: How to Plot and Write a Brilliant Story with One Powerful Question OR A Matter of Trust  are Brenda and Natalya Lakhno. 

Thursday:  Ruthy Logan Herne celebrated 10 Years of Seekerville and the release of her 20th Love Inspired Book The Lawman's Yuletide Baby. Three winners (yes!) of "The Lawman's Yuletide Baby" are Kathy Eberly, Becky and Amy Grochowski! The winner of the $20 Amazon gift card is Kav!

Friday:  Stephanie Karfelt was today's birthday guest. Winner of her giveaway package is Jan Drexler. Winner of an extra copy of "Nobody Told Me!" Love in the time of Dementia being given away by Ruthy is Karen Sargent.

Saturday: Seekerville's own marketing guru, Vince Mooney returned to Seekerville with "The Ten Most Effective Ways To Reward Readers for Reading Your Novel." Winner of a Seeker ebook of choice is Glynis.

Monday: Janet Dean is hosting ten plus a bonus of two, so make that twelve wonderful authors who are sharing the best craft tip they ever received. Janet is giving away two $10 Amazon gift cards, one to a reader and one to a writer. In order to win, leave your best tip in the comments.  

Tuesday:  Pam Hillman is your hostess on day 16 of our Birthday Celebration with 10 writerly things she wasn't doing 10 years ago. Grab bag gift including a signed copy of Pam's latest, The Promise of Breeze Hill.

Wednesday:  Debby Giusti brings you today's post. She'll be talking about her 10-year journey since publication. Stop by to say hello and enter the drawing for a copy of Undercover Amish, the second book in her Amish Protectors series that just hit the Publishers Weekly Bestsellers List!

Thursday:  Orly Konig is our special guest today. She is the founding president of the Women's Fiction Writers Association and an active member of the Writers in the Storm blog. Her post is "The Mystery of Women’s Fiction."  Stop by to chat and you could win a copy of The Distance Home, her debut release from Forge and a SPECIAL mid birthday celebration surprise!

Friday: Seekerville welcomes back Raela Schoenherr, Fiction Acquisitions Editor, Bethany House Publishers. She brings a fantastic post, "5 Ways to Make an Acquisitions Editor Say Yes," and we have a fantastic birthday giveaway in her honor! 

Saturday: Glynna Kaye is sharing reflections in "A Decade of Dreams (and FEARS) on the Writing Journey" and welcoming you to share yours as well. There will be a drawing for one lucky winner to win a $25 Amazon gift card as well as a Kindle copy (winner's choice) of one of her books!

Pam Hillman will be at the Winston County Library
in Louisville, MS on Tuesday signing her latest
The Promise of Breeze Hill. She'd love to see you there!

Join Julie Lessman for the video of her latest FACEBOOK LIVE and get a WHOLE new take on "Herb Therapy"! JULIE'S FB LIVE VIDEO

Myra Johnson announces
the re-release of her "Horseman" romances
in a new 3-book collection
available now for Kindle!

Are you missing those summer days of reading on the

beach or by the pool? This Fall, relive the dog days of

summer with a FREE sampler of seven of Tyndale's

#Crazy4Fiction Summer 2017 releases.

(Includes Seeker Pam Hillman's The Promise of Breeze Hill)

Download Your Free Sampler!

Congrats to Debby Giusti! Her latest book,
Undercover Amish made PW's Bestseller List!

It's that time of year when we ask you to please consider nominating Seekerville for the 19th Annual Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers Award. Send an email to writers.digest@fwcommunity.com with “101 Websites” in the subject line. We are an Inspirational Romance Writing Community. 



Click on the image to read our entry in the Writer's Digest 101 Best WEbsites for Writers issue.










Good Endings: What Should Yours Include? (Writers Helping Writers)

How to Crush It on Social Media as an Introvert (Social Media Just for Writers)

Four Questions to Jumpstart Your Novel (WITS)

Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing: Beta Readers Help You (Dean Wesley Smith)

Want To Win NaNoWriMo This Year? 7 Tips On Writing And Productivity (The Creative Penn)

Writing Insights Part One: Becoming a Writer by Hugh Howey  (Amazon Author Insights)

More on querying agencies with "one and done" policies (Janet Reid, Literary Agent)


Getting Jiggy with the Nitty Gritty, or, Improving Your Sentences (Writers Helping Writers)

From Twitter ‏ @EmilyRodmell  Oct 12 You never get a second chance to make a good first impression. So don't rush to submit or publish. Take your time to get it right.

Thanks for the link love!

The great debate. Birthday cake, or birthday cupcake?
 What's your favorite?

In the meantime, enjoy more of our fun birthday videos. 

You are welcome to submit your ten to fifteen-second videos to
seekers@seekerville.net for use in October,
 on our blog and/or Facebook as space allows. Deadline is October 28th.

Lyndee Henderson

Carrie Turansky

Dianna Shuford

Trixi Oberembt

Let's throw in one more birthday present.
An ecopy of Debby Giusti's release,
Undercover Amish
 to one commenter who lets us know they want an ecopy.
Winner announced in the next Weekend Edition!

The Weekend Birthday Edition

Welcome to week two of our 10th birthday celebration. That means Seekerville is starting year 11! Every single day in October there is a giveaway! 

Every comment you make goes into the drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card given away every weekend and at the end of the month, we'll draw a name for a Kindle Fire with Alexa.




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

Sunday's winner of a Seeker Book of Choice as available on Amazon is Julia Buzard.

Saturday's winners of Ruthy's duo release with Jillian Hart "Jingle Bell Bride" and "His Mistletoe Family" are Linda Moffit, Bettie Boswell and Wilani Wahl! 

The $50 Amazon gift card winner of the week is Sherrinda Ketchersid!

Monday: Mary Connealy launched our tenth birthday celebration!! Monday's winner of a Kindle Fire is Deana Dick. The winner of a signed copy of Mary Connealy's newly released Too Far Down is Voni Harris. And Mary is giving a bonus copy of Too Far Down to Janelle, who urged her daughter to read using Mary's books.

Tuesday:  Mark Gottlieb, Literary Agent with Trident Media Group, LLC was our birthday guest with his post, "Are You Ready for Literary Representation?" Winners of three copies of New York Times bestselling author Samantha Chase's The Baby Arrangement / Baby, I'm Yours / Baby, Be Mine (Life, Love and Babies Series) are Josee Telfer, Marcia and Jeanine. Winner of a $25 Amazon gift card is Andrew Joyce.

Wednesday: Virginia Carmichael aka Mary Jane Hathaway was back in Seekerville today with her post, "Ten Ways Seekerville Made Me A Better Writer." Winner of Autumn Majesty: Season of Faith Book 2 is Karen Sargent.

Thursday: Seekerville was thrilled to welcome USA Today Bestselling Author and 2017 Christy Award finalist Tamera Alexander to the Village with "10 Writing Tips for Staying Focused & Finishing Your Book." Winner of Tamera's gift basket is Anne Carol.

Friday: Love Inspired editor Emily Rodmell returned to Seekerville today with her post, "Advice for Authors at Every Level of the Publication Journey." Winner of a  surprise Love Inspired book giveaway is Barbara Fox.

Saturday: Seeker Tina Radcliffe was your hostess today with her post, "Ten Things I've Learned in Ten Years." Jackie Smith is the winner of a Seeker book of choice as available on Amazon. Laura Conner Kestner and DebH are winners of ecopies of Jeff Goins' book You are a Writer. All three are winners of an advance copy of Claiming Her Cowboy when Tina's copies arrive. 

Monday:  Bethany House Publishing's fiction publicist, Amy Green, is our special guest today!

Tuesday:  Despite Myra's objections, Grammar Queen has invited herself to the party! She's promised no pop quizzes, but we can expect plenty of her usual sass as she shares her "Top Ten Tips for Polishing Your Prose." Be in your assigned seats for class time if you want to be entered in GQ's giveaway of a surprise bundle of books!

Wednesday: Are you struggling to build a riveting plot? Layered characters? How about fortifying that saggy middle? Creating that powerful ending? You can build an entire book by asking one powerful question, and then plugging it into an “equation” that makes your plot and characters come to life. Join Susan May Warren as she discusses the "One Question That Will Unlock Your Entire Story." She will also be giving away a copy of The Story Equation: How to Plot and Write a Brilliant Story with One Powerful Question as well as A Matter of Trust the latest in her Montana Rescue series.

Thursday:  Be sure to stop in today as Ruthy Logan Herne celebrates 10 Years of Seekerville and the release of her 20th Love Inspired Book The Lawman's Yuletide Baby. Ruthy will be on hand with fall treats, free copies of the book and a $20 gift card, a buck for each book! 

Friday:  Stephanie Karfelt is today's birthday guest with a great post about her journey from fiction to fact with her new non-fiction book detailing life in a time of dementia, "Nobody Told Me!" "Nobody told me" is "Gummy's" response to the growing confusing world surrounding an aging woman sinking deeper into the throws of degenerative brain disease. Come see Stephanie and see how you can make readers laugh-- and cry-- and then laugh again in the face of adversity.

Saturday: Seekerville's own marketing guru, Vince Mooney returns to Seekerville with "The Ten Most Effective Ways To Reward Readers for Reading Your Novel." Don't miss it, and we've got a great giveaway too!

Plain Truth 

Rocky Mountain Cowboy  

Their Surprise Daddy   

The Nanny Bargain 

Join Julie Lessman on Facebook Live THURSDAY, 10/12/17 AT 7PM CDT when she interviews award-winning author Laura Frantz and win a copy of your choice of Laura's paperback books PLUS choice of one of Julie's indie e-novels OR 3 of her e-novellas! Here's the link -- hope to see you there!   JULIE'S FB AUTHOR PAGE

Congratulations to Debby Giusti. She hit a Harlequin milestone with the release of Undercover Amish. This is her 20th release from Love Inspired.

It's that time of year when we ask you to please consider nominating Seekerville for the 19th Annual Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers Award. Send an email to writers.digest@fwcommunity.com with “101 Websites” in the subject line. We are an Inspirational Romance Writing Community. 

Thanks for the link love!

OCW Fall Conference is coming! Open to writers of all genres and levels, the fall conference of Oregon Christian Writers is Saturday, October 21, from 8:30–4:30 at Rolling Hills Community Church, 3550 S.W. Borland Road, Tualatin, Oregon. Writer’s Digest author, novelist, and editor Jeff Gerke will keynote on the theme “Writing to Capture Readers.” Afternoon workshops cover fiction, poetry, memoir, marketing, writing markets, and story structure, as well as a special teen writing track with award-winning author Jill Williamson. To view the day’s schedule and register, visit: http://oregonchristianwriters.org/fall-2017.

9 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden (Mental Floss)

How to Set Up an Email List – For Free (Aliventures)

5 Important Writing Tips from Author Anna J. Stewart (SYTYCW)

How to Find the Right Developmental Editor for Your Book (Writer Unboxed)

45 Inspirational Marketing Tips from Authors [Free Flipbook!] (Bookbub Partners)

Writing Tips: 9 Steps For Effectively Revising Your Novel (The Creative Penn)

Writers are Competitive (Fiction University)

Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – October 2017 (The Book Designer)

Keeping a Series Fresh (Nancy's Notes from Florida)

Romance Novels, Generated by Artificial Intelligence (Towards Data Science)

***Make a Date with Harlequin SALE! 500 ebooks. 16 series. On sale now at major retailers! If you'd like a PDF list of all the Love Inspired books (LI, LIS & LIH) on sale during the October 7-10 promotion, please send us an email to seekers@seekerville.net and we'll share, to make stocking up on your favorite reads easy! Thanks to Villager, and Love Inspired Suspense & Historical author, Sherri Shackelford for compiling the list.

Time for cake and a few birthday videos!

 You are welcome to submit your ten to fifteen-second videos to

seekers@seekerville.net for use in October,

 on our blog and/or Facebook as space allows.

Friend of Seekerille, Jackie Layton, Connie Queen, Sherrinda Ketchersid & Michelle Catlett

Seeker Cara Lynn James

Seeker Missy Tippens

Villager Laurie Wood