Seekers brought home plenty of goodies from the RWA conference, including plenty of ...
tchotchkes.
Tchotchke are small toys, gewgaws, knickknacks, baubles, lagniappes, trinkets, or kitsch.The word may also refer to swag, in the sense of the logo pens, key fobs, and other promotional freebies dispensed at trade shows, conventions, and similar large events. -Wikipedia.
(Mug from Cafe Press)
(Mug from Cafe Press)
We Have Winners
Contact Seekerville through our new web email if you are a winner and if needed, provide your snail mail address. Please note our giveaway rules in the right lower column of Seekerville. All prizes are mailed within 6-8 weeks of winner announcements. But if we goof up, holler.Thanks for your patience as we get our prizes mailed out. Things have been busy around here but we hope to get all caught now that the RWA dust has settled.
We welcomed multi-published author Trish Perry to talk about Humor. Winner of her release, Unforgettable (Summerside Press/Guideposts) is Patty Wysong.
Thursday Love Inspired author Audra Harders shared In-y or Out-y? Winner of Writing Fiction for Dummies by Randy Ingermanson and Peter Economy, is Whitney.
Saturday we brought you The Best of Seekerville from the Archives and First Five Pages Critique, including, The Writer's Guide To Insomnia by Tina Radcliffe. Winner of the First Five Pages Critique is Stephanie Karfelt.
Next Week In Seekerville
Monday: Inspirational Golden Heart winner Ruth Kaufman will be our guest in Seekerville. Stop by for a chance to touch her Golden Heart necklace and to win a copy of Janet Dean’s Wanted: A Family.
Tuesday: Heartsong Presents and Abingdon Press author Myra Langley Johnson stops by to chat with you about your home office.
Wednesday:Award-winning Revel author Julie Lessman extols on how She’s Got Rhythm…But Not in Her Feet!. Join our Jules for a day of romance, fun, passion (of course!) and an exciting blog giveaway!
Thursday: Thursday Ruth Logan Herne comes sailing in with summertime eats, good news about her new three-book contract and does a Mini-Humor-Camp to help those who don’t think they’re funny with her version of “Laughter Through Tears is My Favorite Emotion!” This is an interactive teaching blog, so bring your mug and an excerpt we can “doll-up” at the corner garage. Ruthy’s got a sack of goodies from BEA and the Seeker Vault for one lucky commenter.
Friday: Seekerville welcomes debut Harlequin Medical Romance author Wendy Marcus. Wendy will be discussing faith and medicine and she'll be giving away a copy of her release, When One Night Isn't Enough, (adult content). Additionally, Seekerville is giving away a $10.00 Amazon gift card prize. We are excited to be part of Wendy's debut launch!!
Saturday: We wrap up the week with a delightful visit by a Seekerville fave, Winnie Griggs! Winnie will share on “All Characters Aren’t Created Equal." Stop by and leave a comment to be entered in giveaway of Winnie’s July release Second Chance Family and to get to know this delightful Love Inspired author.
And remember The First Five Pages critique drawing is also Saturday. Post at any time this week that you want to be entered or leave a comment on our Facebook page. Please note that the weekly critique drawing began October 1, 2010 and ends October 1st, 2011
Seeker Sightings
Are you following Pam Hillman's Blog Tour Kindle Contest for Stealing Jake?
Pam is currently guest blogging at Lena Nelson Dooley's blog, A Christian Writer's World, where you can win a copy of Stealing Jake.
She'll be guest blogging at Casey Herringshaw's Blog , July 14, 2011
And Friday, July 15th, you can find her at Divine Detour.
You can download your own copy of Stealing Jake (Tyndale) here.
Check out this great review on Philosophy of Romance.
Love by the Book, the last in the Ladies of Summerhill series, will be released July 12th. You can order your copy here.
Cara Lynn James will be a guest on Rose McCauley's blog Friday, July 15th. Stop by for a chance to win a copy of Love by the Book hot off the presses.
Love on a Dime, the first book in the Ladies of Summerhill series, is #19 on the July CBA fiction Bestseller's List.
Tina Radcliffe's January release, The Rancher's Reunion is a selection for the November ACFW Book Club along with three other great books. Today is the last day to vote for The Rancher's Reunion.
Thank you to all of you who have. Here's the link to how to join the ACFW Book Club. You do not have to be a member of ACFW to join.
Ruth Logan Herne's Winter's End receives the Hold Medallion Award of Merit.
Julie Lessman has a new post up at Journal Jots!
And we have a few links to some final RWA photos that include Seeker Sightings:
Random News
We'd like your input. What are your favorite and/or more useful tchotchkes? Which are auto grabs for you? And which do you find,well...less enticing? Leave a comment for a chance to win a few RWA tchotchkes. Winner announced in the Weekend Edition.
Contact Seekerville through our new web email if you are a winner and if needed, provide your snail mail address. Please note our giveaway rules in the right lower column of Seekerville. All prizes are mailed within 6-8 weeks of winner announcements. But if we goof up, holler.Thanks for your patience as we get our prizes mailed out. Things have been busy around here but we hope to get all caught now that the RWA dust has settled.
We welcomed multi-published author Trish Perry to talk about Humor. Winner of her release, Unforgettable (Summerside Press/Guideposts) is Patty Wysong.
Thursday Love Inspired author Audra Harders shared In-y or Out-y? Winner of Writing Fiction for Dummies by Randy Ingermanson and Peter Economy, is Whitney.
Saturday we brought you The Best of Seekerville from the Archives and First Five Pages Critique, including, The Writer's Guide To Insomnia by Tina Radcliffe. Winner of the First Five Pages Critique is Stephanie Karfelt.
Next Week In Seekerville
Monday: Inspirational Golden Heart winner Ruth Kaufman will be our guest in Seekerville. Stop by for a chance to touch her Golden Heart necklace and to win a copy of Janet Dean’s Wanted: A Family.
Tuesday: Heartsong Presents and Abingdon Press author Myra Langley Johnson stops by to chat with you about your home office.
Wednesday:Award-winning Revel author Julie Lessman extols on how She’s Got Rhythm…But Not in Her Feet!. Join our Jules for a day of romance, fun, passion (of course!) and an exciting blog giveaway!
Thursday: Thursday Ruth Logan Herne comes sailing in with summertime eats, good news about her new three-book contract and does a Mini-Humor-Camp to help those who don’t think they’re funny with her version of “Laughter Through Tears is My Favorite Emotion!” This is an interactive teaching blog, so bring your mug and an excerpt we can “doll-up” at the corner garage. Ruthy’s got a sack of goodies from BEA and the Seeker Vault for one lucky commenter.
Friday: Seekerville welcomes debut Harlequin Medical Romance author Wendy Marcus. Wendy will be discussing faith and medicine and she'll be giving away a copy of her release, When One Night Isn't Enough, (adult content). Additionally, Seekerville is giving away a $10.00 Amazon gift card prize. We are excited to be part of Wendy's debut launch!!
Saturday: We wrap up the week with a delightful visit by a Seekerville fave, Winnie Griggs! Winnie will share on “All Characters Aren’t Created Equal." Stop by and leave a comment to be entered in giveaway of Winnie’s July release Second Chance Family and to get to know this delightful Love Inspired author.
And remember The First Five Pages critique drawing is also Saturday. Post at any time this week that you want to be entered or leave a comment on our Facebook page. Please note that the weekly critique drawing began October 1, 2010 and ends October 1st, 2011
Seeker Sightings
Are you following Pam Hillman's Blog Tour Kindle Contest for Stealing Jake?
Pam is currently guest blogging at Lena Nelson Dooley's blog, A Christian Writer's World, where you can win a copy of Stealing Jake.
She'll be guest blogging at Casey Herringshaw's Blog , July 14, 2011
And Friday, July 15th, you can find her at Divine Detour.
You can download your own copy of Stealing Jake (Tyndale) here.
Check out this great review on Philosophy of Romance.
Love by the Book, the last in the Ladies of Summerhill series, will be released July 12th. You can order your copy here.
Cara Lynn James will be a guest on Rose McCauley's blog Friday, July 15th. Stop by for a chance to win a copy of Love by the Book hot off the presses.
Love on a Dime, the first book in the Ladies of Summerhill series, is #19 on the July CBA fiction Bestseller's List.
Tina Radcliffe's January release, The Rancher's Reunion is a selection for the November ACFW Book Club along with three other great books. Today is the last day to vote for The Rancher's Reunion.
Thank you to all of you who have. Here's the link to how to join the ACFW Book Club. You do not have to be a member of ACFW to join.
Ruth Logan Herne's Winter's End receives the Hold Medallion Award of Merit.
Julie Lessman has a new post up at Journal Jots!
And we have a few links to some final RWA photos that include Seeker Sightings:
Random News
- 7 Stupid Mistakes Most People Make When Trying to Follow Their Passion (Dumb Little Man)
- Show Me The Money (updated 6/11)
- How To Track Kindle eBook Prices (GalleyCat)
- Romance in the Big Apple (Harlequin Blog)
We'd like your input. What are your favorite and/or more useful tchotchkes? Which are auto grabs for you? And which do you find,well...less enticing? Leave a comment for a chance to win a few RWA tchotchkes. Winner announced in the Weekend Edition.
