Welcome to May! The Seekerville Calendar is UP!
We Have Winners
Please send us an email to claim your prize. (seekers@seekerville.net) See our legal page for any questions.
Monday's winner is Kelly Goshorn. Kelly wins a copy of Claiming Mariah from Pam Hillman's post, Pam's Kindle Giveaway ended April 30th with a whopping 2255 entries! The winner of the Kindle was Elizabeth from Waukesha, WI. A Kindle Fire is already winging its way to Elizabeth. Congratulations Kelly and Elizabeth.
Study after study shows birth order has a profound and lasting effect on a person. Tuesday, guest Lorna Seilstad talked about using birth order to create characters. Winners of her June release While Love Stirs are Marcia from Nevada and Andrea Strong.
Wednesday Seekerville was delighted to welcome Howard Books author Stephanie Landsem to visit. Her post was "Encountering Jesus in Biblical Fiction." Melissa Jagears is the winner of her latest release, The Thief.
Thursday was May Day and Audra Harders talked with us about pruning out the unnecessary wordiness in our manuscripts so our stories will shine in her post "Weeding the Gardens." Winner of a $10 Amazon gift card is Marianne Barkman.
The May Contest Update was Friday. Congrats to our May Contest Diva Sally Bradley. Winner of a print copy of Rivet Your Readers with Deep Point of View is Dana McNeely. Winner of Ruth Logan Herne's Loving the Lawman in print or Kindle is Crystal Ridgeway.
Next Week in Seekerville
Monday:Mary Connealy is on Monday talking about her foray into novella writing and asking for advice.To bribe you into giving her advice she will be giving away a $25 Amazon ecard.
Tuesday: "Magma: Finding the Core of Your Story." Love Inspired Suspense author Lisa K. Phillips joins us today with a terrific, make your brain work post! Don't miss this post and btw, Lisa has a fun surprise for everyone.
Wednesday: Love Inspired author Belle Calhoune is your Dorothy, I mean hostess, with her post, "Follow the Yellow Brick Road." If you're brave and comment you might win a copy of her latest release, Her Forever Hero. Two copies. Two winners!
Thursday:WATCH OUT!!! Practice makes perfect in this fun, crazy profession. Ruth Logan Herne is your hostess today and she wants you to love writing enough to take care of the small stuff, like money and time management! She's giving away a $20 Amazon gift card to one lucky commenter and hopes it's you!
Friday: Today we're delighted to welcome Bethany House Publishing author Kate Breslin. Kate joins us from the Pacific Northwest with her post, "What Our Stories Teach Us." Do stop by to chat, and for an opportunity to win a copy of For Such a Time.
Today Seekerville is sneaking in this little giveaway to see if you are paying attention. Leave a comment for a chance to
Seeker Sightings
Debby Giusti hosted a table at Barbara Vey's Reader Appreciation Luncheon last weekend, and is seen here, visiting with keynote speaker Debbie Macomber.
Jennifer Tipton stopped by Debby's table to say hello, along with her mom, Alice.
Chapter Five of Closer than Brothers is now up on Mary's Blog. In which Dare gets stabbed in the back for the first time. (or is it the second?) Definitely the first time in the novella, but maybe not the first time in his life! CLOSER THAN BROTHERS
On May 6th...that's next Tuesday, Mary Connealy's novella, Meeting Her Match, found in the--A Match Made in Texas novella collection will release as a separate ebook. It is currently available for preorder for $1.99 on Kindle and for $2.99 on Nook. And is available in all ebook formats.
Myra Johnson's novel When the Clouds a Roll By is a finalist in the historical fiction category for Christian Retailing's Best Award! The book cover also made the finals of Cover Cafe's annual contest in the Avant Garde category. Vote for your favorites (and Myra won't mind at all if you vote for hers!).
Pam Hillman will be signing books in Philaldephia, MS at the Philadelphia-Neshoba County Public Library on May 3rd with Pamela Carron, Jon Etheredge, and June Davis Davidson. If you're in the area, drop by and say hi!
Tina Radcliffe's Mending the Doctor's Heart is a finalist in the 2014 Golden Quill Contest!
Random News & Information
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A brief note on how Night Classes work. They are not live.
They ARE lessons posted to a Yahoo Group and question and answer sessions. They are made for busy writers who are juggling five things at once. The lesson arrives in your in-box, or you can go online and read it. Read the lesson at midnight in your jammies or in the bathroom with your iPad. It's for your convenience. Don't miss out on these amazing opportunities because you think you don't have time.
News Corp Acquires Harlequin, Adds to HarperCollins Portfolio (DBW)
Why the Smart Reading Device of the Future May Be … Paper (Wired)
Suffering Fools (JAKonrath)
Ebook Readers Want Fresh Approaches to Genre Fiction (DBW)
Book Marketing for the Christian Marketplace (The Book Designer)
Make a Soundtrack to Your Book Using Booktrack (GalleyCat)
BookBub Raises $3.8M to Help Readers Find E-Book Deals Online (WSJ)
Classifying Your Book: How to Research & Target Literary Agents (Writers in the Storm)
What Really Happens When You Start Over (Goins Writer)
That's it! Have a great weekend! And pass this coupon along...