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Author News and Events
Gail Gaymer Martin
July 9 - 12 - Thurs to Sunday - ChiLibris Retreat in Denver, Colorado.
August 1- Saturday - Texas Christian Writers Conference, Houston, Texas. Presenting workshops on writing fiction.
September 17-20 Thur - Sun. American Christian Fiction Writers Conference - Denver, Colorado.
September 25-26 Fri & Sat - Third Annual Women on the Water Retreat, Bruce Bay Cottages, Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada.
Allie Pleiter
Sunday, July 12 – Wednesday, July 15 International Christian Retail Show, Denver, CO
Wednesday, July 15 – Saturday, July 19 Romance Writers of America, Washington DC
Thursday, September 17 – Sunday, September 20American Christian Fiction Writers, Denver, CO
Susan Page Davis
Susan Page Davis is on the critiquing staff for the ACFW conference, to be held in Denver Sept. 17 to 20. Sign up for a critique with Susan when you register for the conference at www.acfw.com.
August 7- Belfast, Maine Maine Fellowship for Christian Writers Conference. Workshop on creating 3-D characters. Email her at susan@susanpagedavis.com for more information.
Craftie Ladies of Romance
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Craftie Ladies of Suspense
Visit their blog for a chance to win this month's Love Inspired Suspense books.
Love Inspired Authors Blog
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July 9 - 12 - Thurs to Sunday - ChiLibris Retreat in Denver, Colorado.
August 1- Saturday - Texas Christian Writers Conference, Houston, Texas. Presenting workshops on writing fiction.
September 17-20 Thur - Sun. American Christian Fiction Writers Conference - Denver, Colorado.
September 25-26 Fri & Sat - Third Annual Women on the Water Retreat, Bruce Bay Cottages, Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada.
Allie Pleiter
Sunday, July 12 – Wednesday, July 15 International Christian Retail Show, Denver, CO
Wednesday, July 15 – Saturday, July 19 Romance Writers of America, Washington DC
Thursday, September 17 – Sunday, September 20American Christian Fiction Writers, Denver, CO
Susan Page Davis
Susan Page Davis is on the critiquing staff for the ACFW conference, to be held in Denver Sept. 17 to 20. Sign up for a critique with Susan when you register for the conference at www.acfw.com.
August 7- Belfast, Maine Maine Fellowship for Christian Writers Conference. Workshop on creating 3-D characters. Email her at susan@susanpagedavis.com for more information.
Craftie Ladies of Romance
Visit their blog for a chance to win some fabulous prizes .
Craftie Ladies of Suspense
Visit their blog for a chance to win this month's Love Inspired Suspense books.
Love Inspired Authors Blog
Read their latest news and information at http://loveinspiredauthors.blogspot.com/
Got news? Got Events? Email Us! We'll be sure to add it here.
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Free Online Read: Fireworks by Valerie Hansen
Without a Trace: Can you solve the mystery?
Join us for a special Scavenger Hunt for clues in the latest Love Inspired Suspense Continuity.Each month will feature a new hunt where you can win prizes from our Love Inspired Suspense authors.
This month's prize is a special book and prize package from author Robin Caroll.
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Last day to decipher the clues from Roxanne Rustand's Deadly Competition. Can you solve the mystery? http://community.eharlequin.com/forums/s
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Last month, we had a great time searching for the clues in Patricia Davids' book, Cloud of Suspicion. Congratulations to Hope for winning that prize! This month, we're looking at the release from Roxanne Rustand, Deadly Competition, and clues from that book. ...
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Cheryl Wyatt talks about creating strong transitions: http://community.eharlequin.com/content/
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Creating strong transitions is something I've been striving to do better in my work. Transitions are the passage from one scene (or chapter) to the next. Most often, you can link the two by one hooky sentence out and one hooky sentence in.Strong transitions need to contain hooks in my opinion. ...
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Virginia Smith shares an interview with the heroine from her latest release, A Scent of Murder: http://community.eharlequin.com/content/
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Today we're welcoming Caitlin, the heroine of Scent of Murder, by Virginia Smith,which was just released earlier this month. Wow, you've just had quite an adventure.
Steeple Hill Books Missy Tippens shares an interview with the hero from her latest release:
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1. Bill, tell me the most interesting thing about you.Well, most people seem interested in the fact that I’m a physicist—at least until I get carried away talking about particle physics. Then their eyes tend to glaze over. ...
Steeple Hill Books Going to be chatting soon with our authors and fans. Hope you'll join us! 8pm Eastern: http://chat.eharlequin.com/
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Cheryl St. John shares the process of writing The Preacher's Wife, her newest release from Love Inspired Historical: http://community.eharlequin.com/content/
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Every book of mine begins in a three ring binder. Well, actually, it starts out as a couple of hand-written pages, which then go into my binder and, depending on the complexity and research involved, develops into a fat binder. ...
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Want to know how Terri Reed writes such great books? Check out her advice! http://community.eharlequin.com/content/
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That it doesn’t get any easier after you’ve sold that first manuscript. There is so much more to being a writer than writing.
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Learn more about the heroine from Lois Richer's latest release, A Ring and a Promise: http://community.eharlequin.com/content/
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FUN? WHO HAS TIME FOR FUN? I CAN BARELY GET MY JEWELRY DESIGNING WORK DONE AND TAKE CARE OF MY PARENTS. THEY’VE MOVED INTO A NEW PLACE BECAUSE MY DAD HAS ALZHEIMER’S AND MY MOM WANTED A SMALLER PLACE. IF I HAD TIME, THOUGH, I’D LOVE TO LEARN HOW TO SAIL. I LOVE THE WATER.
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Valerie Hansen shares the fascinating story behind her latest release, No Alibi: http://community.eharlequin.com/content/
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I have often written about life in the rural section of the Arkansas Ozarks where I live. This time, my editors weren’t sure I knew what I was talking about because this book dealt with moonshine. That’s right. ...
Steeple Hill Books Winnie Griggs is having a special contest to celebrate the launch of her new website. Check it out: http://www.winniegriggs.com/contest.php
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To celebrate the rollout of my new website I'm going to be awarding two lucky individuals from my newsletter subscriber list not one but two books each, to be selected by the winner from the list of available Love Inspired Historical titles. ...
Steeple Hill Books Did you know Love Inspired books now has a Twitter page? Follow us @loveinspiredbks
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Heroine Interview from No Alibi by Valerie Hansen: http://community.eharlequin.com/content/
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Today we're welcoming, Julie Ann Jones the heroine of NO ALIBI, a Love Inspired Suspense by Valerie Hansen for June 2009. Wow, you've just had quite an adventure.
Steeple Hill Books This week's story behind the story: The Accidental Lawman was no accident by Jill Marie Landis.
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When I sat down to write my first single title release for Steeple Hill a couple of years ago (HOMECOMING, June 2008), I decided I'd make sure that the book set up future stories. The setting, Glory, Texas, ...
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Heroine interview from Her Last Chance by Terri Reed: http://community.eharlequin.com/content/
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Today we're welcoming Leah Farley, the heroine of Her Last Chance: Book six of the Without A Trace continuity series, by Terri Reed . Wow, you've just had quite an adventure.
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Jillian Hart shares an interview with the heroine from her latest release, Blind-Date Bride: http://community.eharlequin.com/content/
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Kelly Kiggins-Lund
My latest interview starts with an introduction to the Steeple Hill Love Inspired line of books. The last portion of the interview focuses upon several of the authors who write for the Love Inspired line. The rest of this week, I will be featuring reviews of the books from Love Inspired authors.
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New blog post from Debby Giusti sharing the story behind her latest release, Protecting Her Child: http://community.eharlequin.com/content/
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Wealthy heiress Eve Townsend is close to death. But before she dies, she has to know: what happened to the daughter she gave up for adoption twenty-four years before? Did she inherit her mother’s life-threatening ...
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heroine interview from the taking of Carly Bradford: http://community.eharlequin.com/content/
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A few years ago, a drunk driver took my family away from me—my husband and my son. I didn’t know if I’d ever recover. God intervened and led me here. I think because of that loss, I’ve become a bit of a wildcat where the rights of families are concerned, especially moms. ...
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Win a prize from author Patricia Davids! The next clue in the Without a Trace Scavenger Hunt has been released: http://community.eharlequin.com/forums/s
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Last month, we had a great time searching for the clues in Shirlee McCoy's book, Cold Case Murder. Congratulations to Jessiecue for winning that prize! This month, we're looking at the release from Patricia Davids, Cloud of Suspicion, and clues from that book. ...
Kelly Kiggins-Lund
It is my pleasure to announce my new position as the Richmond Christian Book Review Examiner. I have already submitted my first article and am busy preparing others. If you are a lover of christian books, please feel free to stop by my site and read about new releases. I will be including my reviews on Steeple Hill books as well. If you are an author, please feel free to contact me about conducting a review of your book. Blessings! Kelly
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Brenda Minton shares an interview with the heroine from her latest release, The Cowboy Next Door: http://community.eharlequin.com/content/
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1. Lacey Gould, tell me the most interesting thing about you. I don’t know if I’m a very interesting person. I’m a waitress at the Hash-it-Out Diner. I grew up in St. Louis in a family that was pretty dysfunctional. Living in Gibson, Missouri is my dream. Oh, I do have a police record.
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Irene shares the inspiration behind her latest release, Tides of Hope: http://community.eharlequin.com/content/
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Readers often ask me about the inspiration for my books, and in general my answer is, “A character appears and keeps bugging me until I write his or her story!” That was certainly the case with my RITA-winning book in 2003, NEVER SAY GOODBYE. ...
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Steeple Hill Books Camy Tang shares her publishing advice and gives insight into how she got her first contract with Love Inspired Suspense. http://community.eharlequin.com/content/