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September 8, 2009
Lyn & Sentimental September
I like fall. I'm looking forward to the leaves changing (some maples here are already red-tipped) and baking apple and pumpkin pies and watching the season change again.
I've called this month Sentimental September. First of all, because my two books Finally Home & Finally Found have been reissued as a Love Inspir...
Lyn Makes Mistake & 4 Readers Get Lucky!
Well, you won't believe this OR you will. I couldn't believe it!
I got busy on Saturday, preparing to send out the copies of Her Inheritance Forever which Vintage Fan, Edna, Rose and Cherie J won in August. I was also sending several copies of my September book a Love Inspired Classic two in one, Finally Home-Finally Found to another author who handles the quarterly contests on the group site for Love Inspired Authors. I send her a year's worth at a time, four books one for each quarter and s...
September 3, 2009
Author Nikki Arana & A Voice for the Persecuted
My guest today is a non-fiction author who is doing a work for God. Here's Nikki:
"I have been blessed to have many strong women in my life. Most recently, one of the strongest gave me some advice. She is my agent, Natasha Kern. She advised me to write the book I have been given, be true to myself, and follow my heart. Having represented my four novels, she knew this non-fiction book would be a challenge. Yet she has encouraged me and supported me in every way possible. I'm so glad I listene
September 2, 2009
The Four August Winners Are..........
Starting this August and for the rest of this year, I'm giving away one copy each week of my new book in the month it is released. In August that was Her Inheritance Forever. To qualify for these weekly drawings, a visitor must leave a comment and perhaps something else like a recipe.
In August the recipes were Mexican-style to celebrate my heroine Alandra Maria Inez Sandoval. As soon as I can manage it, I'll put the collection together and you'll be able to download it here.
But now what you've r
September 1, 2009
Author Carrie Turansky & Unspoken Advice
Today we start a new month, Sentimental September, where guests will share good advice they have received. My guest today is Author Carrie Turansky who shares the "unspoken" advice from her mother-in-law. Here's Carrie:
"My mother-in-law, Shirley, is one of the strongest and bravest women I've ever known. Since we met thirty-three years ago, she has been a wonderful example and an inspiring mentor for me. Shirley and her husband, John, were in the ministry together for almost 50 years. They p
August 31, 2009
Book Monda-Author Gail Martin & Dad in Training
It's Book Monday again and my longtime friend Author Gail Martin has a new book out that I have every confidence in. I love Gail's books. They are tender and true to life. So check this one out!
DAD IN TRAINING
Steeple Hill Love Inspired
September 2009
Gail Gaymer Martin
How is Brent Runyan supposed to reach his troubled nephew? The workaholic businessman knows nothing about providing a real home to the orphaned boy who needs him so much. Special education teacher Molly Manning thinks the answer is t
August 28, 2009
My First Podcast--How to a Winning Synopsis
My workshop on blogging will be on Saturday, the last day of the conference. I hope you registered and attended this amazing online freebie. Anyway, I also did a podcast for this site and here is the link.
FYI-This is the example that I use in the podcast.
Harbor Intrigue Series
Synopsis of Book One, Dangerous Season
(Published as a Love Inspired Suspense 2007)
By Lyn Cote
Bible Verse: "Be angry and sin not…"
August 27, 2009
Author Maureen Lang & Loneliness
My guest today is Author Maureen Lang who writes about something that most authors and stay-at-home moms deal with, loneliness. Here's Mauree:
"Have you ever felt like an outside in your own hometown? Maybe all of us have, to some extent or at various times in our lives. Between my writing career and being mom to a handicapped child, isolation seems to be a natural byproduct. I've always joked that the two factors go hand-in-hand, that writing requires me to stay home but that's just where
August 25, 2009
Author Nicole Baart & Toddlers & Tiaras & Mango Salsa
My guest today is Nicole Baart, a young writer who though she says she didn't have much to say--says a lot. Here's Nicole:
"I have to admit that I have had a very hard time coming up with a topic for this guest post on Strong Women, Brave Stories. It's not that I don't know any strong women or that they don't have stories that would fill your eyes with tears of empathy. But relating their experiences back to the heroine of my latest novel? Tying it all together in a palatable bundl
August 24, 2009
Hi from Lyn & Your Last Chance to Win
Mind if I share a bit?
It's been a rough 10 days. My mil's funeral was yesterday. She was the
last of our parents to leave. (I found myself re-mourning the other loved ones of that generation and was weepy much of the time.) My mil was on a ventilator for the last two weeks in a Chicago hospital. An ordeal for everyone.
And while she was failing more and more, my daughter and I opened and sorted
through nearly 90 years of accumulation. My mil and her sister who lived under the same roof for almost t
