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The ACFW Conference - Just 3 Months Away

Taking a breather from The Homecoming blog tour to tell you about a wonderful writer's conference Cindi and I will be attending in September. I'm not sure how many who read this blog are writers or hope to be some day. If you are, a conference like this is an amazing opportunity.

It's hosted by American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), a group I've been an active part of for the last year and a half. It has over 2000 members, most of whom are still unpublished. A strong team of seasoned publi...

More Blog Tour Clips from Monday

Another group of bloggers posted their reviews yesterday. Didn't get my Google Alert about them till today. But once again, a lot of strong reviews. Some had already read my first book, The Unfinished Gift; others are starting with The Homecoming.

Which brings up an interesting question...can you/should you read a sequel first? We worked hard to give The Homecoming a life of its own, so that it could be enjoyed as a stand-alone novel. It appears we have succeeded, at least in the minds of some...

Sunday Blog Tour Clips

It's been humbling to read the reviews that have already started posting from the Blog Tour. I won't be able to post them all here. It will be going on throughout the week with almost 50 bloggers participating. But I wanted to give you at least a sampling of the reviews coming in about The Homecoming. As an author, I'm not sure there's anything more satisfying than reading the kinds of things I've been reading today.

"I fell in love with the characters in the first novel, and that emotional...

Revell Blog Tour About to Begin

Revell is launching a blog tour for my new book, The Homecoming, starting Monday. Almost 50 bloggers throughout the country will be reviewing the book on their blogs throughout the week. Some will also be doing interviews with me and giving away free copies of the book.

They received review copies of The Homecoming several weeks ago, to give them time to read it before the tour began. Several have already contacted me to share what they plan to say next week. Very encouraging stuff so far.

One ...

Recommending a Good Book

I don't normally review books on my blog. Certainly not against it, just a time thing. But I wanted to recommend a book I've just finished reading, especially to fans of my first two novels. It's called, A Distant Melody, by a fellow Revell author named Sarah Sundin.

It's a great WW2 story, the first of three she is writing. As you know, both The Unfinished Gift and The Homecoming are set during WW2. Fans of my 2nd book will especially like A Distant Melody, because it's also a love story. Sar...

The Homecoming - In Stores Now!!

My 2nd Novel is finally here. I checked the online stores; they all have it in stock now (Amazon, B&N, Christianbook.com). People have called or emailed me and said it's starting to show up in retail stores. Should be in all of them this week. Not sure when, but it should start showing up at Sam's and Wal-Mart, too.

Times like these, it's hard not to feel overwhelmed. So many people would love to see a novel they've written get published someday. Now I have two. And the third one, The Deepest ...

Booksigning at Southern Baptist Convention in Orlando

Just confirmed with my publisher yesterday, I've been asked to be part of a book signing at the Southern Baptist Convention's Annual Meeting in Orlando next month. The convention will be held at the Orange County Convention Center. Lifeway Christian Stores will be running the conference bookstore.

I'll be there on Monday, June 14th at 11am to sign copies of my novel, The Homecoming (due out June 1st). They may also have a new paperback edition of The Unfinished Gift there also. I'll check and...

It's a Book, pass the cigars!

The Fed-X driver dropped off a package about an hour ago. After a year of writing, re-writing, editing, revising, seeking endorsements, reviewing and approving artwork...and a ton of work from my wonderful team at Revell, the first copy of The Homecoming has arrived!

Holding that first copy in your hands, I'd say is the author equivalent of holding your newborn baby for the first time.

It also means thousands of copies are now being shipped to stores all across the country, including I'm told, ...

Two Great Links for Christian Fiction readers

[image error] Wanted to make my readers and fans aware of 2 great resources for checking out the best Christian fiction has to offer. One is a Facebook site, the other a website.

First, we'll start with the website (the pic to the right is their logo). It's called Fiction Finders, sponsored by ACFW, a large group of Christian fiction writers. You don't have to join. They created it as a resource to help readers find the best of what's out there, be able to read about different authors and see all their vari...

RT Book Reviews gives The Homecoming 4.5 Stars

Just got word, RT Book Reviews magazine has just given my 2nd novel, The Homecoming, 4.5 Stars and a great review: Here's what they said:

"While this is a sequel to The Unfinished Gift, it could easily be a stand alone novel. The emotional storyline and well-crafted characters will appeal to all. Walsh demonstrates that, like Nicholas Sparks, men are capable of writing romantic fiction."

You've probably heard of Nicholas Sparks. He's the NY Times bestselling author of books like: The Notebook...