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March 5, 2012

Podcast for Living Inspired Radio: Gordon Dalbey and Shayla

{ Listen to Gordon's interview here }



Gordon Dalbey was a church minister but didn't understand the power of Christ. "The only time I'd seen adults' talking about Jesus in any personal way--calling Him 'Jesus' instead of 'Jesus Christ'--was with children," he says in his book Broken By Religion, Healed by God. "Only little kids sang 'Jesus Loves Me.' The message was clear. Any sense of
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Published on March 05, 2012 04:00

March 3, 2012

Video Chat

Why video chat?



Video chat is better then a Facebook party because you will be able to ask questions live instead of trying to read and keep up with the many many posts. You will also be able to see the authors which results in better interaction. Also, unlike the Facebook parties, we can record and save the chat to share with those who are not able to make it tonight! Not to mention, these
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Published on March 03, 2012 04:00

March 2, 2012

Chasing Mona Lisa in WORLD Magazine!

Source: bonsaigiraffe.tumblr.com via Tricia on Pinterest

It's always fun to come home to good news. This week I found out Chasing Mona Lisa was a notable book in World Magazine! 



Here is what they had to say: 



Chasing Mona Lisa | Tricia Goyer & Mike Yorkey


Chasing Mona Lisa features a plucky female heroine, her gallant man, a couple of gun battles, bad guys worth rooting against,
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Published on March 02, 2012 08:00

February 29, 2012

This Week On Living Inspired: Gordon Dalbey and Shayla

To listen to the interview: go here and click on the player in the upper right corner of the screen. Thursday at 3:00 pm Central.

This week I have the chance to talk to Gordon Dalbey, author of Broken by Religion. I'm also thrilled to get to chat with a sweet girl, Shay, from my home church back in Montana. She is the voice behind Shayla.


For your chance to win a copy of Gordon's Broken by
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Published on February 29, 2012 12:00

What I'm Looking Forward To

As a writer, speaker, mom, there is always something I'm looking forward to.

On my list now: 




Alyssa's 2nd birthday, March 16 
The 100th Anniversary of the Titanic...because I get to talk about my novel, By the Light of the Silvery Moon. 
The Allume Conference (awesome blogging conference formerly known as Relevent) 

Yes, there are other things...but at this moment THOSE things bring
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Published on February 29, 2012 09:27

February 27, 2012

Podcasts for Living Inspired Radio: Jon S. Lewis and Rosslyn Elliott

Winners for this week's show are posted below!! 



Download Jon's Interview Here




It's hard to find good books for boys, but as soon as I showed my teenage son Jon's books he was excited to read them. Jon understands the comic book world--it's a passion for him--so he's able to connect with boys on a level that most authors can't. If you have a boy who doesn't like to read, check out Jon's
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Published on February 27, 2012 04:00

February 25, 2012

Podcasts for Living Inspired Radio: Kathryn Bechen and Karen Linamen

Winners from this week's show are posted below!






Click Here to download Kathryn's interview 




Sometimes we want God to do something new, but sometimes that "new" is just an extension of what He's already started in our lives. I love how Kathryn shares how God grew a book out of what He's already gifted her at: Organization! Kathryn gives some great--and simple!--tips for organizing small
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Published on February 25, 2012 10:51

February 24, 2012

Buy One Book, Get One Free!

My novel Chasing Mona Lisa (which I co-wrote with Mike Yorkey) is climbing up the Amazon best-seller's list after an AWESOME e-book giveaway sponsored by our publisher Revell.

Until Saturday February 26th,  Chasing Mona Lisa is ONLY $3.49 on Amazon.

This morning I thought how amazingly FUN it would be if Chasing Mona Lisa made the TOP 100 Bestselling e-books on Amazon. It doesn't have that far
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Published on February 24, 2012 08:00

February 22, 2012

Your Audience

We've talked about marketing and publicity before, but for the next few days I'd like to discuss how you reach YOUR audience.

1. Let's talk about who your audience is.

2. Let's talk about unique ways you reach them.

According to Alexa.com, here is info on who is visiting my website the most: "Based on internet averages, triciagoyer.com is visited more frequently by females who are in the age
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Published on February 22, 2012 15:00

This Week on Living Inspired: Jon Lewis and Rosslyn Elliott

To listen to the interview: go here and click on the player in the upper right corner of the screen. Thursday at 3:00 pm Central.

This week's interview with Jon S. Lewis, author of the hit young adult fiction series CHAOS, is a lot of fun. We cover everything from aliens to comic books. We also have the chance to talk to Rosslyn Elliott about the newest book in her Saddler series, Sweeter Than
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Published on February 22, 2012 12:00