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If you are not familiar with our giveaway rules, take a minute to read them here. It keeps us all happy! All winners should send their name, address, and phone number to claim prizes.  Please send to Seekerville2@gmail.com. If the winner does not contact us within two weeks, another winner may be selected. **(All winners' emails will receive a response within a week. If you do not receive an acknowledgement, we may not have received it. Please leave a comment in the following Weekend Edition.)


Tuesday: Dana offered us a glimpse into her schedule with My Summer To Do List
Wednesday: Ruthy on Hiatus but still with us as we scooped up a throwback post on 8 Clues on Writing a Cozy Mystery
Thursday: Pam offered a bit of promotion for ACFW Storyfest Takeover Blitz - PLUS a Not To Be Missed GIVEAWAY!




Monday: Jan will be sharing some musings about heroes and how to turn real-life, flesh-and-blood heroes into a swoon-worthy hero for your inspirational romance.
Tuesday: Pepper is our hostess today! 
Wednesday: Debby Giusti will be talking about her upcoming release, AMISH BLAST INVESTIGATION, and other writing tidbits. Be sure to stop by and leave a comment.
Thursday: Winnie is our hostess today!   







Jan is pleased to announce that The Case of the Artist's Mistake is a semi-finalist in the ACFW Carol Award contest!

AMISH BLAST INVESTIGATION

Releasing June 27!

A deadly explosion.
A dangerous search for the truth.

After an explosion rocks Becca Klein’s bakery and kills one of her customers, she teams up with the victim’s son to find justice. Though estranged from his father, Englischer Luke Snyder is compelled to help the Amish woman uncover why his father died. But ruthless killers believe Luke’s father gave Becca something they want, and they’ll stop at nothing to get it. Can Luke keep Becca safe until they discover the truth?

Pre-OrderHERE!









Disclaimer: Any blog post that includes an offer of product purchase or service is NOT to be considered an endorsement by Seekerville or any of our authors  (please see our Legal page )
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The Perils of Responding to Criticism by Tamela Hancock Murray at Steve Laube Agency blog
Novel Marketing and Christian Publishing with Thomas Umstattd Jr at The Creative Penn
The Healthy Writer by Emilie Haney at Learn How To Write A Novel
Develop a Pre-Writing Routine and Make Your Writing Productivity Soar by Larry Leech at The Write Conversation
When Do You Need an Author Website by Grace Bialecki at Jane Friedman
Picking the Perfect Thoughts to Italicize by Janice Hardy at Fiction University
Enneagram Bullet Journal Set Up by Natasha Miller at The Bullet Journal

ACFW Storyfest Takeover Blitz - plus a NOT TO BE MISSED GIVEAWAY

Hello Seekerville! Pam Hillman here. I'm so excited to have the opportunity to tell you about ACFW Storyfest. 2022 was the inaugural year for the Storyfest readers' retreat, and it was amazing. I'll be honest, as a bit of an unknown author, I was blown away and honored beyond measure by the readers who were in attendance who'd read my books. I was just as much in awe of the readers as they seemed to be of regular ol' me.

It was truly a mutual admiration society event! lol

Honestly, the whole thing was just grand. Grab your family, your best friend, your sister(s), your book club, your cousins, and join us in St. Louis for Storyfest. I promise you'll have a blast.

Now on to the JustReads Tour info. below where there are prizes to be had!!!

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Welcome to the Takeover Blitz for ACFW Storyfest, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

You are Invited

ACFW Storyfest 

August 24-26, 2023 

Hyatt Regency at the Arch, St. Louis

When hundreds of authors gather for their annual ACFW conference in August, readers are invited to participate in their own event on the same premises. Storyfest will present a full program of meet & greet or meals with authors, casual conversation, games, panels, swag bags of story-related treasures, and the opportunity to hear from the heart of readers’ favorite authors.

Per reader requests, the ACFW Storyfest team is also including reader-only workshops to help answer reader questions and gain reader feedback. The ACFW bookstore will also be open to readers. Last year’s attendees recommend bringing extra luggage for the book and swag haul.

Learn More about ACFW Storyfest 2023

Participating Authors:

                                             

Sami A. Abrams, Kate Angelo, Pepper Basham, Laurel Blount, Sara Brunsvold, Colleen Coble, Sara Davison, Lynette Eason, Loretta Eidson, Joni M. Fisher, Liana George, Sarah Hamaker, Sarah Hanks, Brandy Heineman, Rebecca Hemlock, Pam Hillman, Angela Hunt, Denise Hunter, Kelly Irvin, Dana R. Lynn, Tracey J. Lyons, Joy K. Massenburge, Nancy Mehl, Shaen Layle, Dana Mentink, Robin Caroll, Dineen Miller, DiAnn Mills, Carol Moncado, Mindy Obenhaus, Candice Sue Patterson, Lisa Phillips, Deborah Raney, Shannon Redmon, Terri Reed, Helena Smrcek, Betsy St. Amant, Melanie Stevenson, Carrie Turansky, Marilyn Turk, Darlene L. Turner, Virginia Vaughan, John Matthew Walker, Kimberley Woodhouse, Lenora Worth, Kathleen Y’Barbo, and more

Register Now for ACFW Storyfest 2023

Tour Giveaway

(1) winner will receive their choice of one registration fee to ACFW Storyfest in St. Louis OR if unable to attend Storyfest, a swag bag STUFFED with swag, including the Storyfest booklet and signed copies of books by up to 10 participating authors!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight June 14, 2023 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on June 21, 2023. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. If selected, the swag bag will be sent after the event in late August. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

Giveaway is subject to JustRead Publicity Tours Giveaway Policies.

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Follow along at JustRead Tours for a full list of stops!

8 Clues About Writing a Cozy Mystery

Audra here.

As we continue filling in for Ruthy on hiatus, I chose this legacy post from June 8, 2017 on writing a Cozy Mystery. I hope you enjoy my choice and leave comments on Ruthy's views!!

THE BEST OF RUTHY presents:

8 Clues About Writing a Cozy MysteryI had to change the title of this post... it started as "6" clues... and grew to "8", hence the flexibility of the world wide web... but 8 it is!

I will never write a mystery.  (Ruth Logan Herne, 2008)

MY FIRST MYSTERY RELEASES SOON!!!!   (Ruth Logan Herne, 2017) 

2023 - Available at Guideposts
Grandma Eichas used to say "Never say never."

Sage words.

She'd also say "Better they cry now than you cry later."

More sage words, but that first saying "Never say never" has never been truer than it is today. 

I've written my first mystery and I'm halfway done with my second and I had no idea they would be THIS MUCH FUN!!!!

Huge thanks to Susan Downs of Guideposts for bringing me on board for this delightful series "Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard".  Yes, of course, I want you to go buy the book.... and yes I want you to love it. There are 8 authors in this series, 3 books each... and the heroine is a 58-year-old woman finding a new path after losing her husband.... And I have to believe you will love, love, love Priscilla Latham Grant and her cousins Joan, Trudy and Gail...  

But over and above all of that, lies this: writing a mystery isn't as difficult as I once believed... and it's so much fun that I'm amazed. So if you've ever considered this mode of story-telling, the very same thing that made Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle and Mary Stuart and Daphne Du Maurier world-famous... it's this.

Let's break it down:

1. Sleuth (or sleuths): A mystery needs a problem solver. That's your sleuth. It can be a Jane Marple, a Hercule Poirot, (both Agatha Christie), Kinsey Millhone (The Alphabet Mysteries), Stephanie Plum (Janet Evanovich) or many, many others.  Your sleuth has to be relatable. They don't have to be perfect, or cunningly bright (Poirot and Monk and Columbo come to mind).... They don't have to be gorgeous ( Jessica Fletcher (Murder, She Wrote) comes to mind, or Jane Marple or the second Mrs. DeWinter in DuMaurier's "Rebecca"...) and they don't have to be  all that likable (Monk, Holmes...) but they have to possess some form of puzzle-solving skill. That ability to put together thin pieces of facade to create a true ornate table-top puzzle.

2. Setting: Whether your mystery is set at 221b Baker Street, the Orient Express, a Midwestern town or a New England village, how you set the story(ies) is a part of your ongoing thread... and can affect each story in different ways. Setting is important in what it adds to the stories... but it is also flexible because CRIME HAPPENS EVERYWHERE!



3. Suspects: There is no mystery without suspects. While that seems obvious, it's important to figure out who those suspects will be, and give them parts throughout the story. Not everyone conveniently has all of the suspects and victims trapped in a house (And Then There Were None) Agatha Christie... So your suspects need to have a reason why they might fall under suspicion. In a "cozy mystery" they don't even have to be real bona fide suspects.... but they need to have a reason to be under a cloak of suspicion. What are they hiding? What do they know?



4. Clues!!!! Oh, this is the most fun yet! Sprinkling clues in and among the regular normal every-day conversations and observations to tempt the reader to wonder... was that a clue??? And if it looks too obvious, the answer might be no!!! Just like the many choices in Milton Bradley's "CLUE" game, there are obviously many options in a mystery... which ones lead to the final solution?

5. Red Herrings.... Here's the bend in the road that takes you down the wrong garden path, the wrong direction.... the assumption that proves it's wrong to assume! 

6. Gripping Opening Chapter... This could be graphic in a suspense or murder mystery (think openings of "Castle"  before  they ruined the show) and then off-set by humor and human interaction for the duration.... or in a cozy mystery, it's gripping but not necessarily scary or frightening... maybe thought-provoking or emotionally inciting/exciting.... 

7. Action-packed scene toward the end!!! All right, don't get your knickers in a twist... For a cozy, you don't want to go Jason Bourne-deep-end, floating body death scenes here.... but you want something to upset the comfort of the cozy mystery, to threaten the peace and love we find in small towns or island settings, of urban neighborhoods... Something needs to HAPPEN HERE.... and when it does, it might show part of the path or it might show the culprit/villain.... but it's not the end of the book. Because now you want a: 

8. Wrap Up.... After raising myself on a diet of Nancy Drew, Cherry Ames, Agatha Christie, Trixie Belden and Sue Barton.... I loved the wrap up, the reasoning behind how they figured things out!



Now your readers will be DELIGHTED if they figure this out toward the end and beat you to it! If they figure it out too early, they will  Not Be Happy.... Yes, You've Ruined The Book For Them ... Because part of the fun of a mystery is the puzzle solving.

The reader longs to pick out the clues and then follow them to a logical conclusion BEFORE THE SLEUTH figures it out!

Now sometimes that works, and sometimes it doesn't, and if it doesn't work because you didn't give clues... or you didn't lay the groundwork... well... Oops. Your bad!  Because sprinkling in a few hints along the way is our job.

Figuring them out is the reader's responsibility.

Here's my back cover blurb for book 9 of the series:   When a raging storm, a multi-million dollar robbery, a Hollywood movie and a missing child stir up interest in a cold case, Priscilla must risk her friendships and her reputation in order to reveal what really happened to little Katie Farnsworth the night Hurricane Bob slammed into Martha’s Vineyard nearly thirty years ago.

Nothing hits home like the loss of a child, so the poignancy of this story has classic Ruthy depth... wrapped in a cozy mystery package. And I think you'll love it! 

What do you think about mysteries? Have you considered writing them? How is a mystery different from a suspense?

Well, in a suspense, someone is AFTER THE SLEUTH.... or the heroine, or the hero.... Someone generally wants them dead. 

In a mystery, the sleuth may feel threatened.... but the sleuth is after the perpetrator, following clues and deducting theories.

Not a subtle difference... a major difference. 

Think Castle vs. The Bourne Identity.

Castle bumbled his way through, case by case...

Jason Bourne was a human killing machine, misunderstood and programmed to be heartless... except they forgot one thing. They left his heart in his body, and the heart never truly forgets.,

Let's talk mysteries... your favorites and your hopes and dreams!

I've got a couple of other mystery authors coming by this summer for a Summer Series of Mysteries... feel free to consider this Installment #1!

LINK TO BUY BOOK HERE!!!!

My Summer to Do List

Good morning, friends!

 

As most of you know, I’m a teacher. This week schoolhas let out, so I thought I would give you a list of 10 things I am looking forwardto doing this summer:

1.     Spendingmore time with my family. Always a plus.

 

2.     Traveling.I don’t do this enough. But I do hope to leave my state a time or two, althoughI have no set plans.

 

3.     Gettingoutside and taking advantage of sunny days. I especially hope to go swimming atthe beach a few times.

 

4.     Readsome longer books. I tend to read short books during the school year because Ihave limited time. I hope to have more time to devote to it this year.

 

5.     Write.Well, of course. But this time, I hope to be able to do it in a more relaxedfashion. And I don’t want to write on weekends.

 

6.     Goto daily Mass. I never get to do this during the school year. But I want to getto church more and spend quiet time with God.

 

7.     Organizemy house. Yeah, I say this every year. Still, one can dream.

 

8.     Planmy daughter’s wedding. Yippee!

 

9.     Goon a writing retreat. I haven’t done this in a couple of years, so hopefullythis year will be my year!

 

10.  Begrateful for every day God gives me, no matter what it brings, rain or shine.

    I would love to hear about your summer plans! One winner will win a book of choice, provided I still have a copy!

     

 Dana R. Lynn is a USA Today andPublishers Weekly bestselling author who believes in the power of God to touchpeople through stories. She met her husband at a wedding in Pennsylvania andtold her parents she had met her future husband. Nineteen months later, theywere married. Today, they live in rural Pennsylvania and are entering the worldof empty nesters. She is a teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing by day andwrites stories of romance and danger at night. Dana is an avid reader, lovescats and thinks chocolate should be a food group. Readers can contact her orsign up to receive her monthly newsletter at  www.danarlynn.com.

Sunday Scripture & Prayer Requests

THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

The Institution of the Eucharist, Nicolas Poussin, 1640, The Louvre, Paris. [PD-US]

Jesus said to the Jewish crowds:
"I am the living bread that came down fromheaven;
whoever eats this bread will live forever;
and the bread that I will give
is my flesh for the life of the world."
The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying,
"How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
Jesus said to them,
"Amen, amen, I say to you,
unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man anddrink his blood,
you do not have life within you.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood
has eternal life,
and I will raise him on the last day.
For my flesh is true food,
and my blood is true drink.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood
remains in me and I in him.
Just as the living Father sent me
and I have life because of the Father,
so also the one who feeds on me
will have life because of me.
This is the bread that came down from heaven.
Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died,
whoever eats this bread will live forever."

John 6:51-58

 The Seekerville bloggers have been praying for YOU and for our entire blog community. If you have any special intentions that need additional coverage, leave a request for prayer in the comment section below. 

Please pray for our country and for an end to the problems that plague us at this current time, such as the increased cost of fuel and food and the rise in crime. Please pray for world peace, for  the protection of our military, law enforcement officers and border agents.   

We are so grateful for all of you—for your friendship and your support! 

God bless you and keep you safe.  

Weekend Edition

  






If you are not familiar with our giveaway rules, take a minute to read them here. It keeps us all happy! All winners should send their name, address, and phone number to claim prizes.  Please send to Seekerville2@gmail.com. If the winner does not contact us within two weeks, another winner may be selected. **(All winners' emails will receive a response within a week. If you do not receive an acknowledgement, we may not have received it. Please leave a comment in the following Weekend Edition.)


Monday: Mary has a new book out! The winner of a copy of Laws of Attraction is JCO.
Wednesday: Mindy was here to share her thoughts on Building Your Readership. The winner of a copy of Loving the Rancher's Children is. . . Glynis!




Monday: Jaime is our hostess
Tuesday: Dana is our hostess 
Wednesday: Our Best of Ruthy series continues with 8 Clues About Writing A Cozy Mystery
Thursday: Pam brings us news about the ACFW Storyfest Readers Retreat . You don't want to miss this, so mark your calendars.   

AMISH BLAST INVESTIGATION

Releasing June 27!

A deadly explosion.
A dangerous search for the truth.

After an explosion rocks Becca Klein’s bakery and kills one of her customers, she teams up with the victim’s son to find justice. Though estranged from his father, Englischer Luke Snyder is compelled to help the Amish woman uncover why his father died. But ruthless killers believe Luke’s father gave Becca something they want, and they’ll stop at nothing to get it. Can Luke keep Becca safe until they discover the truth?

Pre-OrderHERE!



The Element of LoveisON SALE FOR $2.99in all ebook formats. For Kindle For Nook And if there are other ebook formats I don't know what they are but the book is for sale on them, too.









Disclaimer: Any blog post that includes an offer of product purchase or service is NOT to be considered an endorsement by Seekerville or any of our authors  (please see our Legal page )



Imposter Syndrome for Writers is a Real Thing by KM Weiland at Helping Writers Become Authors
Phrases You're Probably Using Wrong by Tiffany Yates Martin at Writer UnBoxed
Don't Write the Book Without the Blueprint by Megan Brown at Steve Laube Agency blog
Television Tropes by Terry Odell at Killzone blog
Advantages of Establishing a Writing Routine by Lisa Jordan at Learn How To Write A Novel
Sometimes Writers Need Soul Care When Things Go Right by Edie Melson at The Write Conversation
Why No One is Reading Past Your First Chapter by Janice Hardy at Fiction University
How to Develop Your Story's Themes by Kristen Kieffer at Well-Storied
The Varied Paths of Traditional vs. Self Publishing by Laura Vanarendonk Baugh at Writers In The Storm
10 Tips for Writing a Boring Story by Kelley JP Lindberg at Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (RMFW) blog
Spring Weeknight Dinner of the Week Chicken with Creamy Mushroom and Snap Peas at Food Network

Building Your Readership

 by Mindy Obenhaus

You’ve worked for years, honing your craft and, finally, you’ve received that seemingly elusive book contract. You get a publication date. You tell everyone you know about your upcoming release. You blast the cover across your social media accounts. You do some guests posts for blogging friends. Maybe a podcast. But will it be enough?

Let me pause here to say that I’m coming at this from a traditionally published viewpoint. I’m not tech savvy, nor am I familiar with all that’s out there. These are just some things I’ve learned along the way. But the one thing I do know is that the number one way to build your readership is to get your book into the hands of readers.  

Building a readership is like building a friendship. It doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time, nurturing and patience. Trust has to be built. If a reader likes your first book, they’re more apt to pick up the next one. More importantly, they might tell someone else about your book and word of mouth is a powerful thing. Anyone remember the shampoo commercial back in the 70s that showed the power of telling two friends? Then they told two friends, and so on. But in order for them to do that, the first one has to read your book. Which leads me back to my previous point... 

The number one way to build your readership is to get your book into the hands of readers. As many as possible. 

How do you do that?

Launch Teams – I’ll admit that I’m new to the world of launch teams. But when life went wonky right before my most recent book released, my relatively small team stood in the gap for me. They stepped in and flooded social media in my stead. For me, the purpose of a launch team is to make people aware of my books by creating buzz and leaving reviews. The burden is always lighter when we have others to help us carry it.

Giveaways – Giveaway a book to one lucky newsletter subscriber. Do a Flash Giveaway on one of your social media outlets. You specify a cutoff time and have them leave a comment to be entered. Yes, people like to receive free books, but you might end up with some new fans as a result.

Promotions and Virtual Book Tours – Things like Booksweeps list builder promos are a good way to get the ball rolling. They’re relatively inexpensive and you’re usually giving away digital copies of your book. 

If you can afford it, I recommend some sort of tour through a company like JustRead Publicity Tours. And I’m not just saying that because Carrie and Beth are a part of this blog, but because I know from personal experience. Many reviews have said, “This was a new-to-me author, but I look forward to her next book.” Would they have picked up my book otherwise? Who knows? But I’ve gained many new readers as a result of their campaigns. 

No matter what you choose to do to build readership, the goal is to--say it with me--get your book into the hands of readers. That’s why you’ll often see digital books priced under $2 on Amazon. Publishers know it works and so do indy authors. Folks will buy 99 cent books all day long. And they sometimes find a new favorite author.

When was the last time you found a new-to-you author who quickly became a favorite? Authors, if you have some tips for building readership, please chime in. In keeping with my advice, I’m giving away a copy of my new release, Loving the Rancher’s Children, to one lucky commentor. Simply leave a comment to be entered. If you comment as Anonymous, please leave your name in the comment. (US mailing addresses, choice of print or ebook. International, ebook only)

Best-selling author Mindy Obenhaus is passionate about touching readers with Biblical truths in an entertaining, and sometimes adventurous, manner. She lives on a ranch in Texas with her husband, two sassy pups, countless cattle, deer and the occasional coyote, mountain lion or snake. When she’s not writing, she enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, cooking and watching copious amounts of the Hallmark Channel. Learn more at www.MindyObenhaus.com

Laws of Attraction Giveaway--And a sale!

 

Laws of AttractionBook #2 in the Wyoming Sunrise SeriesReleases this month!To celebrate I'm giving away a signed copy of Laws of Attractionto One Lucky Commentor
Laws of Attraction is, to me, the heart of this series, the inspiration for it.I read a book about the First Woman Justice of the Peace in America. She was in Wyoming. So I thought, maybe my book could be about the SECOND Justice of the Peace.Have you ever noticed that no one argues over the second anything?Oldest?Most expensive?Prettiest?Fastest?Tallest?Sure, claim 1st place and people want to fight.No the Grand Canyon isn't the most beautiful view in America.But if you say your view is SECOND, everyone smug-ly thinks, dang right you're second, cuz MY choice is first, you go ahead and be second.So I'm sure somewhere there is a second female Justice of the Peace, but no one is in here demanding I admit that. So far!Phew.
Nell is a seamstress...in a frontier town full of men. The few women who live in or near Pine Valley, Wyoming make their own dresses.  Nell LOVES making pretty dresses. She likes lace and ruffles and ribbons. Early on after she moved to town, she made the dire mistake of agreeing to make a cowboy a pair of chaps, even though she has no idea how. But he brought in an old pair and a piece of tanned cowhide, and she figured it out and now, everyone wants a pair of chaps.They don't care what she charges or how long they have to wait. Nell is making a fortune and she's not happy.Until she finds a hapless homesteader widower, with three poorly dressed, half-grown daughters.They all need dresses. He has no money. Nell wheedles him into letting her hire them and earn their dresses. She'll teach them how to sew. She'll teach them how to make chaps.
It's all going to be such fun. And then the murderous stagecoach robbers, the Deadeye Gang strike again. Nell, the widow of a lawman back in Missouri, knows a whole lot about investigating a crime just from listening to her lunkhead of a dead lawman husband.When she gets involved in investigating the crimes, and then the local Justice of the Peace resigns, the sheriff pitches her name to take over.And then people start trying to kill her.Judge Nell needs to discover and expose the robbers. Brand needs to figure out how to be the fathers to girls.They all need to stay alive long enough to fall in love.Let's talk about bragging rights for your town or church or school or whatever.I happen to live in the SECOND oldest settlement in Nebraska. Well, nearby, not IN.Every town has a claim to fame. What's yours? And have you ever worked this type of bragging rights into your story?Laws of Attraction coming in June, leave a comment to get your name in a drawing for a signed copy.AND


On Sale Now in all ebook formats: The Element of Love $2.99Buy on KindleBuy on Nook

Sunday Scripture & Prayer Requests

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

The Adoration of the Trinity by Albrecht Dürer (1511): from top to bottom: Holy Spirit (dove), God the Father and the crucified Christ. [PD-US]

God so loved the world that he gave his onlySon,
so that everyone who believes in him might notperish
but might have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world tocondemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through him.
Whoever believes in him will not be condemned,
but whoever does not believe has already beencondemned,
because he has not believed in the name of theonly Son of God.

John3:16-18

The Seekerville bloggers have been praying for YOU and for our entire blog community.  If you have any special intentions that need additional coverage, leave a request for prayer in the comment section below. 

Please pray for our country and for an end to the problems that plague us at this current time, such as the increased cost of fuel and food and the rise in crime. Please pray for world peace, for  the protection of our military, law enforcement officers and border agents.   

We are so grateful for all of you—for your friendship and your support! 

God bless you and keep you safe.  

Weekend Edition

  








If you are not familiar with our giveaway rules, take a minute to read them here. It keeps us all happy! All winners should send their name, address, and phone number to claim prizes.  Please send to Seekerville2@gmail.com. If the winner does not contact us within two weeks, another winner may be selected. **(All winners' emails will receive a response within a week. If you do not receive an acknowledgement, we may not have received it. Please leave a comment in the following Weekend Edition.)


Monday: Memorial Day - Seekerville Closed
Thursday: Audra shared her thoughts on the Power of Setting



Monday: Mary will be in the house today!
Wednesday: Mindy will be here to share with us.

AMISH BLAST INVESTIGATION

In Stores NOW!

A deadly explosion.
A dangerous search for the truth.

After an explosion rocks Becca Klein’s bakery and kills one of her customers, she teams up with the victim’s son to find justice. Though estranged from his father, Englischer Luke Snyder is compelled to help the Amish woman uncover why his father died. But ruthless killers believe Luke’s father gave Becca something they want, and they’ll stop at nothing to get it. Can Luke keep Becca safe until they discover the truth?

OrderHERE!







Disclaimer: Any blog post that includes an offer of product purchase or service is NOT to be considered an endorsement by Seekerville or any of our authors  (please see our Legal page )
21 Bible Verses to Use to Pray for Your Writing by Edie Melson at The Write Conversation
Starting Over. It Never Gets Easier by PJ Parrish at Killzone blog
Lead Magnets to Promote Your New Release by Jennifer Chastain at Learn How To Write A Novel
How to Keep Writing as a Stay At Home Parent (Without Losing Your Mind) by Geoff White at The Writer's Cookbook
Understanding Permission: Legal Considerations for Writers by William Bernhardt at Book Brush blog
The Writer Who Doesn't Know What They Don't Know by Lynette Eason at Steve Laube agency
Two Success Factors No One Wants To Talk About by Jaime Buckley at Writers In The Storm
How to Balance Passion and Profit by Daniel Parsons at Self-Publishing Formula
Why Story Endings are often Predictable - And That's Okay by CS Lakin at Live Write Thrive
How Point Of View Can Solve Your Writing Problems by Janice Hardy at Fiction University