Writing the Thanksgiving Meal
Last year at Thanksgiving, I blogged about websites I'm thankful for. If you've got some extra time (and you're interested), you can read that post HERE. This year, I thought I'd do something a little different. As I'm preparing to host Thanksgiving for 12 people this year, plus a few more who may pop in at any given moment tomorrow, I'm thinking about the Thanksgiving dinner and how it might relate to a good book. See if you agree:

The 12 Books of Christmas - Margaret Daley
Do I have a treat for you! This week, you have TWICE the chance to walk away with a free Christmas book, as Author Margaret Daley is giving away not one, but two books! I will randomly select two names on Saturday, so be sure to get in on the drawing by leaving a comment on this post. Here are the two books that Margaret is offering this week:

Winner of Tidings of Great Boys
This week, the giveaway in The 12 Books of Christmas was Tidings of Great Boys by Shelley Adina. Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter. If you didn't win, I encourage you to go out and pick up a copy of this book. I know I'm going to! My daughter will love it.

Marketing Schmarketing
My name is Lynda and I'm a people pleaser.I want people to like me. Nothing wrong with that, right? I mean, don't we all? But my people-pleasing personality does not mesh much with marketing and self-promotion. I used to be a direct sales consultant for Jafra Cosmetics and Usborne Books at Home. And while I loved the products and the process of ordering, planning the parties, organizing open houses and, of course, making money, the one thing I hated was the promoting. I felt like when people saw me coming, they wanted to run away screaming. I was sure they thought, "Oh, great. Here she comes. She's going to ask me to have a party. She's going to talk about her produc

Interview with Debut Author, Erica Vetsch
Erica Vetsch beat me in last year's Genesis contest in the chick lit category (Hey, I came in 2nd). OK, so it stung for a minute. But I'm over it! In fact, I'm not only over it, I'm thrilled to announce that not only did Erica take home a first place win from the 2008 ACFW conference, she also took home her first contract. That contract was for The Bartered Bride, a historical romance focusing around an arranged marriage. I have started reading this book and so far, it's great! I'll admit, historical is not my typical choice of novel, but I'm loving the easy style and humor laced throughout. I'm honored to be a part of Erica's blog tour and strongly encourage y