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Check out the new book reviews. Nicole O’Dell’s Girl Talk: 180 Q&A (co-written with her two oldest daughters) and Zoe Mack and the Secret of the Love Letters by K. Dawn Byrd.

Thanks to co-author, Lisa Lickel, we also have new discussion questions to share for A Summer in Oakville. You can find them here.

Stop by and comment for a chance to win an e-copy of The Wishing Ring on Penny Zeller‘s blog and while you’re at it, give yourself permission to dream.

Finally, stop by NextGenWriters.com if you’re a writer under twenty and are interested in joining a critique group designed with you in mind.

Lisa Lickel and I would like to thank the folks at the Daily News for their coverage of A Summer in Oakville.If you’d like to read a copy, please click here. We really appreciate the kind words.

Tomorrow I’ll be visiting on the Barn Door. Come join me as we talk about your favorite fall traditions. What do you like to do with your family or friends when the weather turns cool?

If you happen to be in the Alexandria, KY area on Saturday, October 8, stop by the LOGOS Bookstore. We’re celebrating Christian Bookstore Week. I’ll be there with a couple author friends and we’ll be signing books and having fun. I’m sure there’ll be food somewhere:).

Next week I’ll post a few long overdue book reviews for new Christian YA. In the meantime, what are you up to this weekend?

Thank you to the John 3:16 gang for making our A Summer in Oakville launch day a fun success. Greatly appreciate everyone’s help yesterday! If you’re ever in the mood for a wonderful book, check out the wide variety offered by these sweet friends…

Lorilyn Roberts

Diane Tatum

Saundra Dalton Smith

Tom Blubaugh

Eddie Snipes

Janet Perez Eckles

Elaine Cooper

April Gardner

Kimberley Paine

Paulette Harper

Lisa Lickel

is the blog stop today? Hope to see you soon!

DRIVEN and the Muse Blogathon:

Sept. 22 – Sue Perkins
Sept. 26 – Lawna Mackie

 A Summer in Oakville’s tour:

September 8 – Agatha Remembered
September 15 – 30 – giveaway on Goodreads.com
September 16 -  Clash of the Titles
September 16 – Peggy Phifer, Whispers in Purple
September 27 – Official Amazon Launch of A Summer in Oakville
October 12 – review of A Summer in Oakville at BookWomanJoan
October 14 & 21 -  with Jessica Keller
October 24 – character fun with A Summer in Oakville, at Shannon Vannatter
November 4 – Booktours and More
November 14 – Blackwood’s Forest, talking about romance
December 19 – KDawn Byrd’s blog with A Summer in Oakville

Live Events
September 23-25, WRWA Conference, Stevens Point, WI and the Unofficial ACFW At-Home Writer’s Conference
October 2 – 8, MuseItUp Online Writer’s Conference
November 4-5, Indianapolis Christian Writers Conference
November 8 – Kewaskum Public Library, panel and book signing
November 12 – Holiday Flea Market, Batavia, 8 AM – 3 PM; crafts and books
November 15 – Grafton Public Library, 1:00 – 2:30 PM, panel and book signing
November 21-Random Lake Public Library, 6:30pm
March 14, 2012 – Boltonville Book Club, 7 PM

Here’s your very first chance…(This is the book co-written by Lisa and I, but Goodreads cut-off the full author listing for some viewers:). Ah yes, fun having a long name:D.

Enter to win

Happy Friday! Hope you are enjoying MuseItYoung’s Fall Blogathon. The Blogathon will continue throughout the month of September, so stop back. If you’d like to see who’s up next, click here.

On to the first announcement, tonight is the query critique event over at NextGenWriters, 9pm EDT. Come chat with editor, Chila Woychik, live, as she reads shares with you an editor’s insight into reviewing a query. Check it out.

A Summer in Oakville, co-authored with Lisa Lickel, is visiting the Agatha Remembered blog. Stop by and say ‘hi.’ A Summer in Oakville is available in ebook format as well as paper back. Click through for your preferred format. Hope you enjoy!

What’s not new should be the question. We’re off to Ohio next month so life in these parts is nuts. That’s not to say there aren’t important things happening in this writer’s world. Let’s check a couple things out.

Well there’s the NextGenWriter’s Conference. That starts on Tuesday, August 2 at 10am CDT. If you’re under twenty and are just thinking about a career in writing, you’ll want to check out that free, online conference. Registration is a must, so check it out today.

Two new books to be looking for…The Wishing Ring (an exciting adventure across dangerous lands in search of a magical ring left by the Creator). Won’t want to miss that one. It was co-written by my kiddos, Ali (age 10) and Cory (age 12), so you know there’s all kinds of wild loops and unexpected creatures. The first chapter will be posted soon, so keep an eye out for that one. The Wishing Ring will release in February of 2012. (Cover pictures coming soon)

The second new release is entitled A Summer in Oakville, co-written with Lisa Lickel. It’s a romance. Oh yes, I went there. Granted my additions to the novella collection are the teen and early twenty’s sections, but still. You’ll have to read it to believe it. If you’d like to know more about A Summer in Oakville, join our Facebook page.

In the meantime, thank you for being patient. I know I promised more in the Blinded series, but that has been on the back-burner where it will have to remain until September. Don’t worry, our friends are safe…for now.

So what are your August plans?