Blog Archives

All Creatures Great and Small Blog

10/28/2013

I'm guest blogging over at Love Inspired author Roxanne Rustand's All Creatures Big and Small blog.

My topic for today is giving names to animals, like horses, and it includes a photo of myself at 12 yrs old astride our pony, Flicka.

Since I'm promoting A Cup of Christmas Cheer, my post mentions the 2 horses contained in my story, Riding on a Christmas Wish, and how I came about naming them.

If you leave a comment over on my Naming Horses post by midnight tomorrow, you might win the $10 Starbucks gift card I have up for grabs.

Guest Blogging at Stitches Thru Time

10/26/2013

Today I'm appearing on the Stitches Thru Time blog where I'm interviewed by fellow Canadian writer, Cherie Gagnon.

The questions are about my A Cup of Christmas Cheer story, Riding on a Christmas Wish, so if you're wondering about York, Ontario in 1911, head on over.

If you leave a comment on my Stitches Thru Time post, you'll be entered for a $10 Starbucks gift card - sorry, winners must be U.S. residents.

A Cup of Christmas Cheer

10/16/2013

Finally, after years of writing, I felt the buzz of excitement - the very heady feeling which made my feet twitch and want to dance - the exuberance that will come only once in my writing career - and it came with seeing the book cover of A Cup of Christmas Cheer which contains my debut publishing credit, my short story, Riding on a Christmas Wish.

A Cup of Christmas Cheer Volume 1

To see images of how I envisioned Riding on a Christmas Wish, check my Pinterest page.

You can also check out my Facebook Reader Page which is in the beginning stages now, but later on will include contests specifically for readers who've 'liked' my page.

Official Book Description from the Guideposts Books online store:

A Cup of Christmas Cheer
Twinkling lights, the scents of cinnamon and pine, family gatherings, favorite carols from the heart. In the spirit of these cozy Christmas traditions, Guideposts is pleased to present A Cup of Christmas Cheer, a two-book set brimming with heartwarming fiction stories of faith and family set in Christmases past and present.

You are invited to enjoy two uplifting Christmas fiction collections that will flood you with the Christmas spirit and bring a smile to your face. As you delve into each well-crafted story, you’ll be swept away on a wave of glad tidings and good cheer as you are reminded of God’s unconditional love and ever-present care at Christmas and all throughout the year.

Affordably priced so you can easily give the set as heartfelt gifts, the messages of hope and faith in these extraordinary works of fiction deliver the truest gifts of the season. They will inspire all who read them as they bring home the joy of God’s presence at Christmastime.

Free Gift Along with this book set, you'll receive a beautiful holiday magnet with a charming quote from Helen Steiner Rice; "Peace on Earth Will Come to Stay, When We Live Christmas Every Day." Leaving this item on display all year long will serve as a thoughtful reminder of the peace and joy Christmas can bring to our lives every day of the year.

Read the 1st chapter of Volume 1.

Book Details
Volumes: 1 and 2
Titles: Tales of Faith and Family for the Holidays, Tales of Joy and Wonder for the Holidays
Page Count:192 pages each

I am blessed.

ACFW 2013 Indianapolis

10/5/2013

The 2013 American Christian Fiction Writers conference was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Indianapolis, Indiana. I was blessed to be able to attend once again. The conference was the best ever yet, enhanced with the attendance of seven more members - we call ourselves the Inkies - of the Inkwell Inspirations group blog.

(L to R) Inkies Anita Mae Draper, Lisa Karon Richardson, Debra E. Marvin, and Gina Welborn in the lobby of the Indianapolis Hyatt Regency, Sep 2013.

Inkies at the 2013 ACFW Friday Night Genre Dinner (L to R): Writer - Jennifer AlLee, Edwardian Farmer's Wife - Anita Mae Draper, Link (Legend of Zelda) - Gina Welborn.

The whole Inkwell Inspirations crew in flesh and spirit after Friday night's Genre Dinner. (L to R back row) Jennifer AlLee holding photo of Dina Sleiman, Barb Early, Lisa Karon Richardson holding photo of Niki Turner, Anita Mae Draper, Gina Welborn. (Front row L to R) Susanne Dietze, Debra E Marvin holding photo of C.J. Chase, and Susan Johnson holding photo of DeAnna Dodson.

Some of the authors published in A Cup of Christmas Cheer, Guideposts Books, October 2013. (L to R) Carrie Fancett Pagels, Liz Johnson, Ashley Clark, Anita Mae Draper, and Marilyn Turk with our editor, Jon Woodhams behind us.

At the Zone Breakfast, the Beyond the Borders members who live outside the borders of the United States got together for a photo opportunity.

Anita Mae Draper and her agent, Mary Keeley, from Books & Such Literary Agency. Taken at the Bookie Breakfast at ACFW 2013 Indy.

2013 ACFW Roomies: Anita Mae Draper and winner of the Genesis Award for Historical Romance Susanne Dietze.

The Indianapolis Airport has some unique and functional furniture made from vintage luggage.

When I arrived in Indianapolis, I thought the furniture - located in the baggage terminal on the way to the shuttle service - was just a facade, but as I passed through again on my way home, a man was sitting on the right end of the sofa reading a newspaper.

Kudos to the artist as well as the Indianapolis Airport authority for this unique display.

Functional life-size sofa at the Indianapolis Airport ca 2013

I can't wait for next year's ACFW conference in St. Louis.

All Creatures Great and Small Blog

Guest Blogging at Stitches Thru Time

A Cup of Christmas Cheer

ACFW 2013 Indianapolis

Archives

Categories