Christian Fiction: Jan 20, 2009

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Media Candy Tonight: Post Inauguration Virtual PJ Party

Media Candy Show Notes
Tonight's Theme: Post Inauguration PJ Party
8:00 -8:45 PM EST
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Call in # : (646) 649-1066

Our bro host tonight is Gregory Turner. Gregory Turner Gregory Turner, President and CEO of Abundant Solutions Enterprises, Inc. and The A.S.E. Foundation, Inc., is a well known leader, a pre-eminent power speaker, cutting edge thinker, as well as a motivator who encourages and equips people to rebuild their broken lives and communities. He is also co-host of Abundant Life Solutions on Blogtalkradio on www.blogtalkradio.com/asemotivation with his friend Brian Hunter. They discuss topics related to politics, community activism, and the roles of godly husbands. Visit his website at www.abundantsolutionsenterprises.com

Special Guest is media Candy Marketing Pro, Dana Pittman . Dana Pittman, JD, founder of Nia Promotions, is an entrepreneur and self-proclaimed visionary with 15+ years’ experience in business marketing and development. She started Nia Promotions after running a family-owned website development company since 2001. Now, she and her team assist publishing professionals, businesses and entrepreneurs with business development and marketing solutions aimed at initiating and nurturing customer relations and profitability.

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The Someday List: Tour Spot Christian Fiction Blog

Someday List, The by Stacy Hawkins Adams: Book Cover

EXCERPT FROM The Someday List (Prologue)

Do you want to read the excerpt? Read it online at:
http://stacyhawkinsadams.com/books/tsl/excerpt.html

ABOUT THE BOOK

The Someday List
Jubilant Soul Series Book One
by Stacy Hawkins Adams

Rachelle Covington has it all. A fabulous home, a handsome and prestigious husband, two beautiful children, and a place in the upper crust that's quite comfortable. But her life is not all it's cracked up to be. When her husband goes away on business trip and the kids are sent off to the grandparents for a month, Rachelle takes up the challenge of a dying friend to start a list of things to do before she dies. She heads back to Jubilant, Texas, to reconnect with her past, her purpose, and herself. But when her ex shows up in town looking very fine and very single, Rachelle must confront feelings she thought she'd long buried. Will she give up everything to recover the past? Or will she find a reason to plan for the future? The Someday List is an honest look at what makes us who we are and what can throw us off track. Author Stacy Hawkins Adams writes with a voice that is fresh, sincere, and completely real. Her characters jump off the page and into her readers' hearts.

For more information about Stacy, visit her at stacyhawkinsadams.com.

THE SOMEDAY LIST BLOG GIVEAWAY

Stacy Hawkins Adams is the author of four Women's Fiction books and has contributed to two anthologies. Read the question below to see if you can answer it and provide the name of the book in which it was featured.

What did Charlotte give Serena, Erika and two other young ladies to teach them a life lesson? In what book was this scene featured?

Leave your answer in the comment section. Entries with the correct answer will be entered into a drawing for the The Someday List Blog Giveaway. View the prize package below:

$50 American Express Gift Card
Autographed Copies of all of Stacy's books: Speak to My Heart, Nothing But the Right Thing, and Watercolored Pearls, and the anthologies The Midnight Clear and This Far By Faith.
20% Discount Coupon from Tywebbin Creations. (May apply to one service)

Join Us for an Hour Long Chat with Stacy on January 30, 2009. We will announce the GRAND PRIZE WINNER of the THE SOMEDAY LIST BLOG TOUR GIVEAWAY during the call. For details, visit Stacy's blog.

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THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!

Continue to visit other stops on The Someday List Blog Tour at:
http://www.stacyhawkinsadams.com/blog

Create Platform Building Goals to Reach Your Readers

For Christian Fiction Blog

Shine in 09

Author Linda Leigh Hargrove responds...

My publishing goals are more like platform-building goals. This year I plan to finish my third novel, continue blogging (on three separate sites), and scheduling more speaking engagements.

To keep me on task with my novel, I've contracted with a freelance editor and set a hard and fast date to deliver 'something of substance' to her by.

On my blog 'Reconciling Faith and Race' (17 Seeds.com ) I've set up themes for certain months of the year and I schedule posts ahead of time. I use Google alerts on certain keywords that keep my mind spinning in the right direction. These alerts also help feed me material for the other two (team) blogs for which I write. I use twitter and several ning groups to get the word out. I'm considering setting up lenses on Squidoo.

As for speaking opportunities, I regularly send out press releases to key individuals, churches, and ministries about the more news-worthy things I've blogged about or initiatives I've got going on in the area of biblical racial reconciliation or writing. In the press release I make sure I mention I'm available for speaking engagements. It's taken time but I'm starting to get bookings. My platform is growing. Praise God.