Category Archives: Book Giveaway Winners

Winner And Rejection

The winner for the April Book Giveaway is:
Diana Donnelly – Thayne, WY

Diana, I’ll be mailing your books out to you within the next week. Everybody else, I’ll be posting TWO book giveaways soon. One will be a stand-alone book with an author interview, and the other will be another box of books. Visit my blog often for updates for these giveaways!

Also, wanted to mention that I’ve gotten a couple of rejections over the last few months. I forgot to blog about these. Some have asked why I blog about rejections..why? It’s part of being a writer and I think it helps unpublished writers to see what the rejections say. I like to focus on both the negative and positive aspects of writing to give a realistic view of the industry. Here’s what my most recent rejection said:

Thank you for submitting the proposal for (title of my work). I’m sorry to say that this title is somewhat like some of our other titles. We’re going to release an “identical twin brother” story later this year. However, while that title isn’t necessarily a romance novel it’s a little too close and we don’t want our readers to think that we’re publishing the same story over and over.

Again, we’d like to see some new ideas and hope that Cecelia Dowdy can provide something more for the (XXXX) team to review.

~Cecelia Dowdy~

And The Winner Is…


The winner of the Stephen Bly Book is:
Cindy Navarro – Cullman, AL

Congrats, Cindy!

Also, I just registered for the ACFW Conference in Indianapolis! If you’re going and you see me, be sure to stop and say hello!

Also, if you live in the Washington Metropolitan area, I will be teaching a workshop in August at the following conference:

National Christian Writers Conference at Howard University
B. E. Mays Hall
Howard University
2400 Sixth Street NW
Washington, DC 20059
August 14, 2010

I’ll be speaking about the following:
How to Write a Book Proposal for Christian Fiction

In this work shop participants will learn:
How To Become Familiar With Your Target Market.
How To Write A Strong Query Letter.
How To Write A Strong Synopsis
How To Write Great Sample Chapters.
Writing A Statement Of Faith.

~Cecelia Dowdy~

Winner!

The winner for my March Book Giveaway is:
Kennisha Hill – Lewisville, TX

Congrats, Kennisha! I’ll be mailing your books out today!

Also, I wanted to ask if you’ve read any of my Heartsongs: John’s Quest, Milk Money, or Bittersweet Memories (these are the stories that are being re-released as Chesapeake Weddings) – I’d like for you to leave a review on the Chesapeake Weddings link on Amazon. Even though it’s a different title, it’s the same books that were released as Heartsongs, so the review is still valid. Here’s the link to leave a review. You’ll see the place to leave a review under the Product Details section. You can also post your review on Christianbook.com and Barnes and Noble if you wish.

~Cecelia Dowdy~