Here are some of the winners of my October Book Giveaway!

John’s Quest by Cecelia Dowdy – Elizabeth Mays of Stevensville, MI

Two Heartsong Presents Mysteries as a set:
1.Fog Over Finny’s Nose by Dana Mentink
2.Recipe For Murder by Lisa Harris
WordLily of Siloam Springs, AR

Blue Heart Blessed by Susan Meissner – Katie of Adams Basin, NY

The Quest by Nancy Moser – Abi Buening of Grand Forks, ND

Sanctuary by Molly Noble Bull – Mary Zander of Rochester, NY

I’m still waiting to hear back from the people who won the three Heartsong Presents romance set and the sweet romance With This Child. If I don’t hear from them soon, I’ll be picking another winner for these titles.

~Cecelia Dowdy~

Sadly, this event, in which I was supposed to participate, has been canceled. However, I do still plan on visiting Durham North Carolina this weekend! I’d already taken off from work to participate in this event, and my husband’s family lives in that area anyway.

~Cecelia Dowdy~

Forbes posted this article recently. To sum it up, here are the five best-paid authors in the world:

1. J.K. Rowling
2. James Patterson
3. Stephen King
4. Tom Clancy
5. Danielle Steele

Just thought it was an interesting list.

~Cecelia Dowdy~

I’ve been tagged by Robin Bayne to tell six book related things about myself.

1. I’m a book addict. I have more books in my house than I’ll probably ever read in my lifetime. In spite of this, I still purchase books every month!

2. As a child, Laura Ingalls Wilder was one of my favorite authors.

3. Currently, about 90% of the books I read each year are Christian Fiction titles.

4. While growing up, I obtained most of my reading material from the bookmobile that stopped through my neighborhood every two weeks.

5. I ALMOST NEVER read books more than once.

6. My love of writing stemmed from my love of books.

~Cecelia Dowdy~

I’ll be participating in this event later this month. Feel free to come out and say hi if you get the chance. I’ll post a reminder later in the month!

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~Cecelia Dowdy~

A new speculative Christian fiction publisher launched yesterday. If any of you are fond of fantasy/sci-fi/weird stuff, then you should check out these books:
Marcher Lord Press

I happened to meet Jeff Gerke, the founder, at the ACFW conference last month. I was sitting next to him during the shuttle ride to the airport. Nice guy! I believe his publication business will be successful, because, currently, there are no other publishers that focus exclusively on Christian speculative fiction.

Due to my content edits, and going to the conference, I never drew the names for my last book giveaway. I plan on doing that soon, also, I plan on posting another book giveaway within the next few days or so.

~Cecelia Dowdy~

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Here is a mockup for the cover to my next novel, Milk Money! This is not the final cover! I’ve already asked if the cows could be changed from brown and white to black and white, and they told me they could change that! I’ve also asked for a change to one of the words on the backcover and they said they would do it!

Doesn’t it look nice though? It looks refreshing and cute! I love it!

~Cecelia Dowdy~

I’ve literally been on the go, and running around since I got here yesterday! I went to bed late last night and was up early this morning.

I went to the Mall of America for a Barbour Publisher event! That place is huge! There’s an amusement park right in the building!

So far, I’m having a great time! I’ll post some of my thoughts about the conference within the next day or so.

~Cecelia Dowdy~

I fly out to the ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers Conference) early tomorrow morning in Minneapolis! I’m excited about seeing old friends and meeting new ones! I plan on blogging about the conference daily, if I’m not too tired!

~Cecelia Dowdy~