Hi. You can call me Shirley. I look forward to getting to know all of you. Another place you will find me is at Hearts thru History chapter of RWA. It's a great place to network, grow, and learn information about history if you write historicals. Also ACFW and FHL, two great chapters of wonderful people.

Talk to you soon.

Hello Shirley,

I'm delighted to accept your invitation.

Terry

Author of Book Proposals That Sell

The Writing Life

Hi, Shirley! Welcome, and thank you for the Friend invite; I gladly accept! I see you're a fellow member of RWA/FHL and ACFW. We'll have to look each other up over there! I did stop by your "real" website, and would like to invite you to visit mine, www.Julieeller.com. I was going to mention a site I've recently joined, "Signed By The Author.com. Check it out, if you haven't heard of it. It's primarily Christian/Inspirational authors; people visit the site, order the books and the author receives an e-mail informing them who the book is to be signed to, and then mails it out. I'm excited to be associated with them and am trying to get the word out to other authors.

I'm gearing up for release of my first book, "A New Promise" , next Tuesday, 9/11. The enemy has been throwing obstacles in my path since I signed with my publisher, and continues to voice his objection to this book coming to life--I take it to mean that he knows the Lord has an awesome purpose for this ministry.

So nice to meet you!!

Blessings--
Julie

Welcome, Shirley . . .

Wishing you the best of success!

Susan Haley
RAINY DAY PEOPLE
FIBERS IN THE WEB

Hello Shirley ~ Congratulations on your success. I'm just about to learn how to write Christian romances. I have not attempted that venue as yet; my novel is paranormal, romantic suspense. It's been referred to as a ghost story, but I disagree. There are no hauntings, per se, just a psychic protagonist. I have a new e-zine, which is where I met Shelagh. It's a magazine for writers and we look for fresh voices, new faces to put on our pages. Visit and see if you'd like to submit something of yours. The guidelines are on the homepage.

Every good wish for your continued success.
Dahris
www.dahrisclair.com
http://mysite.verizon.net/resockeb/e-zine.

Hi Shirley,
Thanks for inviting me. I could have written your first paragraph ("About Me and My Book")! I also write historical romance, though my current project is contemporary fiction. We have a lot in common, and I look forward to corresponding more with you. Perhaps we have a joint venture in the future?
God Bless,
Linore

Thanks for the invite, Shirley.

Blessings!

Toni V. Lee
www.tonivlee.com

congratulations on your success.
Best,
Stephanie Gunning
www.publishing-partner.com

Hi, Shirley, Congratulations on your accomplishments. I look forward to reading more.

Nellotie Porter Chastain

Hi Shirley,

I would like to invite you to join my Ning Book Marketing network. I have been a published author for many years and love to network with others who have a passion for writing and publishing.

If you get a chance, please visit my blog to read my special feature called The Author’s Corner. This week’s featured author is Nikki Leigh. http://www.kathleengage.blogspot.com Nikki shared some excellent tips on how an author can market themselves.

Have a great day.

Kathleen Gage

The Street Smarts Marketer and Author

www.streetsmartsmarketing.com

Hi, Freda,
This looks like a great place to be. I'm going to have to check out your site. I'm looking forward to getting to know you too!
Shirley

Have you had a chance to tell the others, yet, Linda?
Shirley

Hi Shirley and thanks so much for including me in your list of friends!

Bless you,

Ann Stewart

Hello Shirley,
Your books sound interesting. Will be watching.I live in Turkey and write as a columnist four times a week. If you are interested in reading how Westerners live in ME during the month of Ramadan copy and paste this link: http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/yazarAd.do?kn=68

i WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO VISIT MY WEB SITE:
www.lmstephenson.com
AND CHECK OUT MY HOT NEW ROMANCE NOVEL CALLED, "A PRESCRIPTION FOR LOVE". IT'S A HARD TO PUT DOWN READ THAT YOU WILL WISH WOULD NEVER END!! WHILE YOU ARE THERE PLEASE VIEW MY TV INTERVIEW VIDEO, CHECK OUT MY CONTEST AND SIGN MY GUESTBOOK. THANK YOU, LEEANNE

Hi Shirley,
I wrote my first book A Healing Heart: Spiritual Renewal November 6, 2006. It's a very emotional and powerful memoir about love, faith, miracles, and hopefully, the actions of God in our lives.
I wrote from learning too late what my father was all about as one of the commanding officers of the 26th Yankee Division and a retired Brigadier General. I have a spiritual renewal and take a pilgrimage to Medjugorje in Bosnia for peace.
I'm working on my second book, Please God, Not Two, based on a true story after losing my husband, RIchard (1985) at forty-five and a daughter, Lori, at thirty-nine (11/6/06) both from Cirrhosis.
Visit my site: www.ahealingheart.net. I added my video on this website. Enjoy!

I send you greetings of peace and love from the rest of the family. They, like I, are always with you and never leave or forsake you. The angels and the rest of us want you to know how precious you are to us.

When I agreed to give up my divinity and be born in the flesh, I did so very willingly. I looked forward to the time when we, you and us, could all be together and share in everything that is. I looked forward to loving you, hugging you, comforting you and encouraging you so that, when your life gets tough, you will feel secure and supported enough to face whatever you have to face. I looked forward to being the one you could rely upon unconditionally for that strength, comfort and encouragement whenever and however you need it.

Not only that, I looked forward to sharing with you that we created you to love you, and that we so hoped and desired that you would love us back. We want you in our life, and we love it when you want us in yours. It was so exciting when I could turn to my disciples and expand our relationship to include friendship and true fellowship. I offer that friendship and fellowship to you today as well, and I look forward to your inviting me into your life in that way.

You can see there are many reasons why I came in the flesh so many years ago. There’s more! I also wanted to set you free from thoughts and behaviors that hurt you emotionally and spiritually. If you were hurt by people or experienced hard times in your life and lost things like your health, relationships, or your way of life because of disaster or unemployment, I wanted to give you the tips and tools as well as the encouragement to recover emotionally and spiritually from who or what hurt you so you could have the kind of life I want you to enjoy.

Most of you understand why I sacrificed my life for you and what an act of love that was. It is my hope that this letter will help you understand how very much more my life and ministry were to accomplish. I look forward to expanding our relationship now and forever.

Joyfully, Jesus


Copyright Encouraging Words Ministries 2007, All Rights reserved

Thanks for the invite -

Thanks for the invite Shirley. You are doing well with your books. Please stop by my website at http://www.creativewordspoetry.com sometime.

Thanks for the invite! I love your inspirational romance tag. Carole

Thanks for the invite.

Blessings
Pamela

Hi Shirley: Thanks so much for adding me as a friend.

Take care, Martha

Thanks for the invitation, looking forward to geting to know you and your writing

You're welcome, Shirley! May God greatly bless you now and in the coming year.

Hugs,
Pastor Sharon Billington
http://www.encouragingwordsministries.com
Transforming lives through developing balanced, emotionally healthy relationships with God, others and self

You have an impressive bio. Glad to meet you!

Good luck with your new books!

God bless,
Lisa

Hi Shirley,
Thanks for inviting me to your site. I'm working on my second book, Please God, Not Two. It's about my life living with and losing a husband and daughter from alcoholism. My first one was a memoir, A Healing Heart. I'm going to be leaving MA to do a book signing in Orlando, Fl. I hope I do well. The Orlando Sentinel is going to put it in their paper. Everything helps.
Promoting and Marketing is so hard. Writing was the easy part.
Alberta

Hi Shirley,
It's so hard getting my book out there. I've been doing book signing in the area but want to expand out of MA. It won't get out there if I stay in just my area.
Feb. 8th I have a signing at B&N on International Drive in Orlando. We're on vacation there. The Orlando Sentinel is supposed to carry it.
I haven't done an ad in a long time either. A lot going on.
Let me know when your books is out. Who is publishing it?
Alberta

Looks like you have a great content line! Way to go!

Thanks for friending me, Shirley! Boy, looks like we have some things in common. I'm in the fantasy genre but definitely include elements of romance and work very hard to infuse my adventures with a spiritual texture so it's clear there is a benevolent Creator at work in the universe, and that man's struggles are rewarded if he has faith (and my characters have all sorts of struggles, including learning to work together to achieve this massive overall quest they're on. It's been fun and interesting trying to put my very real beliefs to work in a fantasy universe that has my questors going from ancient Mu and Greece with their multiplicity of gods to the home world of my "fish out of water" character, which is definitely an alternate earth that is largely monotheisitc. Good luck with your work!

Thanks for adding me as a friend! My debut book, Heart of Stone, will be release soon with The Wild Rose Press. My current WIP is an inspirational romance.

Sandra Kay

Hi Shirley, thank you so much for the invite. I see we belong to a number of the same groups.
Glad you're here...and, do keep in touch.
Valerie Anne

Shirley, thank you for adding me as a friend. I haven't spent much time here, but I hope too when my life settles a little with my day job. I like to write contemporary romance, but love it all.

Tory

WOW! You certainly are busy; and prolific. Congrats. I have no trouble writing....just finding the time...so easily side-tracked!!! Just call me 'Butterfly".... I discovered another name for 'procrastination'....'mental research'...
Am I convincing? Will look for your books, love historical novels. Christy

Thank you, Shirley, for inviting me as a friend to your circle. I look forward to sharing.

Thank you, Shirley, for inviting me to be a friend within your circle.

Hello Shirley,
Thank you for the friends invite. I look forward to getting to know you and spending some time reading all about your work.
Margie

Hi Shriley,
I am right there with you with the head swimming from all that has to be done to market books. Stop by my blog at http://loveambassador.blogspot.com and leave me some romantic inspiration. Love to hear from you. Thanks for becoming a friend.
Annie

Hi Shirley - thanks for inviting me to be a "friend" here....there are so many really great writers here and I'm happy to be a part of this networking family.

Hi Shirley,
Just popping in to say “Hi” and see what you have been up to lately!
Best,
Susan
Visit the storefront where I sell my books:
http://www.lulu.com/susancookjahme

Africa’s Amazing ABC (children’s)
http://www.lulu.com/content/973718

African Dust on the Soles Of my Feet (poetry)
http://www.lulu.com/content/973617

Hi Shirley,

I just stopped by to see what you're up to and to let you know about Florida Writers Assn. It's national too!

http://www.floridawriters.net

ALL FWA MEMBERS RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING:

* Quarterly issue of The Florida Writer magazine.

* Extra exposure for your writing by submission of articles and poems to the Florida Writer newsletter.

* A link to your website on the FWA website.

* The opportunity to interact with other writers by attending Writers Group meetings in your area.

* The opportunity to attend and participate in the annual FWA Conferences.

* Even more exposure for you as writer through participation in the annual Awards Program for published and unpublished writers.

* Access to MEMBERS-ONLY e-group where members share publishing, writing, and marketing tips..

* Special members-only rates on advertising in The Florida Writer magazine.

* The opportunity to participate in FWA-sponsored book signing and promotional events held throughout the year.

* Leadership opportunities as a Writers Group Leader, Regional Director or FWA officer.

* SPEAKING Opportunities!

Hope you check out the site and consider joining!

Shara
FWA Secretary

Thanks for the invite! I'm so excited about your all your success!
Smiles - Stacey

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