Fun Friday Apple Club

Carpe Diem

January Giveaways

Two fantastic contests for you to enter . . .

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Contest Details . . .

Post A Photo
Just snap a shot of you with your copy of Brentwood's Ward and post it on your Facebook page or Twitter or wherever. Then share it with me and I'll toss your name in a drawing for a signed audiobook of Brentwood's Ward. Contest ends next Friday, January 23rd.

Jane Austen Inspired Giveaway
Enter to win your copy of Brentwood's Ward, Lizzie & Jane, A Lady at Willowgrove Hall, plus some Jane Austen inspired goodies including a tumbler, breakfast tea and a teacup, and a Pride and Prejudice DVD. Contest ends next Friday, January 23rd.

Book Signing Ideas

Book Launch Interrogation

Early Gift Opening

What Runs Through a Writer's Mind at Christmas?

Fun Friday History Lesson: Bridgnorth and Henry I

Note to self: hold the dang camera horizontally next time.
Note to viewers: oops!

Plaid Friday

Disclaimer: The formatting on the video is a little wonky. Oops.

UPDATE: Guess what? We made the Plaid Friday & Ace Hardware Facebook Pages. I hope all this fame doesn't change us as human beings.

THE SHOPPERS: Mariah Griep, Linda Ahlmann, Joshua Griep, Erna Ahlmann, Yours Truly, Samantha Anderson

Aliens, Winter, and An Old Coaching Road

The Jane Austen Festival 2014

Living in the Land of Denial

There's sleety rain outside my window that's soon to turn to snow. What better time to go to England?

And just in case you're interested in Julie Klassen's upcoming book Lady Maybe, here's a blurb:

In the new novel by the three-time Christy Award-winning author of The Maid of Fairbourne Hall, a woman’s startling secrets lead her into unexpected danger and romance in Regency England… 

One final cry…“God almighty, help us!” and suddenly her world shifted violently, until a blinding collision scattered her mind and shook her bones. Then, the pain. The freezing water. And as all sensation drifted away, a hand reached for hers, before all faded into darkness…

Now she has awakened as though from some strange, suffocating dream in a warm and welcoming room she has never seen before, and tended to by kind, unfamiliar faces. But not all has been swept away. She recalls fragments of the accident. She remembers a baby. And a ring on her finger reminds her of a lie.

But most of all, there is a secret. And in this house of strangers she can trust no one but herself to keep it.

Horrible History: Lindesfarne

If a warrior comes knocking on your door this weekend should you let him in?
Only if he's wearing horns . . .

What Are You Struggling With Today?

Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!

Okay, so not really a poultry feast. More like the winners of a new journal, some Pilot G3 pens, and an advance copy of Writer Off the Leash: Growing in the Craft of Writing. Who are the lucky ducks? Dang. There I go with the whole poultry thing again.

Winners: email me with your snail mail addie (michellegriep@gmail dot com)...and congrats!

What Would You Bring Home From England?

What kinds of things would an author bring home for souvenirs?

Buckle Up

Guess who's back in the country . . .

Isn't Everything More Fun With a British Accent?

Yes indeedy, even mundane things such as licensing can be spiced up with a bit o' the ol' British lilt.

What Would You Plan to Do in England?

A Writer Climbs Mt. Ranier . . . Barely