Katie Ganshert, Author at Katie Ganshert

Winners & American Christian Fiction Writers!

Posted on September 16, 2013September 23, 2013 by Katie Ganshert

What a fun way to dive back into blogging last week! I enjoyed reading about everyone’s summers. As promised, I have five goodie packages ($5 gift card to Starbucks, Gone South by Meg Moseley, Wishing on Willows, and bookmarks) to give away. I had my roommate at the American Christian Fiction Writers conference choose five random numbers between one and fifty-two and the winners are….

Patty

Jes @ Jesus Freak Reader

Julie Sunne

Rachel Britz

Andrea Garrett

Congrats, blogger friends! Please email me (katie@katieganshert.com) with your mailing addresses and I will make sure those get out to you soon!

And now for some fun picture time!

Every year in September, there’s a big writing conference called the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) Conference. It’s so much fun to hug and hang out with writer friends! Some much needed rejuvenation! You might recognize some faces….

My oldest writing buddy and critique partner, Jeannie Campbell!

A selfie with the fabulous Krista Phillips

The amazing Amy Haddock (marketer extraordinaire) and the inspiring Robin Jones Gunn at the Waterbrook Multnomah dinner

Carrie Turansky, Joanne Bischof, and Mona Hodgson – the historical romance trio!

Apparently, you have to be blonde to be in this photo….

Boxing it up with fellow Carol Award nominee, Jordyn Redwood

Loved having dinner with Susan Meissner

It’s Becky Wade and Dani Pettrey!

Dineen Miller and Ronie Kendig!

Started the conference off right by having dinner with my agent and fellow agency mate, Lisa Jordan

Highlight of the weekend – breakfast with the Debs (all four of us debuted our novels in the same month) and the Rel Mollet

The DEBS! Olivia Newport, me, Dani Pettrey, and Beth Vogt

Your Turn: What rejuvenates you?

Free Coffee, Free Books, Free Bookmarks

Posted on September 9, 2013September 9, 2013 by Katie Ganshert

In the wise words of Thomas Carlyle…

Rest is a fine medicine.

Since I started blogging all the way back in 2009, I never took such a long, extended break as I did these past two months. And let me tell you, it was good for my soul!

We did a lot of swimming. We did a lot of playing. We ate a lot of ice cream. I learned to cook some Congolese recipes. We took our first family vacation (yes, first one) to Adventureland wherein Brogan rode every single roller coaster, even the upside down one. WE PASSED COURT AND BECAME A FAMILY OF FOUR. But we are still waiting on various procedures and governmental steps before that joyous day when we can bring our daughter home and actually LIVE as a family of four. I edited a novel. I wrote a novel. I wrote a novella. I read some pretty fabulous fiction. And I was able to share the cover of my upcoming release with dear readers like you on Facebook.

But now Labor Day is past, summer is officially over, and my little man is in preschool. Which means, time to jump back into the blogosphere!

Let’s kick this new blogging year off in style, shall we?

Who likes coffee?

Who likes free books?

Who likes really pretty book marks?

Because I have all three and I’m in the mood to give stuff away!

I have 5 prize packages up for grabs, all of which include a $5 Starbucks gift card, a copy of Meg Moseley’s latest (Gone South), and a copy of my latest (Wishing on Willows), and these really pretty book marks.

Entering to win is a cinch. All you do is sign up to receive my blog posts via email (if you haven’t already), then answer the question below!

What have you been up to these past two months?

Curious about the new blogging schedule? I will be posting once a week, every Monday, about writing or books or Jesus or romance or adoption or….basically, whatever strikes my fancy. My hope is that whatever the topic may be, you will be blessed and entertained!

Who likes free Starbucks, free books & free book marks? @KatieGanshert’s giving them away! –> Click to Tweet

Summer Break

Posted on July 8, 2013August 3, 2013 by Katie Ganshert

I don’t know about you, but I think summers are best spent outdoors in bare feet. Running through sprinklers. Going to the park. Reading in the shade while my son digs for treasure. Catching lightning bugs when its dark.

So this is what I shall do.

And when I’m not enjoying the aforementioned activities above, I’ll be plugging away on various writing projects.

What does this mean?

It means I’m taking an extended blogging break for the remainder of the summer. A sabatical, if you will. As someone who hasn’t taken a blogging break this long since I started back in 2009, me thinks this is long overdue. Sometimes, you just need to recharge, you know? It’s good for the soul. In fact, I might just make this a yearly tradition. No blogging in the summer. We’ll see how it goes!

Praying the remainder of your summer days are filled with joy and blessings and drippy ice cream cones!

If you want to say hi, I’ll still be around my author Facebook page and Twitter. Would love to connect with you there.

Let’s Talk: What’s your favorite summer time activity?