Catch Us if You CAN!

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                        The Christian Author’s Network is pleased to announce its first Spring Scavenger Hunt! Enjoy meeting Christian Author Network members on their own blogs as you seek clues for the chance to win our grand prize: $200 in gift cards from CBD, Barnes & Noble, or Amazon, plus 29 free books, one from each participating CAN author!       2nd & 3rd Prizes: each a $50 Amazon or B&N or CBD gift certificate! ·     Catch us on this hunt beginning at Noon on Friday, 03/21/14 and ending at Midnight on Thursday, 03/27/14. Check…

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Christian Authors Network Blesses Retailers at the Christian Product Expo in Hershey

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Three retailers won a total of $2400 in CAN (Christian Author’s Network) authored books at the Munce Christian Product Expo (CPE) in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Karen Whiting   Leslie Vernick signing her new release The event began Sunday, January 19th, with training and a personality party where authors signed copies of their books. CAN author, Leslie Vernick, signed her newest release The Emotionally Destructive Marriage: How to Find Your Voice and Reclaim Your Hope; Linda J. White signed advance reader copies of Words of Conviction

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Keep Relationships First at Book Tables

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Aloha from Karen This fall I did several events where I had a booth or shared a booth. I didn’t try to simply hawk my books. I wanted to meet people and network so I focused on the people walking by. I greeted each one and made comments, such a s complimenting their clothing, and asked how they were doing. I tried to engage people in conversations.   I write to help meet needs of people and want to keep people first. It’s not about selling a book now, but developing relationships.

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Snow Angel of A Log Cabin Christmas Collection by Margaret Brownley

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An unusual Texas snowstorm traps schoolteacher Maddie Parker in her dilapidated log schoolhouse along with her nemesis Sheriff Brad Donovan and three of her most challenging students. Will a snowbound Christmas be just the thing to bring hope and forgiveness to the entire town?       About the Author: Margaret Brownley is a New York Times bestselling author with more than 30 novels to her credit including her newly released Gunpowder Tea, and a non-fiction book. Look for her work in the following collections: A Bride for All Seasons, A Log Cabin Christmas and A Pioneer Christmas.  Not bad…

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Tips from the pros: Margaret Brownley

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Hello from Colorado's Front Range where temperatures are dipping and hopes are rising. Davalynn Spencer here with Margaret Brownley who writes about Love and Laughter in the Old West. Margaret, how did you get into writing? I wrote my first book in fifth grade but because of several setbacks (including my eighth-grade English teacher flunking me) I didn’t write seriously until my children were in middle school. 

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Bookmarks and Postcards for Marketing

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Aloha from Karen I love having bookmarks for my books. They make great little gifts and also promote books. It’s great to add more than a book title and even better to team up with others for some bookmarks.Bookmarks can hold an amazing amount of information. CAN creates bookmarks of the next year’s book releases from members. We recently created three to showcase 70 releases coming in 2014.

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Gunpowder Tea by Margaret Brownley

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Gunpowder Tea (Brides of Last Chance Ranch) Pinkerton Detective Miranda Hunt has been tasked with apprehending the Phantom – a notorious train robber thought to be hiding on the sprawling Last Chance Ranch. But she isn’t the only one there with something to hide. Wells Fargo detective Jeremy Taggert is working the scene undercover as well. Although their true identities are a secret—and both are suspicious of the other—it is impossible for Jeremy and Miranda to hide the spark that flares between them. But with careers and lives on the line, love will have to wait—perhaps forever. About the Author:…

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Tips From the Pros: David E. Fessenden

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Greetings from Colorado this colorful season. Davalynn Spencer here to introduce David E. Fessenden, author, editor, and teacher. Welcome, David. Tell us how you got into writing? I have always loved words and been good at expressing myself in written form. So when I prayed about what major to pursue in college, I sensed God saying, “How about a writer?” and so I studied journalism.

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