Facebook Hurrah & New Friday Rose

Hey Cozies! Great news - I'm only 9 followers away from 500 friends on Facebook! Yay, I'm excited! Thank you to all my current friends on Facebook - it's been a pleasure networking with you all.

My new mailing list is now open to subscribers. Just find the pink button on the right sidebar and fill out the short-and-sweet form to join!

For those who didn't catch it, my latest Sweethearts of the West post can be found here where I discuss my idea of what the spirit of a western Christmas is as well as my favorite Christmas re-reads and tunes!

Also The Roses of Prose are looking for our new Friday Rose! Here's more details on how you become the newest member of our group blog:

We're seeking another flower for our garden. Here are our guidelines:

- A female writer of non-erotic fiction that is geared toward women
- All reading levels, starting at Young Adult
- At least one contracted or published work - self-published works are acceptable
- A genuine interest in promoting reading and literacy
- A genuine interest in mentoring other writers

If you are interested, we'd love to hear from you! Please send us a blurb of about 200 words telling us about yourself, what you write, and why you love it to rosesofprose@gmail.com.

We will choose 10 blurbs that we feel best fit The Roses of Prose, and we will post one each day during the weeks of December 13-19 and 20-26.

The week after, we'll let our readers vote for their favorite rose, and the winner will be announced January 1.

April Author Birthdays

At the new Roses of Prose blog, this week we're celebrating April literary babies such as Maya Angelou, Barbara Kingsolver, Charlotte Bronte, and William Shakespeare. Today I kick off the party with a tribute to one my home state author celebs, Harper Lee. Put on your pointy hat and follow me to The Roses of Prose: http://www.rosesofprose.blogspot.com

And don't forget, there's still a chance to enter the running for a dozen roses. See the Roses of Prose sidebar for more information. And for daily subject updates, Tweet with us: http://twitter.com/RosesofProse

And Today's Winner Is...

Congrats, Stacey, you've won the drawing for a free e-copy of Fox & Hound! Please email me at ringletz@bellsouth.net to claim your prize. Thank you so much to everyone who participated. I enjoyed reading your comments and the links to your favorite Valentine's commericials. I hope your stop by For the Love of Writing was enjoyable enough to bring you back another day :)

If you missed your chance to win Fox & Hound, there's more fun to be had at Red Rose Publishing. Enter the February Book Lottery at RRP (http://redrosepublishing.com/bookstore/extra_info_pages.php?pages_id=16). Answer the questions from selected site's blurbs or excerpts and you'll be in the drawing for your choice of one of twelve print books. Fox & Hound is on the February list of prizes! Follow the link for contest and details.

And for those of you who like prizes, there's more to be had every day this month with Romancing February, continuing tomorrow at Ann Campbell's blog: http://anncampbellsromance.blogspot.com/. Don't forget to keep track of all 28 authors who host a day of Romancing February in order to win a $75 gift card from The Wild Rose Press!