What's Up the Street For Next Week?

It’s PAAAAAARTY Time on The Writers Alley. So pull out your best or most zany outfit and put it on. We’re going to celebrate.

First things first – MICHELLE is the winner of Making Waves!! Woohoo! Congrats, Michelle.

So, back to the party.

What are we celebrating, you ask?

NEW ALLEY AUTHORS!!!!!!

And as part of our celebration, we’re giving away a prize. Yvonne Harris’ book, The Vigilante’s Bride. Just leave your name and email address to be placed in the drawing for your chance to win.

We hope those of you who follow us, whom we affectionately refer to you as Alley Pals, are going to have even more to learn with our new Authors.

During the week of October 11th, we’ll give you a formal introduction to the new shopkeepers of The Writers Alley, but for now, let me give you a sneak peak at their faces.

Angie Dicken http://www.supamomthoughts.blogspot.com/

Julia Reffner http://darkglassponderings.blogspot.com/

Cindy Wilson http://www.cindyrwilson.blogspot.com/

Wendy Miller http://thoughtsthatmove.blogspot.com/

Sarah Forgrave - http://everywomansjourney.blogspot.com/

Aren't they LOVELY?!?

Check back next week for their interviews so you can get to know the newest faces of The Writers Alley.

This week?

The oldies but goodies have some great posts about Introducing Your Characters with a Swoon, The Inner Sanctum, Essence in Plotting, Building Your ‘Tribe”, Romancing The Blog, and much more.

Next weekend we’ll also be giving away another great prize in celebration!! Stop in on Sunday to find out what!! Next weekend we’ll also announce the winner of Laura Frantz's books from yesterday. Either one is FABULOUS!! You can learn more about her books at http://www.laurafrantz.com/

News Stand

Pepper starts her new blog series, Fall Into Love, on Words Seasoned With Salt. The fun begins on Monday, October 11th and runs until she can't find any other authors willing to participate. :-) Join some of your favorite authors as they answer the question – What does it look like when your characters Fall In Love? Each other will also provide an excerpt to prove their points :-)

Sarah has a Amazon gift card giveaway tomorrow on her blog. Check it out for your chance to win!!

Casey is hosting author Alice J. Wisler on Operation Encourage an Author!

Mary continues her Bible stories for family series on the ten plagues on God Loves Kids.

And on Writing for Christ, check out giveaways with A.K. Arenz and Sarah Sundin
And on the 7th of this week, new Alley author, Julia interviews Casey on her blog. Hope you can check it out!

Julia is doing"Blogging as a Ministry" all week at her blog, Dark Glass Ponderings, with a giveaway for a custom blog header from Custom Blog Designs http://customblogdesigns.blogspot.com/