Author Interview tonight: a chronically ill award-winning author, a working single mom, and a college student...

On "Speak UP!" with Scott McCausey of ChristianDevotions.com: Tuesday, March 28th at 6:00 p.m. Eastern time/5:00 p.m. Central time, Linnette R Mullin - author of life-changing romance and the award-winning novel "Finding Beth," will be interviewed on blog-talk radio! God is doing some amazing things in our resident author's life, so tune in for the interview tonight. 

Click here for the link!

If you can't listen to the live broadcast, no worries! The link will remain up for you to listen at your leisure. Either way, tune in! You're not going to want to miss it! Linnette talks a bit about her childhood, teen years, early adulthood and what led her to where she is now - a chronically ill award-winning author, a working single mom, and a college student. (Click here.)

Leave a comment here or on her Facebook wall telling what you found most interesting about her interview and your name will be entered into a drawing for a bookmark and an autographed copy of "Finding Beth." Please be sure to leave your email address, as well, in case you win!

Linnette R Mullin
Author of Life-changing Romance
Award-winning novel, "Finding Beth"
Freelance Writer
Mother of four amazing sons!
College Student
and more.....

"Why Do You Write Romance" You Ask?

What a wonderful Christmas break I've had. I head back to the classroom on Monday, January 11, and decided it was time to finish my manuscript for "Loving Tiffany" - book 2 in the "Flying with Broken Wings" series. She's getting close. We'll see if I can pull it off. As I write toward the end of "Loving Tiffany", a friend reminds me of the reasons I write these stories. You see, I'm a hopeless romantic. Have been since the day I was conceived. As I grew up in a Christian home and a church that preached the love and gospel of Jesus, I learned from an early age the pattern for true romance. Why am I a romance writer? Because the gospel of Jesus Christ is the greatest love story to have ever unfolded. Jesus, the groom, desperately loves his bride, the church (those whose hearts belong to him). There is not a day of my life in which I have been unaware of Jesus and his sacrificial love. From my earliest memory at the age of 3 or 4, I have known he loves me with an unimaginable, incomprehensible, unconditional love. Through the years, he has taught me the truth I share with you here. There is no love more wonderful, more unconditional, more romantic than that of Jesus. He is the foundation of my romantic notions. He is the hero in all my stories. He is what fuels every love story I write. Anyone who has read "Finding Beth" should recognize that it's not simply a story of how she meets and falls in love with an amazing guy. It's a story of redeeming love that can only ever be found in Christ. And when you read "Loving Tiffany" (once she's published), you will recognize the very same theme. My stories of romance are not simply stories of how a man and a woman come together, but they are stories of redemption and the greatest love story of all eternity. In my series, "Flying with Broken Wings", I write about broken women overcoming and being made whole through the unfettered love of Jesus. To all the Beth's and Tiffany's out there, here is song is for you. Spread the word!

"Beautiful" by Mercy Me

Linnette's Birthday Bash!

Happy Birthday to Linnette R Mullin

Award Winning Author

Come August 3rd!

No need to discuss age here, let's just have some fun. 

Since she rarely receives birthday gifts (this happens as you get older), 

Linnette decided to give away four special gifts this year! 

1) "Finding Beth" bookmark

2) $5 Starbucks gift-card

3) autographed copy of Finding Beth

4) ALL THREE!

"What do I do? What do I do," you ask?

It's easy. Follow these instructions and enter your points into the Rafflecopter below:

You must comment in order to enter the drawing. This starts you off with THREE points. 

1) If you've read "Finding Beth", tell Linnette something you liked or didn't like about it. If you have not read it, tell Linnette why you want to read it! (Linnette will be reading and responding to your comments, so be sure to return for continued conversation!)

2) Please leave your first name and YOUR email address something like this: FindingBeth at live.com, so we know how to contact you if you win. You will not be added to an e-list. There's a link for that on the side-bar if you wish to receive emails. 

(You must be at least fifteen years of age to enter, and you must live in the United States.)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

COMMENTING TIPS:

*If you need to comment as "anonymous", be sure to leave your first name and an email where I can reach you in case you  win!

**If you have trouble commenting with your mobile device, email your comment to FindingBeth at live.com and include "Birthday Bash Giveaway" in the subject line and we will post your comment for you. If your comment doesn't appear within two days of emailing it, please resend.

***It you're new to Rafflecopter, points equal entries. That means you can get multiple entries!!! There are four ways to get points. Simply click above on each that applies to you and Rafflecopter will do the rest. Note: if you click on "Leave a comment" and we cannot find your comment via blog or email, you will be disqualified.

Now, please tell some friends and let's show Linnette and Beth some love!

"Finding Beth" may be purchased @ Amazon, CrossRiverMedia.com, & LinnetteRMullin.com

SELAH Awards Road Trip!

Never in my wildest dreams would I have believed 

"Finding Beth" 

would win two awards within the same week! 

Unbelievable!

I shared about winning the Grace Award in my last post, 

so here's my journey to the SELAH Awards in pictures.

Heading to Ridgecrest for the SELAH Awards Banquet
Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writer's Conference

Entering North Carolina! Woo-hoo!

Ridgecrest!

I hate selfies!

Selfie #2 - My & Joanie's room.

A gift Ridgecrest left on my pillow.
I LOVE this cup! Use it nearly everyday.
Thank you, Crossbooks!

Dressed with somewhere to go!

Two of my favorite ladies ~ DiAnn Mills and YVonne Lehmen
DiAnn's my first mentor and responsible for propelling me
down my writing journey! This was also the first time I met
her face to face. Her presence made the night extra special!!!
I love you, DiAnn!

Aah! The Awards!   ~   *BRMCWC Photo

Oooh! The food!  ~   *BRMCWC Photo

And dessert!!   ~   *BRMCWC Photo

My dear roomie, Joanie Kohler, on the right!
Joanie opened her room to me when she learned I
I was coming for Awards night and needed a bed.
Thank you, dear Joanie! You're such a gem!!!
*BRMCWC Photo

The distinguished Mr. And Mrs. Alton Gansky!
Another reason this award means so much to me is that Al
taught at my first writer's conference and gave me my first
critique! Thank you, Al, for the encouragement you gave
me that day! I needed it more than you'll ever know!
*BRMCWC Photo

Ben Wolfe with Splickety Magazine
and fellow Blue Monkey!
It was great to meet you, Ben!

My new friend, Heather Hook, on the left.
Welcome to PCWN, Heather! I'm so glad Edie introduced us!
*BRMCWC Photo

It's always interesting to Steven James!
*BRMCWC Photo

Al and his cohorts:
Edie Melson (middle) & Eva Marie Everson (right)!
*BRMCWC Photo

Edie, Al, and Eva!   ~   I love you guys!
*BRMCWC Photo

Alton Gansky, Linnette R Mullin, 

Jordyn Redwood, Richard Mabry, & Edie Melson

Jordyn and Richard, my fellow finalists, are both award winning 

suspense writers, making my win incredibly amazing!

*BRMCWC Photo

Receiving my BEAUTIFUL SELAH Award!!!
Thanks, Eva Marie!
*BRMCWC Photo

Shocked. Excited. Incredulous. Happy. Guilty.
(for winning over Jordyn and Richard) Overwhelmed.
How many feelings can one experience when
winning an award like this? Unbelievable!
*BRMCWC Photo with Al and Edie

My dear Ann Tatlock and I celebrating our awards together!
What a night and what a memory! I'll never forget the way
she grabbed me after we stepped outside the banquet hall,
squeezed me and squealed, as happy for me as she was
for herself, if not more so. Thank you for that, Ann!

What a wonderful surprise to find fellow
PCWN writer, Jean Wilund,
present and celebrating with me, as well!

Saying thank you & goodbye to dear Edie...

Saying thank you & good-bye to Al...

...worth a thousand words...

...and yet as I read reviews for "Finding Beth" on Amazon today, 

the tears came. I have given Beth's story to God every step of the way 

and according to the reviews He is answering my prayers!

He is using "Finding Beth" to touch hearts and 

encourage women in all the ways I hoped and prayed he would. 

Awards are oh SO wonderful, yet it doesn't get better than that...

"Finding Beth" ~ 2013 Grace Awards Winner!

To say I am overwhelmed with amazement would be stating the case mildly. Every time I read the review written by the Grace Awards judges I catch my breath... wipe away tears... shake my head in amazement... Rather than babble on about it, I'm going to let you read it for yourself. Comments are welcome!

When  Beth Gallagher runs out of gas on a lonely highway, a door opens to her future before she's entirely closed one on the past, and the past refuses to let go peacefully. FINDING BETH is both a suspenseful and layered romance with subplots that fill out the story without overwhelming it. Even while watching the hero and heroine fall for each other, there was enough emotional tension and suspension of certainty to keep hanging on to find out how it would happen and how they would overcome their major obstacles. Characters felt real and individual, and story twists built to a powerful dark moment for the main character. The reader will appreciate the way the author handled the thematic depth of the story and what happened in that dark moment. FINDING BETH deals with abuse on all levels -- emotional, physical, and spiritual -- and the scenes and character's reactions rang true. While this is Christian fiction, the author pulled back in places that might have become too "preachy" and allowed events to unfold naturally, not offering total solutions, but the reality that the characters would continue to have to work out their faith. Some of the characters were left at the end still trying to overcome their issues, which was good. So often novels with such heavy themes give us the problems sewn up too easily. In FINDING BETH, we're shown characters heading in the right direction and characters whose lives, like our own, are works-in-progress. As to the story's main conflict, the antagonist was absolutely heinous! The author did a terrific job of describing the most intense and vicious scene with just enough description to make us feel the heroine's horror, and yet she used enough discretion to keep it readable. This is a very good romance, with well-fleshed characters and deep themes that lovers of women's fiction will also appreciate. ~~ Judges: Naomi Musch (Team Leader), Joy Ross Davis, Betty Thomason Owens

~ Grace Awards Excerpt


I must give special thanks to each and every fan who nominated "Finding Beth" for the Grace Awards. It wasn't an easy task. It took some effort. Without the nominations, I would have never made it to the Finals and, therefore, would have never won the award. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this possible. Blessings and (((hugs))) to each of you!

Thank you, Grace Awards, for bestowing such honor on writers. Thank you, Judges, for your labor of love and support of Christian Writers!

~ Linnette R Mullin, Award Winning Author
2013 Grace Awards for Romance
2014 Finalist for SELAH Awards for Suspsense

Me? Interview on Blogtalk???

I never thought in a million years I would do a radio interview, much less one that could potentially be heard all around the world. Over and over again... For up to three years... Scary! I must say, however, that I enjoyed my chat at GelatiScoop with Giovanni Gelati. It wasn't nearly as scary as I thought.

I found I'm much more comfortable with my phone in my own home than I am in a studio with a stage, a microphone, lights, camera's, and action. I'm not saying I'll never do a talk show again. I'm not saying I didn't enjoy that. I am saying that this is more in my comfort zone than even my own little camera with one of my best friends to cheer me on while recording a Vlog post. So, now I have one Blogtalk show down and at least two more to go in the coming months. Thanks to GelatiScoop, I'm ready and eager to face the rest. Bring 'em on!

For now, if you'd like to hear your author's voice, click on GelatiScoop! There is a commercial to wait through, but I think you'll find it worth the wait. I hope. I know I had fun!

"Finding Beth" Official Release Day

I can't believe this day is actually here. Maybe it will seem more real once I'm at the party and people start dropping by. As I prepare for the evening, I remember Michelle Linnette and how proud she would be of me. My Beth's birthday is today. Michelle's is tomorrow. Coincidence? I think not.

Michelle came up with the series title, "Flying With Broken Wings". You won't see that title on the books until I publish the next book. After all, you can't have a series with one book. So, in honor of and loving memory of my dear sister-friend I thought I'd re-post the poem I wrote for her the day she died...

I hear your voice

I see your smile

The sparkle in your beautiful green eyes

Your laughter bubbles

Tinkles like chimes

My heart glows and I can't help but smile

Your warm hugs

And "I love yous"

By their very essence lend strength

Your loving heart

Is beauty defined

Touching, healing, spreading sunshine 

You are so special

Exquisite and precious

The treasure of you fills my mind

You are loved

Never forgotten

Now dancing on the streets of heaven

Happy Birthday, dear Michelle!

Give-aways end at Midnight central time:

For an exclusive interview and book give-away, visit Debra L Butterfield here.

For a trip into Linnette's writer's mind and a book give-away, visit Obey the Muse here.

For a super-giveaway, visit Melody Balthaser here. 

To watch all the fun unfold, visit Linnette R Mullin, Writer here.

Have a beautiful day!

"Finding Beth" Releases in December 20th!

Click the "Finding Beth" tab to order!

FINDING BETH ~ 21 days to Release!

Pre-Order "Finding Beth" Today!

"Finding Beth" is now available for 

pre-order under the tab

"Finding Beth".

Please note the following:

If you would like your copy in time for Christmas, 

please pre-order now. This will give me a better idea as to how many books I need to order.

Also, there are two options! 

For friends and family in the Columbia, SC area 

who will be attending my launch party, or 

whom I see at Church or any of my other regular haunts, 

please choose the "Local Pick-up".

Everyone else, please choose the "Mail Order" option.

Please fill in the autograph instructions when you place your order.

You may also pre-order through my publisher: 

CrossRiver Media, 

however, I will only be able to autograph 

those ordered from my own website.

Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!

"Finding Beth" Releases in 21 Days!

What do squirrels have to do with my debut novel, 

"Finding Beth"?

You'll have to read it to find out! ;-)

'Finding Beth" Countdown ~ 22 Days!

Wow! Can you believe we're down to 

22 days before "Finding Beth" launches?

I think I must be dreaming...

'Finding Beth" Countdown ~ 23 Days!

All of my boys are gifted, but I just had to show off the talent of two of my boys!

This is Andrew as Petruchio in "The Taming of the Shrew". 

Andrew won "All-Star Best Actor" at the South Carolina Theater Association this past weekend.

His portrait was painted by another son, Matthew, 

who is hoping to be accepted into the SC Governor's School of Arts and Humanities. 

'Finding Beth" Countdown ~ 24 Days!

"FINDING BETH" Countdown ~ 25 Days!

"FINDING BETH" Countdown ~ 26 Days!

Sometimes, its all you can do to survive.

Will God rescue Beth from the path she chose?

Will he give her a second chance, 

or will her past choices cost her everything?

"FINDING BETH" Countdown ~ 27 Days!

The FINDING BETH Countdown ~ 28 Days!

I've been a little absent on the social media scene the last few months. What can I say other than life has been crazy busy? There have been so many new things to learn on my journey to publication and in the midst of it I'm still a wife and mom who does her best in spite of chronic Lyme disease and the many trips to the doctor over the past six months.

So, what do I do in my spare time? Obviously, I don't record more than one "Ask the Author" videos. However, I do seek out bloggers to post for me during my launch. I write content for those posts. I edit and proofread my manuscript over and over again. I hunt for perfect places to have a launch party and book signings. I think about the most frugal way to proceed with good marketing. I post on Facebook to keep readers up to speed. I plan and write newsletters (in which I'm long overdue). Then, there's Goodreads, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. I also plan meetings for my local writer's group, and try to write newsletters and blog posts for them. And ... I know there's much, much more, but I forget. I forget a lot!

Even with a checklist, I find it difficult to remember everything. I don't know why. I mean, its not like I have a husband who needs love and support and encouragement and healthy food and general filling in the gap from his wife. It's not like I have a first year college student and need to call every department in the school to get all the answers we need. It's not like I have a senior in high school who has a sleep disorder, misses a lot of tough classes, and then has to somehow catch up to keep a passing grade, plus find time to squeeze in ACT application deadlines and testing. Did I mention college and scholarship application deadlines? It's not like I have a high school sophomore who is applying to a special art school for his Junior/Senior years and we have deadlines to meet. It's not like I have a little guy with little guy needs that are totally different from the older boys. And did I mention the shuttle service? Did I mention having one car (and thinking of a way to get another) to transport these four to school, work, karate, play practice, art studios, choir practice, doctor's appointments, etc on top of necessary shopping for the family? I won't even go into cooking and cleaning and laundry for six... Did I also say that I love these guys of mine and that they make it all worth while?

In the midst of it all, I have a book to launch and another to write, and I'm am so excited that you are a part of this! Thank you for your support and encouragement, dear reader. I pray you will be blessed by the years and hours of pouring my life into this work of heart. Join with me in spreading the word. Tell all your friends and family that "Finding Beth" will finally be here, and in time for Christmas!

Twenty-nine Days and Counting!