{"id":527,"date":"2014-10-06T15:10:31","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T15:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crazy4fiction.com\/?p=527"},"modified":"2014-10-06T15:10:31","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T15:10:31","slug":"crazy4fiction-end-of-summer-update-and-exciting-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/crazy4fiction-end-of-summer-update-and-exciting-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Crazy4Fiction End of Summer Update and Exciting News!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Morning, readers! We&#8217;ve had a busy end of summer and wanted to give a quick recap and share some EXCITING NEWS (see below for details).<\/p>\n<p>At the end of September, the Crazy4Fiction team traveled to St. Louis, Missouri for American Christian Fiction Writers Conference (ACFW) and were blessed with the opportunity to chat with new authors, in addition to our wonderful stable of Tyndale House authors.<\/p>\n<p>Below, take a sneak peek into our author event, where Tyndale authors such as Lisa Wingate, Candace Calvert, and Allison Pittman met, chat, and mingled with top bloggers and industry professionals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-533\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-533\" alt=\"ACFW4\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/Collage-41-1024x332.jpg\" width=\"676\" height=\"219\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right: Crazy4Fiction dessert table, Ice breaker game, authors Carre Armstrong Gardner and Allison Pittman with Publisher Weekly Religion editor Marcia Nelson. Authors Cathy Liggett, Lisa Wingate, and Candace Calvert chatting over coffee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-534\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-534  \" alt=\"Collage 3\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/Collage-31-1024x332.jpg\" width=\"676\" height=\"219\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right: I loved getting the chance to chat with Romantic Suspense novelist DiAnn Mills. Blogger Ane Mulligan and author Lisa Wingate. Senior Fiction Acquisitions editor Jan Stob and I loved chatting about books with avid CBA blogger Rachel McMillan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-535\" alt=\"Collage 2\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/Collage-21-1024x332.jpg\" width=\"676\" height=\"219\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right: Authors Gina Holmes, Allison Pittman, DiAnn Mills, and Cathy Liggett playing a game. Author Carre Armstrong Gardner chatting with a blogger. Author Lisa Wingate and CBA Retailer and Resources editor Cathy Ellis playing a game. Top photo: Senior Acquisitions editor Jan Stob with one of her authors, award-winning novelist Lisa Wingate. Below: Senior Acquisitions editor Stephanie Broene chatting with author Candace Calvert and Leslie McKee from Romantic Times.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-536\" alt=\"Collage 1\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/Collage-11-1024x332.jpg\" width=\"676\" height=\"219\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right: Author Carre Armstrong Gardner signing her novel for a blogger. Top left: Senior Acquisition editors Stephanie Broene and Jan Stob posing with medical romance author Candace Calvert. Bottom left: Authors Allison Pittman and Janice Cantore playing a game. Top right: Tyndale authors and industry professionals mingling. Bottom right: Authors Rene Gutteridge and Carre Armstrong Gardner talking about life and writing. Candace Calvert playing a game.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">~*~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>We have some big news from Tyndale House Crazy4Fiction. We are very excited to announce the launch of our<a title=\"Like the official Crazy4Fiction Facebook page!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TyndaleHouseCrazy4Fiction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> official Crazy4Fiction Facebook page<\/a>. Be sure to like us on Facebook to keep track of ebook deals, giveaways, and the latest inside publishing news.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>And check back on the blog next week for a Facebook-exclusive prize packed giveaway!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Happy reading!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morning, readers! 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