BOOK THREE SOLD!

Great news!

My wonderfabufullousoneofmyabsolutefavoritepeopleonearthrightnow-editor Melissa Endlich called today....book three in my USAF pararescue jumper series (Wings of Refuge) sold to Steeple Hill!

A Soldier's Sonnet (tentative title) will release in April, 2009 from Steeple Hill's Love Inspired line. For those of you who pick up books one and two in Jan and March 2008, "Sonnet" is Ben's story.

Whisper a hearty "thanks" to God on my behalf, okay? I've already been telling Him...but I'd really love for Him to be bombarded with praise....

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Warmly,

Cheryl Wyatt aka Squirrel

Check this out...Seekerville Blog

I have been blessed with the extreme privilege of being a part of a group of writers called The Seekers.

Seeker History:
A few years ago, there were several unpublished writers who kept finaling in contests together. One of those writers decided to contact the rest of us (15 total) to see if we wanted to form a group and commit to praying each other into publication.

Our motto: Our focus on Him as we write toward the dream, We shall leave no woman behind. (T. Russo, 2005)

We formed a private group and decided on the name of Seekers, since we not only have contests in common, but we are all Seekers of Jesus.

Since the Seeker group started, eight of the fifteen of us have contracted with publishers and many of the rest have become agented.

Through prayer and openness, God has bonded us. Our friendships have flourished and we have grown close like sisters. I have laughed so hard with these ladies at times that my facial muscles were sore for days. I have cried over their rejections, rejoiced over First Sales (and in Mary C's case...the 19Th sale!!!), contest wins and finals. I've sat back in awe and watched God bless them with life's precious moments, and we've prayed each other through life's painful moments. I've learned a TON about the industry of writing (and predict you will too!), and I've grown in character as a Christian just knowing them.

These writers are women I admire, respect, and know with unwavering faith that every single one of them are meant to be published.

I'd love for you to come by our newly-formed Seekerville Blog and meet these fabulous women:

Click the post header above, or copy and paste this url into your browser: http://seekerville.blogspot.com/

They are a wealth of knowledge, fun and a gazillion other things.

Since we have contests in common....meaning that's how we all met in the first place...our Seeker Blog is focused on writing contests.

We also have guest bloggers so I hope you will drop by often.

We will be giving away critiques as well. More info on that on the Seeker Blog...otherwise known as Seekerville...

Cheryl Wyatt

Grab a cup of java or tea and I'll see you in Seekerville.....

Interviewed on Editor Susan Lohrer's Blog

Editor Susan Lohrer interviewed me for a really short chat on her blog. Here's the link:  

 

http://www.inspirationaleditor.blogspot.com/

 

If you have a moment, drop by and say hey. Susan's blog has some really neat content...including a previous discussion on what makes a yummy romance hero....

 

If the above link doesn't work, copy and paste it into your browser.

 

Enjoy!

--
www.CherylWyatt.com ~~High-Caliber Romance, High-Octane Faith~~  
Gal. 2:20 Pouring my vial of words over Him.

Availabie on Pre-order now!
A SOLDIER'S PROMISE~ Steeple Hill LI ~ Jan. 2008  RT TOP PICK!
A SOLDIER'S FAMILY~ Steeple Hill LI~Mar. 2008

A Soldier's Promise Receives TOP PICK! from Romantic Times!

Wonderful news!

My debut novel, A Soldier's Promise, received 4.5 stars AND a January Top Pick from Romantic Times Magazine!

http://www.romantictimes.com/books_review.php?book=34242

Here's what the reviewer said:

"Cheryl Wyatt infuses A Soldier's Promise (4.5) with kindness, compassion and love. Plus, each character in this strong story is multilayered. When young Bradley, a boy dying of cancer, writes to the Air Force Pararescue team, he gets to meet jumper Joel Montgomery, who connects with Bradley and feels an instant and shared attraction to the boy's teacher, Amber Stanton. This absolutely fantastic debut novel proves that while challenges and boundaries are not always easily resolved, they're definitely worth the work."

---Robin Taylor-Romantic Times Reviewer


Cheryl Wyatt

Children's Science Exam Answers..FUNNY!

This came from a gal in my local writers' group......

(eek...typed "grope" there instead of "group" at first...blush. Glad I caught that before it posted, especially since some of you subscribe to my blog posts and receive them before I catch all the mistakes. LOL!)

 

If you need a good laugh, read these childrens' science exam answers.......

 

Q: Name the four seasons.
A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.

Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink.
A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.

Q: How is dew formed?
A: The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.

Q: How can you delay milk turning sour? (brilliant, love this!)
A: Keep it in the cow.

Q: What causes the tides in the oceans?
A: The tides are a fight between the Earth and the Moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon, and nature hates a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins in this fight.

Q: What are steroids?
A: Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs.

Q: What happens to your body as you age?
A: When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental.

Q: What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?
A: He says good-bye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery.

Q: Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.
A: Premature death.

Q: How are the main parts of the body categorized? ( e.g., abdomen)
A: The body is consisted into three parts -- the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain; the borax
contains the heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels A, E, I, O, and U.

Q: What is the fibula?
A: A small lie.

Q: What does "varicose" mean? (I do love this one...)
A: Nearby.

Q: Give the meaning of the term "Caesarian Section."
A: The Caesarian Section is a district in Rome

Q: What does the word "benign" mean?'
A: Benign is what you will be after you be eight. 

 

--
Cheryl Wyatt   Gal. 2:20   Pouring my vial of words over Him.

www.CherylWyatt.com  www.Scrollsquirrel.blogspot.com

A SOLDIER'S PROMISE~ Steeple Hill Love Inspired~ Jan. 2008
A SOLDIER'S FAMILY~ Steeple Hill Love Inspired~ Mar. 2008

www.Steeplehill.com  www.Loveinspiredauthors.com

PRAY FOR THIS FAMILY

Please pray for the Munaretto and Anderson families and friends of Joe Munaretto during this holiday season and beyond. Three little girls lost their daddy this past week. He served our country in the military as a doctor. He died of natural causes. His wife's name is Gina and is the daughter of two very dear friends, Larry and Carol Anderson.

 

Please, please, please lift up these families.

 

Thank you!

--
Cheryl Wyatt   Gal. 2:20   Pouring my vial of words over Him.

www.CherylWyatt.com   www.Scrollsquirrel.blogspot.com

A SOLDIER'S PROMISE~ Steeple Hill Love Inspired~ Jan. 2008
A SOLDIER'S FAMILY~ Steeple Hill Love Inspired~ Mar. 2008

www.Steeplehill.com   www.Loveinspiredauthors.com

TRAUMATIZED BY.....CORNBREAD?

Yes. It's true. I have this severe (and I mean SEVERE in a neurotic way) aversion to cornbread. Here's why: when we were little and living in New Mexico, we had the nicest babysitter. BUT....she had one itty bitty ghastly penchant for making cornbread. She would put a big hunk of cornbread about the size of a small shoe into a HUMONGOUS green bowl....and pour syrup over it to the point that the syrup ended up being about three to four inches thick in the bowl.

Then she would pour milk, big dollops of butter and sprinkle sugar on top. Sometimes peanut butter.

And then (YICK!) make us eat it. Every. Last. Drop.

To this day, my sister and my brother (who is really my cousin but my parents had legal custody of him and he lived with us) cannot STAND to eat cornbread. Can't even stand to smell it. If any of us are in a kitchen and we get whiffs of the stuff...we'll flee.

My husband loves Jiffy cornbread. I'll cook anything for him, but I tell him..."with cornbread....you're on your own unless you want to see me urp." Even the smell makes me nauseous.

I had a discussion this morning with my cousin who moved from another state to near me recently. She also went to this baby sitter's growing up. We laughed because neither of us realized how traumatized we all were by this icky cornbread. She said she can't even stand to eat out of green bowls because of the whole ordeal. That made me realize why I can't stand to have green bowls in my house. I'd forgotten Nancy served the cornbread out of green bowls...always.

All of our siblings and cousins and even the baby sitter's own children...none of us can stand to eat cornbread to this day. LOL! I think maybe we all need to go to counseling......


(Nancy, if you're reading this....we love you....just not your cornbread.

Your goulash was out of this world though!!!!)

So, bloggers....what food did you eat growing up that you cannot stand now?

Talk away...it is much too quiet around this treehouse......


Squirrel

Cheryl Wyatt

WONDERFUL FEEDBACK...THANK YOU!

Guess what I got in the mail right before I went to North Carolina?

 

MY BOOK! I got it through Steeple Hill's book club. So that means all subscribers who receive four books now have my book!!!

 

I came back home to about seven reader letters in my Inbox....all expressing how much they loved the book.

 

I never dreamed the elation and humility and profound gratitude I'd feel as I read (and re read and re read..LOL!) those precious letters.

 

So far all the letters have been positive.

 

The really great thing is I remember pouring my heart out to God in private prayer times years ago while researching, plotting and writing the first military stories, asking Him to please, please, please help me honor military servicemen and women and their families and not offend. Since I'm not military myself..but have family who is and was....this was one of my constant prayers and one of my fears...that I would somehow dishonor those who have served and sacrificed to keep us free. Only God could know how much it meant to me that most of those letters I received are from military personnel and or their spouses. 

 

Thank you for taking time to write to the authors whose books touch your life in some way. Readers, you guys think our books touch you...but I wish you knew how very much your letters mean to us. 

 

Thank you so much for your encouragement and prayers. I am deeply touched.

 

Squirrel 

--
Cheryl Wyatt   Gal. 2:20   Pouring my vial of words over Him.

www.CherylWyatt.com   www.Scrollsquirrel.blogspot.com

A SOLDIER'S PROMISE~ Steeple Hill Love Inspired~ Jan. 2008
A SOLDIER'S FAMILY~ Steeple Hill Love Inspired~ Mar. 2008

www.Steeplehill.com   www.Loveinspiredauthors.com

CALL FOR BLOG TOUR PARTICIPANTS for A Soldier's Promise and A Soldier's Family

Hey all...

 

I'm going to be doing a blog tour in January and in March for my two debut novels.

 

If you're interested in being a part of one or both....drop me an e-mail or comment here, leaving some way for me to contact you.

 

Remember to put a space somewhere in the text if you leave your e-mail address so the phish and spiders don't scoop up your address.

 

I appreciate your readership!!!!

 

Warmly,

 

--
Cheryl Wyatt   Gal. 2:20   Pouring my vial of words over Him.

www.CherylWyatt.com  www.Scrollsquirrel.blogspot.com

A SOLDIER'S PROMISE~ Steeple Hill Love Inspired~ Jan. 2008
A SOLDIER'S FAMILY~ Steeple Hill Love Inspired~ Mar. 2008

www.Steeplehill.com   www.Loveinspiredauthors.com

One use for STEW PID SPAM

Okay...so today I'm deleting my Spam folder...and I'm rolling my eyes as usual because....uh....hello...I don't NEED a you-know-what enlargement patch...well..because I don't exactly have a you-know-what.

 

I'm deleting, deleting, deleting when I see a new one.....

 

"Unleash the man in you."

 

Oh-kay.

 

Interesting since I'm a girl.

 

Stupid spam.

 

Here's the upside to this cyber annoyance....if you're a writer you really can get some interesting character names off the fake names those spammerr-errrr.....I mean people use.......

 

Spam-sick-Squiirel
--
Cheryl Wyatt   Gal. 2:20   Pouring my vial of words over Him.

www.CherylWyatt.com   www.Scrollsquirrel.blogspot.com

A SOLDIER'S PROMISE~ Steeple Hill Love Inspired~ Jan. 2008
A SOLDIER'S FAMILY~ Steeple Hill Love Inspired~ Mar. 2008

www.Steeplehill.com   www.Loveinspiredauthors.com

The Man Rules

My brother-in-law sent this to my My Space Inbox....I'm thinking my husband paid him to......

 

I must admit....it's pretty funny. I'm definitely using some of it to try and better nail the male point of view in my stories. LOL!

 

At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down finally, the guys' side of the story.

(I must admit, it's pretty good.)

We always hear "the rules" From the female side.

Now here are the rules from the male side.



These are our rules!

Please note... these are all numbered "1"
ON PURPOSE!


1. Men are NOT mind readers.

1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

1. Sunday sports. It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be.

1. Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one:

Subtle hints do not work!

Strong hints do not work!

Obvious hints do not work!

Just say it!


1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do.

Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.


1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a Problem. See a doctor.

1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.

1. If you won't dress like the Victoria 's Secret girls, don't expect us to act like soap opera guys.

1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us.

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of them makes you sad or angry, then we meant the other one.

1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

1. If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We will act like nothing is wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle, besides we know you will bring it up again later.

1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an answer you don't want to hear!

1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine...Really.

1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as football, the shotgun formation, or golf.

1. You have enough clothes.

1. You have too many shoes.

1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!

1. Thank you for reading this. Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight;

But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.

 

Written by a guy......obviously! LOL!

--
Cheryl Wyatt   Gal. 2:20   Pouring my vial of words over Him.

www.CherylWyatt.com  www.Scrollsquirrel.blogspot.com

A SOLDIER'S PROMISE~ Steeple Hill Love Inspired~ Jan. 2008
A SOLDIER'S FAMILY~ Steeple Hill Love Inspired~ Mar. 2008

www.Steeplehill.com   www.Loveinspiredauthors.com

WRITERS' BRAINSTORMING RETREAT

I deeply apologize for the sporadic posting. I've been working on my next proposal and traveling a LOT. I have much to catch you up on...all exciting!  

 

Just returned from a writers' brainstorming retreat in the mountains of Franklin, North Carolina with fellow Steeple Hill authors Missy Tippens, Lynette Eason, and Zondervan author Camy Tang, as well as up and coming authors Pammer James who writes kick-bottom FBI suspense (Faith-Based-Intrigue), and Jennifer Hudson Taylor whose Carolina historicals will one day knock your socks off.

 

Until I get time to catch you up on blog posts, here are some links to pictures and posts about our brainstorm retreat from Lynette and Jennifer:

 

 

http://jenniferswriting.blogspot.com/

 

http://suspensewithatwist.blogspot.com/

--
Cheryl Wyatt   Gal. 2:20   Pouring my vial of words over Him.

www.CherylWyatt.com  www.Scrollsquirrel.blogspot.com

A SOLDIER'S PROMISE~ Steeple Hill Love Inspired~ Jan. 2008
A SOLDIER'S FAMILY~ Steeple Hill Love Inspired~ Mar. 2008

www.Steeplehill.com  www.Loveinspiredauthors.com

CONGRATS ANNUAL PROMPT CONTEST WINNERS 2007!

Are you ready to find out who won my annual Squirrel's Story Starter Contest?

Drum roll please.........

First Place: Hope Chastain
Second Place: Lacy Williams
Third Place: Jean Kinsey

Honorable Mentions:

Melody Sproule
Nike Chillemi
Patricia Woodside
Shauna Sturge
Cheryl Rose
Kimberly Wesdyk
Laura Brizendine
Caren Fullerton
Steve Youngblood
Trudy Bally
Michelle Rogers
Cheryl Shaw
Lara Spiker
Kay Malone


First place winner received a six month subscription to any Steeple Hill line of their choice, free copies of my January and March release, plus a gift pen and bookmark.

Second Place winner received a four month subscription to any Steeple Hill line of their choice, free copies of my January and March release, plus a gift pen and bookmark.

Third Place winner receives a three month subscription to any Steeple Hill line of their choice, free copies of my January and March release, plus a gift pen and bookmark.

Honorable Mentions receive free copies of my January and March release, plus a gift pen and bookmark, free copies of my January and March release, plus a gift pen and bookmark.

All other entrants receive a gift pen and bookmark.

Thanks so much for supporting my blog and for entering the contest.

It will start back up in January of 2008 so stay tuned.

PS> IF you entered more than three times in the year and are NOT on the Honorable Mention list, please e-mail me STAT.

Also, if you entered AT ALL this year, and I have NOT e-mailed you, please e-mail me STAT. Everyone who entered receives a little thank you gift from me.

Thanks all for supporting my blog with your readership and for entering my contest.

Warmly,

Cheryl Wyatt