Today I welcome award winner author
Kim Vogel Sawyer
Kim Vogel Sawyer
Enter to win Kim's book,
Kansas Weddings.
I met Kim at ACFW. She is a gracious and lovely person. I immediately saw her godly heart.
I asked Kim to share how God has led her writing journey. This is what she said:
I asked Kim to share how God has led her writing journey. This is what she said:
Little Girl Dreams
From my earliest memories, I have wanted to write. My parents tell me I was telling stories before I was old enough to write the words on paper.
I believe the desire was planted in me by my Maker, and when the time was right, He watered the seed and brought it to fruit. Although I entered college as a journalism major, my plans took a turn when my young husband left and I was alone with a baby to support.
I changed my degree to elementary education so I would be more available to my daughter. But that desire to write remained in the back of my heart, and I continued writing whenever I had spare moments.
In the early 1990s I began submitting manuscripts to publishers and met with a series of rejections. "Good" rejections--positive feedback but no takers. After three years of consistent negative replies, I gave up and turned my focus to teaching.
In 2000, my dad approached and said he felt it was time for me to see my little-girl dreams come true. He funded a self-publishing venture, and my first novel, A SEEKING HEART, released in the summer of 2001.
Because I wanted to learn more about marketing, I began attending writing conferences. In 2003, I signed with Tamela Hancock Murray of the Steve Laube Agency, and on March 15, 2005, I received my first acceptance for a story I called DEAR JOHN (a part of the KANSAS WEDDINGS trilogy).
Two weeks later, Bethany House accepted WAITING FOR SUMMER'S RETURN, and by November of that year I had signed contracts for ten books with three different companies.
I've been writing full-time ever since and I find great joy in giving God the glory for allowing my little-girl dreams to find reality.
Award-winning, bestselling author Kim Vogel Sawyer is one of the most beloved writers in the Christian market today, acclaimed by readers and critics for her "gentle stories of hope."
With more than a million books in print and stories translated into six different languages, her books have a reach far beyond her Kansas roots.
Kim and her retired military husband Don, with the help of their four feline companions, operate a bed-and-breakfast inn (www.TheKingsInnbnb.com) in small-town Kansas. They relish time with their three adult daughters and nine grandchildren and also enjoy travel whenever the schedule allows. To learn more about Kim and writing and speaking ministries, please visit www.KimVogelSawyer.com.
To enter the contest for an autographed copy of Kim Vogel Sawyer's book
"Kansas Weddings":
"Kansas Weddings":
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Thank you, Kim, for Joining us This Weekend!
Reader, how has God made your childhood dreams come true? For me, God let me travel to other countries.
Comments
I've read several of Kim's books, but I know I have missed some along the way. I would love to win Kansas Weddings.
I follow your blog via e-mail.
pattymh2000(at)yahoo(dot)com
I had the same dreams as you. Who knows what God has down your future journey road:)
Thanks for joining us today.
Maxie mac262(at)me(dot)com
Her testimony of God's goodness to her is inspiring. God made my dreams come true
by giving me a loving husband and three dear sons to raise. Also, being able to continue
to work on my writing craft, though I haven't had a book published yet. He put a love
for stories and a desire to write in my heart even before I could read--I can really relate
to Kim Sawyer with that!
kerouser[at]gmail[dot]com
Thanks for joining us today and becoming a follower. You are entered for the drawing.:)
And Mary, contact Rachael Phillips--she coordinates the choir. :o)
Erica
ericascott76@gmail.com
Jody
jodyr444@comcast.net
I do have a good husband and four handsome boys! :)
jennydtipton[at]gmail[dot]com
How nice to have you with us today. I sure enjoyed hearing about the books of Kim's that you've read. I look forward to seeing you again.
I would love to win this book. I've become disabled at the age of 51 due to a medical error and thankfully reading is my passion.
Thank you,
Barbara
barbmaci61@yahoo.com
So nice to have you back again. I truly enjoy finding an author who's single book leads me to read another by the same author. I would think it would be quite a compliment for the author as well, knowing they have met the call God gave them to write a book intended for you. Yes you are entered in the book drawing and God's blessings on you as well.
What a delight to have you here today.
I agree, reading is a way to travel, stay in nice places, meet new people, and etc. Maybe if you showed your hubby a photo of Kim's bed and breakfast. Wouldn't that make a lovely celebration. :)
Thanks for being a part of our chat today. I sure hope to see you again.
Thank you for joining us today. Sure appreciate your participation in the chat. You have a wonderful and great task, to take care of your husband who is not well. There are probably difficult times, but I am confident God is so happy you have accepted this role. Blessings on your work.
What a great idea to fill the time with reading while he is resting.
I look forward to seeing you again.
Thank you so much for becoming a follower and joining our chat today. Kim's books are awesome! You are definitely entered in the book drawing.
Hope to see you again, soon.
I am so glad you had a chance to stop by today we so enjoyed your visit. So sorry about the medical issues, I will pray for you and your physical needs.
To have reading as a passion is a gift. Just think of all the places you get to go through the pages.
I look forward to seeing you again.
Thanks for the giveaway opportunity! I am a follower of this site.
bonnieroof60@yahoo.com
jrs362 at hotmail dot com
So nice to see you here. If you ever get a chance to go to Kim's B & B be sure to let them know you read her story about childhood dreams. I think that will make her smile.
So nice chatting with you today. Hope to see you again:)