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New Growth in Long Winter Months

Posted by Katie Phillips on April 23, 2013February 28, 2016

Hi folks!

It’s a bit late coming up, but here is the latest installment of my monthly ministry newsletter.

This month’s issue includes:

* More crazy Mallon adventures

* Hip hop dancing opens doors to share

* Featured Ministry: OM Italy’s outreach to trafficked women

Read it here: March Newsletter

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HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO THE NUTCRACKER? We had a super relaxing Thanksgiving (hope you did too!), which is a good thing because this week is performance week!!! Eeep! Ok, technically last week was performance week too, but my husband was just performing Arabian as a guest artist for another city’s Nutcracker. This weekend is the real deal! In case you missed the memo (which you probably didn’t, as I tend to talk about my hubby a lot #sorrynotsorry), my husband will have been performing in the Nutcracker ballet for 19 years this year! He’s dancing the roles of Snow King, Arabian paux, and Dewdrop Cavelier. I couldn’t be more proud, but it is a LOT of work and stress and general insanity this time of year. Then the NEXT weekend, his ballet students will be performing in the Prairie Nutcracker, a local production with a country twist on the familiar story. I was kindly gifted this beautiful children’s picture book of the story, which is utterly charming! My mom loves Christmas children’s picture books and I share her passion for them, so you’ll be seeing quite a few of my favorites featured this month! Gotta run. Hope visions of sugar plums are dancing in your heads! 😉❄️

DO YOU HAVE ANY HOLIDAY TRADITIONS? We always go get a real tree (the fragrance is my FAVORITE scent ever!) the day after Thanksgiving, usually cut down at a local Christmas tree farm. There’s something about tromping around a forest of Christmas trees, picking out the perfect one, singing “Oh, Christmas Tree” with my mom and sister while the menfolk cut it down, and then going inside to sip hot cider or cocoa. It just starts the Christmas season off right. We tie it on top of the car, bring it home, and crank up Sinatra and Mannheim Steamroller, while we decorate the whole house. I fix hot chocolate (made from Mom’s homemade mix) to take out to my hubby and sister, the tall people appointed to climb ladders and pound away hanging the icicle lights on my parents’ cute little small-town house. It will look like a postcard or magazine, inside and out, by the time we’re finished. And then tonight, as it gets dark, we’ll turn on the lights and curl up with more cocoa and Mom’s collection of children’s Christmas picture books to welcome in the season. QotD: What is your favorite holiday tradition?

DO YOU ENJOY BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING? I really hate shopping and noise and crowds, so I’m like, “Peace out, y’all have fun.” While I hide at home in my blanket and avoid going out, like a true bookworm introvert. But two of my favorite bookish shops, @leafandlore and @crabapplebooks, are having EPIC Black Friday cyber sales on mugs, shirts, and candles, which I am ALL over, so be sure and check them out! Their new Narnia and Tolkein-inspired collections are basically ensuring I have no money. #sorrynotsorry I’ll be doing a Crab Apple mug unboxing later today too, so stop by my stories! In other news, how is my NaNo crew? I’m SO close to breaking 15k for NaNo (which is massive progress for this slow turtle writer). With the head start I gave myself in October, that puts me over 40k words total! Yay! PREDICTIVE TEXT GAME: I’m going to _______ to buy ________ to give to _________ for Christmas! Apparently, I’m going to the doctor to buy myself paperwork for Christmas. 🙄 Sounds about right! 😂😭

If you had an elemental power, what would it be? I mean, fire would be epic and awesome, but also dangerous. Water would be awesome and also more practical. Earth—lets be real, I’m a bit too much of an artistic “go where the wind takes me” type. And air would be great for quickly traveling different places, which I love. I’m a sucker for stories with elemental powers and dance is a big part of our life (especially this time of year), so I loved this novel from @catherinejonespayne. Thanks for gifting it to me, @lauralzimmauthor! Do you have a favorite story that uses elemental magic? The Storm Siren by @maryweberauthor immediately comes to mind, as well as one of my favorite tv shows ever, Avatar: The Last Airbender. (Also, can we just all agree that Zuko’s character arc is the best ever?) I also just finished editing the first full novel (there’s a novella out already) in a new superhero series by @free2bfearless about an eclectic team of misfits saving San Francisco with their magical samurai-sequel elemental armors. It’s exactly as crazy and fun and hilarious as it sounds, great for fans of Ronin Warriors, Cowboy Bebop, and Marvel. So keep an eye out for that coming early next year! In other news, how’s NaNo going? My word count has slowed down a bit (mostly due to holiday performance season and spending an inordinate amount of time on the phone with customer service people this week). BUT, I’m still making consistent progress, I made a great contact with a sensitivity reader, and I had a great plotting/brainstorming session with a writer friend and figured out some key pieces. Muahaha. I’ve also made awesome progress on my secondary writing project, book 2 in my co-authored series that’s part action-adventure, part romcom meet cute. Basically, if you love A-Team, Sahara, found family stories, and random hilarity, you’ll love it. I missed this gang and it feels so good to be writing their adventures again. By the way, if you like sneak peeks and writing updates and funny character interviews and memes, you can join my awesome street team via the Join My Tribe button in my bio link. P.S. Still have a few editing spots left for 2020! DM and let’s talk!

🎉 GIVEAWAY CLOSED!! 🎉 It’s a month celebrating gratitude and I’m SO thankful for my amazing clients and all the lovely friends I’ve made here on bookstagram. Y’all are such creative, beautiful souls! To celebrate your awesomeness and wrapping up an incredible year, I’m giving away this very special wooden pumpkin trio, hand-carved and painted by my talented husband, @remmingtonphillips, while we drank tea and watched the Great British Baking Show! (Any other fans out there?) They’re so sweet and make great decorations and IG props. 😉Be sure and swipe for a close-up! TO ENTER: Follow me and comment below with something you’re thankful for/celebrating this year. Also tag two friends you’re grateful are in your life! EXTRA ENTRY: Share post in your stories + something you’re thankful for. Make sure and tag me or your entry won’t count! US only. Sorry, international friends. Not affiliated with Instagram. ————————— Speaking of giveaways, huge thanks to @eerawls_author for my new Percy Jackson candle from @acourtofcandles (see it featured in my Coral release post) and this gorgeous hardcover copy of Strayborn! I absolutely love elemental magic stories (ATLA is a favorite) and plan to write one someday, so I’m super excited to crack open this beauty! And that cover! 😍 So gorgeous. ————————— QotD: What is your favorite Thanksgiving/autumn food? I’m here all day for the mashed potatoes and gravy. Y’all can have the rest, just leave me my bowl of potatoes. 😍

🎉COVER REVEAL!!! 🎉 Y’all, we finally have a cover for Story Hunter, book 3 in the multiple award-winning Story Peddler trilogy by @linzyafranklin! And it is STUNNING! [Swipe to see!] I’m so excited for this book and I know it’s going to be amazing. Amazon pre-orders are now open. Check out the blurb below (Warning: Spoilers for Story Raider)! 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 Redeeming the past is a fatal quest. In the wake of a deadly coup, the capital city of Urian has descended into chaos. Heartbreak and bloodshed await Tanwen and her friends as they discover the unlikeliest leader now rules Tir. If they want to save the realm, Tannie and the Corsyth weavers must rescue Queen Braith and unmask the Master, ending the strife once and for all. But the success of their hunt depends upon an ally no one trusts. The Master has a new target in sight—fragile, trauma-scarred Digwyn, whose unique weaving ability could turn the tide of any war. When the desire for vengeance proves too powerful for Digwyn to resist, Tanwen must face a terrifying truth: the fate of Tir rests in the hands of a volatile, shattered girl. THOUGHTS? If you could have special powers related to any art form, what would they be? P.S. Huge thanks to @graceandlaceco for gifting me this stunning autumn poncho scarf (with pockets)! I’m in love.

Karis Waters

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