Bio: Yvonne
Lehman is an award-winning, best-selling author of more than 3,000,000
books in print, who founded and directed the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian
Writers Conference for 25 years, is now director of the Blue
Ridge “Autumn in the Mountains” Novelist Retreat. She mentors for
the Christian Writers Guild. She earned a Master’s Degree in English from Western Carolina University
and has taught English and Creative Writing on the college level. Her latest
releases include eight ebooks for Barbour’s Truly Yours line and a
Harlequin/Heartsong series set in Savannah
GA : The Caretaker’s Son, Lessons in Love, Seeking Mr. Perfect, (released
in March, August, & November 2013). Her 50th novel is Hearts that Survive – A Novel of the
TITANIC
Welcome back, Yvonne. What would you like
for our readers to know about you personally?
Just as I didn’t “intend” to become a novelist, but was led
into it, and after writing 50+ novels, I didn’t “intend” to write nonfiction.
However, several of us were in the lobby at Ridgecrest after conference classes, talking
about God showing up in miraculous ways. Many were so intriguing, I said,
“Somebody needs to put these stories in a book.” An editor overheard. That
somebody became me! I write a few articles for the books but most are by
others, both multi-published and never-before-published authors.
Tell us about your
family.
My Pomeranian, Rigel, and I spend most of our time in my
upstairs office, looking out over the neighborhood and at the mountains. Oops!
I mean I spend the time writing… when not daydreaming. He’s a rescued dog named
after a Titanic survivor dog rescued by the Carpathia, after the sinking of the
Titanic, and cared for by an officer of the Carpathia.
Have you written
other nonfiction books?
Have compiled Divine
Moments, Christmas Moments, Spoken Moments, Precious Precocious Moments, More
Christmas Moments, Stupid Moments, and Additional
Christmas Moments. For 2017 release are Loving
Moments, Why? Titanic Moments, and
Merry Christmas Moments. Also
compiled Writing Right to Success by
25 authors who tell of their journey and share craft articles.
What do you want the
reader to take away from the book?
These make great gift books. Also, lives have been changed
when readers see how God has worked in the lives of the authors. Some are used
as devotional books. One author’s family wouldn’t listen to her talk about
Jesus, but one read her article, and now the entire family has become
Christians.
Is there anything else
you’d like to tell my readers about you or your book?
The information below was/is on Novel Rocket Nov. 23, 2016
CELEBRATING THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS – Additional
Christmas Moments
CHRISTMAS - What makes Christmas special? Decorations,
carols, food, gifts, and time spent with those we love can certainly create a
memorable legacy. But for Christians, Christmas is about more than personal
tradition.
RECOGNIZE - It’s the day set aside to recognize the event
that changed everything. It’s the celebration of the birth of Christ.
SEARCH - When the Magi recognized a star – a sign hidden in
plain sight – as evidence of the birth of the Messiah, they went in search of
him.
ENCOURAGE - In this third installment of Christmas Moments,
55 authors hope their stories will encourage others to recognize the evidence
of Christ often hidden in plain sight in their own lives, and seek him not only
at Christmas, but throughout the entire year.
BLESS - I am blessed and thrilled to share with readers and
writers another Moments book that inspires, delights, changes lives, and gives
opportunity for contributors to share their innermost feelings and personal
stories.
CELEBRATE - In this seventh book in the Moments series,
ADDITIONAL CHRISTMAS MOMENTS has 67 stories celebrating the True Spirit of
Christmas.
SHARE - These stories in the series of Divine Moments books
are written by multi-published and first-time-published authors who generously
share their experiences without compensation, but with the joy of knowing all
the royalties go to Samaritan’s Purse. Since 1970, that organization has helped
victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the
purpose of sharing God’s love through his son, Jesus Christ.
CONTRIBUTE - Contributors are: Cathy Ancewicz, Carolyn
Barnum, Robin Bayne, Debby Bellingham, Charlotte Burkholder, Janet Campbell,
LeAnn Campbell, Rebecca Carpenter, Autumn Conley Maresa DePuy, Sharon Dobbs,
Susan Dollyhigh, Kristin Dossett, Terri Elders, Susan Engebrecht, Bonnie Mae
Evans, Dorothy Floyd, Gayle Fraser, Janice Garey, Tommy Gilmore III, Jean Hall,
Kristen Harmon, Kay Harper, Lydia Harris, Lori Hatcher, Karen Hessen, Helen
Hoover, Terri Kelly, Nancy Kopp, Luke Lehman, David Lehman, Yvonne Lehman,
Diana Leagh Matthews, Beverly McKinney, Mary McQueen, Norma Mezoe, Julie
Miller, Lynn Mosher, Vicki Moss, Marilyn Nutter, Diana Owens, Colleen Reece,
Alisha Ritchie, Robert Robeson, David Russell, Toni Sample, Beverly Sce, June
Schmidt, Annmarie Tait, Donn Taylor, Denise Valuk, Jen Waldron, Barbara Wells,
Kathy Whirity, Debra DuPree Williams.
Other books in this series are Divine Moments, Christmas Moments, Spoken Moments, Precious Precocious
Moments, More Christmas Moments. Loving Moments is scheduled for early
2017. I am now receiving submissions for:
Coola-nary Moments
– stories of culinary mishaps, extraordinary cooking stories, and recipes
Romantic Moments –
love stories, dating, falling in love, marriage, weddings, bridesmaids, lost
love, etc. etc.
Questionable Moments
– based on authors’ response to questions asked by God/Jesus in the Bible, or
implied, such as: “Where are you?” “Where are you going?” “Do you love me?” “Do
you believe?” etc.
Merry Christmas Moments
(Book #4) – for 2017
If you would like to share an experience, contact me at Yvonnelehman3@gmail.com
Thank you, Yvonne, for sharing this book with us today. It could be used for many Christmas holidays to come.
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Additional Christmas Moments - Christianbooks.comAdditional Christmas Moments: 67 Stories Celebrating the True Spirit of Christmas (Divine Moments) - Amazon
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4 comments:
Great thoughts on the meaning of Christmas!
Connie from KY
cps1950(at)gmail(dot)com
I know I would enjoy this book on Christmas moments.
Beth from IA
Enter me!!
Conway SC.
great christmas book! Shelia from MS sheliarha64@yahoo.com
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