The winner of Wednesdays drawing is “outandin”! She’s one of the ones who knew that a cowbell on the bottom of a bull rope is to add weight to the rope so it will fall away easily once the rider is off.
My cover designer found a bell with a cross on it in her research and used a replica of it for my cover, which is wonderful. The cover needed some element to let readers know the book is a Christian novel.
I’d be willing to bet folks are wondering what a pen holder featuring horses has to do with bull riding. Answer–absolutely nothing! In fact, none of the little things I picked out for my readers have to do with bull riding.
But that isn’t as dumb as it sounds. The items come from specialty stores here in town–stores I approached to stock my books. Nothing helps soften a retailer faster than making a purchase! Aside from marketing this thing through cyberspace, I’m planning to have it stocked in various stores in Texas. Easier said than done when the store is a chain, but . . . doable. Just takes footwork. And as long as my feet work, I’ll keep trying!
Congrats to “outandin,” and y’all stay tuned for next week, when I have another non-bull-riding gift to give away!
Several years into it, and this blog still refuses to be categorized. It's eclectic and includes everything from writing posts to snippets from my ordinary life. 
Linda W. Yezak 
I assume you need my address now? I have a horse-crazy daughter who has a birthday coming up and she would be thrilled to get this! I’ll email you my address rather than post it here.
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I was just about to email you with notification of your win. You’re on top of things!
I sure hope your horse-crazy daughter likes it. She and I are kindred spirits!!!
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Well, I’m pretty horse-crazy myself, but in my case the “acute” stage is over and I am more than happy to pass this on to someone who is still obsessed. I was worse than her at her age and I remember what it was like!
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Congrats to outandin! The pen holder is beautiful.
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Congrats to outandin, enjoy. I can’t wait until March 14 to get my grubby hands on a copy of Ride.
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Walk–I’m so glad you want my book! Happy dance!!! 🙂
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