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Camy's First Kickstarter

I worked on my first Kickstarter and it got approved! It’s for the Special Edition Hardcover of Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 1: Archer and the release of Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 7: Spinster. I contacted my graphic designer about the Special Edition Hardcover of vol. 1: Archer—it’s going to be SO beautiful! The Kickstarter focuses on the Special Edition Hardcover, but it’ll also include vol. 7: Spinster so that it’ll sort of be like a launch day for vol. 7, too. A third special thing that’ll be in the Kickstarter is Special Edition Paperbacks of all the books in the series. They won’t be available in stores, just in the Kickstarter (and later, from my website, and also in my Patreon book box tiers if I decide to do them). The Kickstarter is not live yet, but you can follow it to be alerted when it has launched. (You may need to create a free Kickstarter account.) Follow Camy’s Kickstarter

Sunday Prayer

Captain's Log, Stardate 05.14.2006

Leave any prayer requests in the comments and I’ll be praying this week. You don’t have to be Christian to leave a prayer request. If you’d rather not advertise to everyone on the blogosphere, just leave an unspoken prayer request or email me. If I forgot your prayer request, email me. Not to be mean or anything, but if you don't email me or comment to update your prayer request, I'm only going to pray 3 Sundays.

[I cheated this week—I copied and pasted most of the prayer requests because I’m so busy—but I did pray them all as I read through them.]

Thank you Lord, for your love and grace.

Comfort those who are grieving, Lord. Give them exactly what they need.

Help Heather with her new client and help her add 18K to her manuscript.

Please help Pammer find time for her writing. Give her discipline, focus, motivation, strength.

I pray that Squirl’s surgery will go well and smoothly, and that her hip will be healed completely. Thank you for this new opportunity—please help her get a contract soon.

Continue to lead and guide Dineen in her writing. Help her to understand what she needs to continue to move forward in her manuscript.

I pray for justice for Robin and her family. Thank you for the new door that has opened for her. I pray she gets a contract soon.

Lift up Ronie in your arms and help her to feel peace. Give her strength and guidance. Help her as she prays.

Give Ron wisdom and strength.

Please give Mir relief from the tinnitic, allergies and other health problems. Also be with her as she finishes up her proposal for Warner Faith.

Give Sharon H. energy, strength and creativity to work on her new project.

Help Lori K.’s recovery go smoothly and quickly.

I pray for even more open doors for Gina H.’s writing.

Please convict Paula M.’s family’s client to pay his overdue bill. Continue to provide for them, and protect them from spiritual warfare.

I lift up Megan D. to you this week, and help her to endure and feel your joy.

Please heal Malia’s back and knee completely, and work everything out with her insurance.

Lead and guide Donna F. in her new projects.

Help Mok prepare for her exam, and continue to grow her in her writing.

Help Audra S. with her new baby and all the other things on her plate right now.

Be with RagamuffinDiva in her words this week.

Help Angie P. find her strength in you, and heal Pattie completely.

Give Lynette S. your love and wisdom in her writing.

Give Tiff love and trust in you in all aspects of her life.

Lord, please be with Janet. She's going through a really rough time. Lead and guide her and cover her with your peace.

Please help Tina, Mary C., Myra, Pam, Cheryl and Ruthy hear back soon about their manuscripts.

Please help Myra’s move go smoothly and quickly. Be with Missy in her new job, and give her strength. Continue to pursue Mariah. Please heal Tina’s son’s ankle quickly. Take care of Carolyn, her family, and their housing stresses. Heal Pam’s son’s collarbone quickly, and help him not to get sick from the pain meds. I pray for physical healing on all the SAYSFers.

Open up Dream’s heart to even more blessings from you.

I pray for your choice of publisher for Judy G.’s book.

Please cover Louise G. and her family with your powerful grace during this time.

Please help Katie’s brother Stephen recover smoothly and quickly from his shoulder surgery.

I lift up Angie A. and pray for healing and rest for her.

Give Eileen K. guidance and wisdom, to know the course of action you want her to take.

Keep your hand over Ane M. and her writing.

Help Becky M. to give you glory in her writing.

Continue to sustain Winter in her writing and the other things in her life, and give her abundant joy and blessings in you.

Thank you for Cathy’s request from an agent. Please continue to affirm her writing and help her to keep her eyes on your glory.

Heal Sigrun in both her body and her family. Please give her wisdom about her right arm pain, what she should do about it. Help her to keep her spirits up and to trust completely, joyfully, thankfully in you.

Let your hand be over each of LaShaunda’s submissions.

Please keep Ruth A.’s Mom, Dad and brother safe during their trip to Israel. I also pray for your strength over Ruth at work. Please ease the tension and give her wisdom.

Please heal Diana D.’s ankle completely and quickly, and help her to continue to trust in you and be filled with your love.

I pray for continued healing for Rose’s daughter.

Father, continue to be with Connie S. I lift her up into your arms, to comfort her and give her strength. Fill her with your love for her.

Give strength to my friends married to non-believers this week.

Let your persecuted church bring you glory, Lord.

Thank you for the faithful prayers of my friends for me! Thank you for helping me to write more today, and continue to enable me to write and finish this manuscript by my deadline. I can only do this by your power, Lord.

Cover us all with your love and power. Amen.

TMI:

Writing: Okay, I have decided (since this is a self-imposed deadline) that I have until 11:59 pm on Monday, May 15th, right? Right? Keep the prayers coming!

Comments

Ruth said…
I assumed you meant 11:59 pm 5/15 Camy...that's a FULL day after all and you have the right to take advantage of every single nanosecond!! :)
Thanks so much for the prayer. The family is safe and enjoying their trip, and as of last Wednesday when I left work for a few much-needed days away, things were doing better. I go back on Wednesday, so we'll see...thanks for the prayer covering, I appreciate it so much!!
Hi Camy,
I don't know if you remember me but I gave you a shout on my blog and you wrote in. I was just thinking as I read this entry, "what a beatiful woman you come across..."
And of course, God Bless

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