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Author: Deb Butterfield
Swept into Destiny Cover Reveal
Happy St. Patrick’s day! A more appropriate day couldn’t be found to reveal the cover of CrossRiver’s newest book, Swept into Destiny, by Catherine Ulrich Brakefield. Her dedication to historical
Some Assembly Required
by Angela D. Meyer Gathered around the Christmas tree, children wait in anticipation to unwrap their long-awaited surprises. Will they receive the gift they asked for? What sort of things
Holiday Pick-3-of-Your-Choice Sale
CrossRiver Media Group is a small Christian publishing company based in western Kansas. Founded in 2010 by Tamara Clymer, CrossRiver started with a dream of publishing books and other materials
The Potter’s Hand and the Writer
by Nancy Kay Grace Have you ever watched children create something with play dough? They squeeze and roll the clay in their hands, pressing it onto the table or forming
Making a book cover
About this time last year we ran a series on making a book cover and talked about how we created the covers for Elaine Marie Cooper’s Deer Run trilogy. Today,
God’s Promises Hold True
For us here at CrossRiver and for many of our authors, it has been a challenging year, but God’s promises hold true. Our mission is To glorify God by providing
I Forgot the Ice Cream!
July is National Ice Cream Month! This, dear reader, is a fact worthy of celebration. We should probably both stop what we are doing right now and go out to
CrossRiver Authors Garner 2016 Book Awards
The ballots have been cast and the winners announced. And so it’s time for us to shout a big *Congratulations!* to our 2016 award-winning authors. Two of our authors became
What Lies Ahead for Lottie Braun?
We welcome author Jane M. Tucker as guest blogger today. Jane’s debut novel, Lottie’s Gift, released last month. Today is my birthday and my parents’ wedding anniversary. Don’t raise your
Lottie’s Gift Launches This Week
It’s launch week for Lottie’s Gift! This amazing read is author Jane M. Tucker’s debut book, and we know you’re going to love this book. Lottie Braun is a child
Only One Way Up
By Catherine Ulrich Brakefield My pounding heart ticked to the clock’s tempo. I kept glancing at that clock like it held the answer to my dilemma. I had two hours
Why I Share The Hard Parts of My Story
By Lindsey Bell It’s not always easy to share the hard parts of your story. Sometimes, we would much rather keep those things hidden and pretend like they never happened.
2015 CrossRiver Author Hunt
Welcome to the CrossRiver Author Hunt 2015. We’re excited you’ve chosen to join us and are certain you’ll enjoy discovering our talented authors. Their inspiring biblical fiction and nonfiction books
Making a book cover: The photo shoot
By CrossRiver editor Debra L. Butterfield Is that an awesome book cover, or what! Photo shoot day arrived: Saturday, 12 p.m. The mercury pushed up over 80 degrees and the
Making a book cover: It comes together
By CrossRiver editor Debra L. Butterfield Welcome to part 3 of The Making of a Book Cover. We hope you’re enjoying the journey and each piece of the puzzle as
Making a book cover: Finding costumes
By CrossRiver editor Debra L. Butterfield In yesterday’s post The Making of a Book Cover: Prep Work I discussed the prep work that went into creating the covers for the Deer
Making a book cover: Prep work
By CrossRiver editor Debra L. Butterfield As Road to Deer Run (book 1 of the Deer Run Saga) approaches its Dec. 10 launch date, we at CrossRiver Media thought it