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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZW link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear NFB Writerly Friends.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ordinary, dismal days like this one bring wonderful surprises - <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is an ordinary day with rain and the anticipation of snow – which I love.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve been working on getting art work submitted to a show in Chicago, and writing checks to pay bills. Ho-hum, just the ordinary things we do.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Then, the day has taken a turn to something spectacular.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>First, I learned my book cover for Star Signs: New and Selected Poems, has been named to the TOP FIFTY covers – out of 290 that started out in the Best Book Cover for December – sponsored by AllAuthor. This is just stunning! I am so proud of the cover art that Leonore and David Dvorkin did for this book of poetry.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My book cover will now – today – begin to get VOTES to be in the Top 24 for this coming week. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you to all my NFB friends and supporters for Voting for my book cover. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please keep it going – and hope we make it to the top 24 next Saturday.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can see it at this link:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month/6287/?fbclid=IwAR15T-JVXjkNb18SUpp5iAREdVRsqrrfLfEaGu30JLlEDTPx2v-vU0Z_X-4">https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month/6287/?fbclid=IwAR15T-JVXjkNb18SUpp5iAREdVRsqrrfLfEaGu30JLlEDTPx2v-vU0Z_X-4</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please cast your vote and help the cover to move on to the top 24.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>But my next surprise is that Sally Cronin has featured my book - Star Signs: new and Selected Poems - to be the FIRST book on her POETRY SECTION at Sally’s Café and Book Store (in the UK), and it is featured in her Christmas Book Fair that came out today.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can see all about it here, on her Smorgasbord Blog:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/12/14/sallys-cafe-and-bookstore-christmas-book-fair-poetry-lynda-mckinney-lambert-memoir-marian-longenecker-beaman-thriller-j-p-mclean-romance-shehanne-moore/?fbclid=IwAR2KYStpC20i6M15omvvzYo_kNVCpu2SO27RLZXEHQA5Xlyxf0P3KRNA2Ps">https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/12/14/sallys-cafe-and-bookstore-christmas-book-fair-poetry-lynda-mckinney-lambert-memoir-marian-longenecker-beaman-thriller-j-p-mclean-romance-shehanne-moore/?fbclid=IwAR2KYStpC20i6M15omvvzYo_kNVCpu2SO27RLZXEHQA5Xlyxf0P3KRNA2Ps</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve also been told that another big surprise is coming up – and I will make that announcement soon. My One Word for 2019 has been SHINE – as in all areas of my personal, private, and professional life. Working with the wonderful people I have encountered in this NFB writers group has ben a significant bright spot in the year. Thank you! Lynda Lambert<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>My Books<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><a href="https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/first-snow-by-lynda-mckinney-lambert/">first snow, chapbook</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Star-Signs-New-Selected-Poems/dp/1075265436/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Lynda+McKinney+Lambert&qid=1570213785&s=books&sr=1-2">Star Signs: New and Selected Poems</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Inner-Vision-Stories-Poems/dp/B07S45ZY39/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Lynda+McKinney+Lambert&qid=1570213669&s=books&sr=1-1">Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Concerti-Psalms-Pilgrimage-Lynda-Lambert/dp/1929359187/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=Lynda+Lambert&qid=1570213942&s=books&sr=1-6">Concerti: Psalms for the Pilgrimage</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><a href="Smashwords%20–%20get%20my%20e-book:%20%20https:/www.smashwords.com/profile/view/lyndalambert">E-books on Smashwords</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Social Media<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><a href="https://www.amazon.com/author/lyndalambert">Lynda's Author Page at Amazon</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><a href="http://www.dldbooks.com/lyndalambert/">Lynda's Page at DLD Books</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><a href="htttp://www.lyndalambert.com/">Lynda's Website & Blog</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'> <b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'> </span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>