This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is posting about Scoop by Rene Gutteridge
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Rene Gutteridge is the author of several novels, including Ghost Writer (Bethany House Publishers) The Boo Series (WaterBrook Press) and the Storm Series, (Tyndale House Publishers. She will release three novels in 2006: Storm Surge (Tyndale) My Life as a Doormat (WestBow Press, Women of Faith)Occupational Hazards Book #1: Scoop (WaterBrook Press).
She has also been published over thirty times as a playwright, best known for her Christian comedy sketches. She studied screenwriting under a Mass Communications degree, graduating Magna Cum Laude from Oklahoma City University, and earned the "Excellence in Mass Communication" award. She served as the full-time Director of Drama for First United Methodist Church for five years before leaving to stay home and write. She enjoys instructing at writer's conferences and in college classrooms. She lives with her husband, Sean, a musician, and their children in Oklahoma City.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
The Occupational Hazards Books are a series of books about seven homeschooled siblings whose last name is Hazard. The parents died in a freak accident leaving the kids ages 16-26 with a lucrative clown business but the kids realize that God has other plans which doesn't include being a family of clowns for the rest of their lives.
Scoop, is the first of the series and centers around Hayden, who was age 20 when her parents died. If you haven't yet guessed by the series title, this book is packed with many laugh out loud moments and great one liners.
Hayden is a strong Christian who, having been homeschooled, lacks some of the politically correct social norms...like not praying in front of everyone during a crisis. She finds herself in an internship at a television news station with a boss that takes stress pills, an aging news anchor that everyone wishes Botox on, a weatherman who wants to predict love for himself and Hayden, and a reporter struggling with his own politically correctness of being a good reporter and being a Christian.
Old School meets New School meets Homeschool. A smart and funny read.
The book link for Scoop:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1400071577
The author's website:
http://www.renegutteridge.com/splash.html
Well, lookie here! I'm the first to post! LOL! Got mine up and running.
ReplyDeleteI'm second!!! Got my site all spiffy for Miss Gutteridge to peruse. She sure is a cutie!
ReplyDeleteMe three!
ReplyDeletehttp://dameigs.blogspot.com/2006/11/scoop-by-rene-gutteridge.html
up down under but blogger is not letting me post the pics - grumble, grumble! Rene is a great writer and a fabulous person!
ReplyDeletemine's up
ReplyDeletePosted. Tomorrow I'll post Q & A's.
ReplyDeleteAnd the link worked - I think.
I should have mine posted in a matter of minutes. As I stated in my post, please visit my archives to see my review and interview with Rene that I did back when the book was released.
ReplyDeleteGreat book!
My post is up now too. :)
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Posted. Wish I could have read it.
ReplyDeleteDONE! Go read it! Pretty please?
ReplyDeleteGreetings, earthlings.
ReplyDeleteMine's up.
Mine's up at: www.ProjectingA.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteHey everyone! Thank you so much for the coverage of Scoop! You guys are awesome. I am going to put you all in my upcoming newsletter. Fiction lovers need to know about this blog!
ReplyDeleteRene
Mine's Up.
ReplyDeleteMine's up.
ReplyDeleteI've got the first part of mine up, an introduction to the book. I'm going to post my review tomorrow (and I'm still hoping to hear from Rene so I could do an interview on Friday - I sent an email through your website but haven't heard from you).
ReplyDeleteThis is the best book I've read this year! And I'm definitely more of a suspense/action type of reader. If you haven't read it - make sure you do! I'm serious - I loved it.
http://spoiledfortheordinary.blogspot.com/2006/11/blog-tour-scoop.html
I've posted several of the reviews on the myspace.
ReplyDeletePosted links earlier today.
ReplyDeleteMines up. What a great book. I love it. Way to go Rene.
ReplyDeleteHave added a brief interview to my post that Rene kindly did on short notice!
ReplyDeletePosted! Loved this book!
ReplyDeleteI'm up with the link today and a review tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteScoop is up.
ReplyDeleteMine's up.
ReplyDeleteI'm up twice now, another one tomorrow at http://invalslittleworld.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI took Jason and Dave's review, along with Rel's interview, and put it on the CFBA Newsletter Page. I wanted to put them on myspace, but it's being difficult right now, and won't let me post blogs!
ReplyDeleteMine is up. I love love LOVE this book!!!!!
ReplyDeleteVirginia
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I'm posting a review tomorrow! Well, more like 12:01 am PST.
ReplyDeleteCamy
I posted my links.
ReplyDeleteI posted! FUN book!
ReplyDeleteMy post is up!
ReplyDeleteMine is up! Excellent book, can't wait for more!
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to post the link to her interview with me.
ReplyDeletehttp://spoiledfortheordinary.blogspot.com/2006/11/scoop-interview-with-rene-gutteridge.html
Grabbed two morew reviews and Jason's interview and put them on the myspace blog.
ReplyDeleteI know this is way too late, but for the record, here's the link to my review:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.xanga.com/ChristianFictionQueen/551711113/scoop-by-rene-gutteridge--review.html