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Five Surprises in Book Publishing with Amy Green

November 19, 2020 By Karen Witemeyer

Hello, readers! My name is Amy Lynn Green, and Karen Witemeyer invited me to share with you to celebrate the release of my debut novel. Things We Didn’t Say follows Johanna Berglund, the witty and slightly blunt translator for a camp for German prisoners of war in Minnesota during WWII. And it’s an epistolary novel, meaning that it’s written entirely in letters, newspaper articles, telegrams, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Amy Lynn Green, publishing, Things We Didnt Say

When Cover Dreams Come True

November 5, 2020 By Karen Witemeyer

A book's cover is such a critical piece. It sets the tone of the book. It must grab a reader's attention and invite them in. I've been very blessed to have some really wonderful covers. But they don't just magically appear. There is a lot of hard work that go into them, and OK . . . a little magic. When my first Hanger's Horseman book came out, I fell in love with having a rugged cowboy on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Cover Reveal, The Hearts Charge

Free Short Story & A Giveaway

October 15, 2020 By Karen Witemeyer

My latest novella collection, The Kissing Tree released this week, and I have to say that I think this is my favorite novella I've ever written. I had so much fun with the characters. Phoebe with her dreamy, romantic nature and Barnabas with his stodgy practicality and internal wit. They were both definitely Inn for a Surprise when cupid's arrow struck. Before Phoebe built the inn that she … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Free Short Story, giveaway, The Keepsake, The Kissing Tree

Wallpaper Wars

October 1, 2020 By Karen Witemeyer

The Victorian era is famous for its busy, floral designs. Ornate, scrolled woodwork on furniture. Delicate porcelain figurines on mantles and shelves. Fringed table toppers and tatted doilies everywhere you look. Dusting day must have been a nightmare! One of the most pervasive trends, however, was wallpaper. Explosions of flowers, cupids, and feathers upon the walls of parlors, bedrooms, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: House and home, Reading Tagged With: Book Excerpt, The Kissing Tree, Victorian Wallpaper

Prayer Walk

September 17, 2020 By Karen Witemeyer

Somehow it's easier to meet Jesus in the quiet of the early morning. I've found this to be particularly true for me over the last month. Thanks to COVID closing/restricting gyms and my desire to escape the Texas summer heat, I recently switched my usual exercise routine from lunchtime to early mornings. For the last couple months, I have been rising at 5:30 am and walking 2 miles around my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: prayer

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