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Cover Quirks

March 5, 2015 By Karen Witemeyer

It's always exciting to get your first look at a new cover. Even if it gives you an odd feeling of deja vu. That's what happened to me when my editor first sent me the cover art for my latest release, Love on the Mend. This is a novella that follows up with a character from Full Steam Ahead. In that story, the hero and heroine take in a runaway boy named Jacob. The full story of what led the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Reading, Writing Tagged With: book cover art, Cover similarities

Television Inspiration

February 19, 2015 By Karen Witemeyer

I'm a sucker for a good BBC period drama, and my new favorite is one some of you might already be familiar with - Lark Rise to Candleford. It's a wonderful series in its simplicity at capturing everyday English life in the late 1800's and comparing the lives of the people who dwell in the poorer hamlet of Lark Rise to those of the more prosperous Candleford. This is done through the story of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Movies & TV, Writing Tagged With: Lark Rise to Candleford, Period Costumes

Love on the Mend

February 5, 2015 By Karen Witemeyer

I'm excited to announce that my latest project, Love on the Mend, has just released! This is an e-novella that loosely ties in to my previous novel Full Steam Ahead, though the characters and setting are separate enough to stand alone. Since I am one of those slow writers who only manages to put out one full-length novel a year, I decided that it would be fun to try to give my readers some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading, Writing Tagged With: e-books, Love on the Mend

What Were They Thinking?

January 15, 2015 By Karen Witemeyer

Have you ever looked back at pictures taken of you in high school or pictures of your mother when she was high school and thought, What in the world was I (she) thinking???? Yes, I was a child of the 1980's. I sported big bangs, dangling earrings, and stone washed jeans. Thankfully I avoided the legwarmers and cut-off sweatshirts, but it was a near thing. Fashion trends that seem so cool at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Writing Tagged With: 1890's Fashion

‘Tis the Season

December 18, 2014 By Karen Witemeyer

With all the hustle and bustle of last minute Christmas shopping, baking, house cleaning, wrapping, and preparing for the big day, I thought I'd keep today's post short and sweet. There's nothing I love more at Christmas time than singing Christmas carols. My kids have finally gotten old enough to read music and sing harmonies, so sitting in church on a pew where I can hear all four parts … [Read more...]

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