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Christian Fiction Reading Challenge

December 8, 2025 By Deborah Raney

See this great bunch of authors? Of course, you'll recognize several of us from this blog. (Waving at Becky, Robin, Cara, and Tammy! Oh, and myself! ;) ) Well! We have planned a year of great reading and great discussions via Zoom for you! Each month, we’ll dive into a novel by a bestselling Christian author. There will be plenty of variety. Romance. Heart-pounding suspense. A visit to 1970’s … [Read more...]

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Special Sale for Who Touches the Mountains

November 24, 2025 By Deborah Raney

If you are an e-book reader, I've got a deal for you! For a very limited time, my novel, Who Touches the Mountains, is on sale for only $1.99! Click on the book cover below to grab your copy. This sale earned my book a #1 Best Seller ribbon on amazon.com, but I'm kind of cracking up because that #1 spot is in the Mystery and Suspense category. Those of you who know my books know that I do … [Read more...]

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Capitols are Capital with a Capital C!

November 10, 2025 By Deborah Raney

We're in Kansas this week visiting family and friends. We came by way of Columbia, Missouri where we watched two of our grandsons place 13th and 14th in the State cross country meet. Their team, coached by their dad, Ryan, and mom (our daughter Tobi), took FIRST in State for the third year in a row! We are busting our buttons! It was fun to watch the awards ceremony with their big brother, Reed, … [Read more...]

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The Life of a Novel Series

October 27, 2025 By Deborah Raney

This post is a rewrite of one I wrote almost a decade ago, and since the series has been updated I thought I would share this again. It serves as a good example of how a series comes to be, how it might change over the course of writing three or more books, and how it lives on for many years after its first publication. The first Hanover Falls novel, Almost Forever, was first published almost … [Read more...]

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Writing Books We Cannot Read

October 13, 2025 By Deborah Raney

My dear friend author Elizabeth Musser and I have known each other for twenty years, ever since we roomed together at a conference and became fast friends. She invited me to be part of a sweet prayer group of fellow authors almost ten years ago, and the six of us still meet by Zoom once a month to pray for each other and our families as we write for the Lord. It can be a challenge since we live … [Read more...]

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