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Coming in July, Colors of Truth

January 21, 2020 By Tamera Alexander

It's always a pretty good feeling (#majorunderstatement) when you finally get a book finished, edited, and submitted to your publisher. And when you get the final cover, too! That's where we are with my next release, Colors of Truth, the second full-length novel in The Carnton Novels Collection, releasing July 2020. Based on the real history of Carnton, an antebellum home that served as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Reading, Writing Tagged With: 2020 Release, Carnton Novels, Carnton videos, Colors of Truth, Southern History, Tamera Alexander

At a Loss for Words

January 20, 2020 By Lynn Austin

Monday is coming and I have to write my regularly scheduled blog. The problem is, I’m all out of words. I have no more stories to tell. That’s because the deadline for my next novel is two weeks away. I’ve been writing it for a year, and it has turned out to be 130,000 words long. That’s a lot of words—which is why I’ve run out! The novel is finished but I’m spending the final month … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Writing

Inspired by Scripture

January 19, 2020 By Deborah Raney

This Sunday feature is brought to you by ClashEntertainment.com. You may sign up to receive a beautiful photo with scripture in your inbox each morning or view the verse each day online. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Inspired by Scripture

Day Trip: Taylor, Texas

January 15, 2020 By D'Ann Mateer

When we moved to Austin almost 4 (gasp!) years ago, my husband said we’d spend our weekend taking day trips around Central Texas. Little did he know his job would be so all-consuming and travel heavy as to make that nearly impossible! But just before Christmas, when the frenzy of holiday parties had ended and we hadn’t yet left to visit family, we had a rare, free Saturday and beautiful weather, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family, History

Cover Creation: The Bridge to Belle Island

January 14, 2020 By Julie Klassen

I always enjoy getting a behind-the-scenes peek at how book covers are created. Here is a video and a few photos that describe the cover design process for my newest novel, The Bridge to Belle Island. I hope you enjoy them as I did. First a 3-minute video. Turn up your volume control! Once the design direction is chosen, designer Jennifer Parker hires a model based on my character description … [Read more...]

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