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Then Came a (free!) Novella

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The last time I blogged I mentioned a "top secret writing project that I’d been working on."  I'm back this week to tell you about that now-not-so-secret project. Are you familiar with the term "epistolary"? I wasn't, until I attended a writer's conference and heard Daisy Hutton, Fiction Publisher at Thomas Nelson, use the term. It sounded so intelligent and literary and biblical that I've … [Read more...]

How Research Changes You…and a Blog Party | Guest Post by Elizabeth Musser

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Hey friends! We have a treat today! A wonderful guest post from Elizabeth Musser whose new book, The Long Highway Home, releases today! In addition, Elizabeth's hosting a fabulous celebration blog party TODAY (link to that below) that I'm betting you'll want to attend. Thanks, Elizabeth, for filling in while I'm away this week in London and Dublin! Lynn Austin, me, and Elizabeth Musser on our … [Read more...]

Apple Pie and Other Treasures

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It was supposed to be a fun excursion to do research for my next book, but icy rain poured from the winter sky as our friends, Paul and Jacki, drove my husband and me through the Michigan countryside. Paul is a lifelong resident of Western Michigan and knows just about every back road and fun, out-of-the-way place on the map—and a few places that aren’t on the map. “I want to show you something,” … [Read more...]

Sing Me a Song, Cowboy

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There are few things that get my heart to pitter-pattering more than a deep-voiced cowboy. Sam Elliott, anyone? That man's voice epitomizes the rugged west for me. Every time I hear his commercials, I want to get up and buy a Dodge Ram. And I don't even like pickup trucks! But even better than the rasp of Sam Elliot is a deep singing voice. That's probably why I married my very own bass-singin' … [Read more...]

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