The last two weeks I've been chatting with many of my writing friends as I've been recording new episodes of Book Talk. It has been such fun! Two weeks ago I chatted with Kristy Cambron and Jill Eileen Smith. Last week it was Lisa Phillips and her team of authors as well as Mary Connealy. And this week I had a blast connecting with Melanie Dobson, J'Nell Ciesielski, Lynn Blackburn, Lynnette Eason … [Read more...]
A Long and Winding Road
As an author, I don’t have favorites among my own books. Each was written for a reason, and each is special to me in its own unique way. I will confess, however, to having some favorite characters from my books. One of my favorite couples is Cleo and Sherwood from Fit To Be Tied (2009). I adore feisty Cleo, and I love “watching” her try to turn a British nobleman (recovering from wounds … [Read more...]
Playing by Heart Cover Reveal!
When I rebranded in 2021 as the real me—D’Ann Mateer instead of Anne Mateer—I was able to get my rights back to my Bethany House novels in order to do this. Three of them are currently available—Wings of a Dream, At Every Turn, and A Home for My Heart. Today I am excited to announce that the final book, Playing by Heart, will be available in early March! I love this book for so many … [Read more...]
A Glimpse of Christmas
This month has been chaotic. The race to final grades. Writing as much as I can. And trying to be present with my family. That means the Christmas decorations are a bit light this year. At one point I wasn't sure we'd get the tree up. Truly. But we did and now there are presents surrounding it. One thing I'm learning to do is give myself a bit of grace. Life is busy in good ways, but … [Read more...]
Learning New Things
First of all, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I won’t blog here again until after both of those holidays have passed, so wanted to start off with those greetings. It certainly looks like Christmas around my neighborhood. To prove it, below is a photo from behind my house (backyard and common area). I awakened a few mornings ago to a winter wonderland. Not terribly deep but very pretty. … [Read more...]
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