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Research on the Road

February 24, 2021 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends, Happy to be back with you this week. With all the information available at our fingertips for research, it’s easy for me to research from the comfort of my home. I can call and talk with experts via Zoom or on the phone, I can order research books online, and use search engines to find practically everything I need to write a strongly researched book. However, I love to take my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Writing Tagged With: research, Research Trip, travel, Writing Friends

5 Must-Haves For Fan-Favorite Romance Novels

February 19, 2021 By Jody Hedlund

Happy belated Valentine's Day! I just love romance, don't you? My favorite genre as a reader is definitely romance. As a historical romance author, I'd even go as far as saying that I'm more of a romance writer than historical writer. My stories always end up with a romance element. It seems to come out whether I'm writing time crossing or YA or historical. Most of the time readers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Jody Hedlund, romance, Romance Elements

Never Stop Learning

February 17, 2021 By D'Ann Mateer

My husband and I married just after he graduated from college—just before he started law school. While we were married, I finished my undergraduate degree. After he began working, we often harkened back to those days, lamenting that we couldn’t find a way to remain students forever while still making a living (because those mountain of student loans weren’t paying themselves off!). Both of us … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, History, House and home, Reading, Writing

FUN NEWS & a GIVEAWAY (for The Chosen novelization by Jerry B. Jenkins)

February 16, 2021 By Tamera Alexander

Happy Tuesday from ICY Nashville, Tennessee! I don't know what the weather is like in your corner of the world but Nashville is slip slidin' away! Give me snow any day over treacherous black ice. Our lovely city is pretty much closed down at present, but the hope of warmer temps springs eternal. As does the hope for Spring itself! Just as I love the changing of seasons in nature, I'm finding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Faith, Reading, Writing Tagged With: Book Giveaway, Carnton, Focus on the Family, Tamera Alexander, The Chosen

How to Write Prolifically & Productively Anywhere

February 5, 2021 By Jody Hedlund

As a mom who has homeschooled five children, the number one question I’ve been asked is: “How do you find time to write?” A second close question is: “In such a busy household, where do you write most productively?” I’ve touched on the first question before, but I can’t remember talking much about the second. So today, I thought I’d tackle that question. Where is the best place for authors … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Jody Hedlund, offices, Productivity

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