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Behind the scenes of Colors of Truth, a Carnton novel

October 6, 2020 By Tamera Alexander

Colors of Truth officially releases today, and I'm both excited and relieved to see this day finally arrive. Thank you, friends, for your love and encouragement in recent weeks as this novel made its way to publication—and this author had a crash course in indie publishing! <g> You made this journey a much sweeter one. Colors of Truth is a Carnton novel, meaning it's a story steeped … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, History, Reading, Writing Tagged With: Carnton, History in Fiction, new release, Southern History, Tamera Alexander

History in Fiction

June 18, 2020 By Karen Witemeyer

History was my least favorite subject in school as a kid. Yet historical fiction has been my favorite genre since my days of reading Little House on the Prairie in elementary school. How can both of those truths live within the same person? For me, it's all about the emphasis. In school, history focused on wars and politics and world powers. None of that interested me. What spoke to my heart … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, Writing Tagged With: At Loves Command, History in Fiction

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