Where the Bayous Meet the Mountains

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Today, we are visiting with Marian Merritt, an author from Louisiana, currently living in Colorado, who likes to mix the two areas in her novels. Her new book, Vigil, releases TODAY. But, she had time for an interview. Jim: Tell … Continue reading

Pickles and Ice Cream?

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Today’s guest blogger is Elaine Faber. She lives in northern California with her husband and multiple feline companions (naturally). She is a member of Sisters in Crime, California Cat Writers, and Inspire Christian Writers where she serves as an editor … Continue reading

4 Tips All Writers Can Use

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Today, Jennifer Slattery is offering four tips that all writers can use.  Jennifer writes soul-stirring fiction for New Hope Publishers.  Her debut novel, Beyond I Do, was released last summer and her latest, When Dawn Breaks, released in December. Here’s Jennifer’s tips. … Continue reading

Research As a Brainstorming Tool

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Today Misty Beller is giving us some good tips on research, and how it can help contemporary writers as well as historical writers.  Misty writes Christian historical romance.  She was raised on a farm in South Carolina. She lives with … Continue reading

An Author Needs a Teachable Spirit

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This week, I am privileged to have the multi-award winning author Lena Nelson Dooley.  Lena had sold over 800,000 of her books, spoken to groups in six states, and co-hosts a blogtalk radio show.  She and her husband live in … Continue reading

How the Book Developed

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Today, Cyndi Lord is providing a guest post on how her Amish book came about.  Before devoting full-time to writing, Cyndi had a career as an investigator and research paralegal. Cyndi lives in northeast Texas on a ranch with her … Continue reading

Murder in the First …

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Today’s guest blogger is Marja McGraw and she’s talking about mysteries. She should know, since she has worked in both criminal and civil law enforcement.  She writes two mystery series. And having read some, I’ll add my endorsement.  She’s lived … Continue reading

The Thing Writers Need

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Today, I have a guest post from Jennifer Slattery who writes soul-stirring fiction for New Hope Publishers.  Her debut novel is Beyond I Do.  She tells writers about one thing important to success. This one thing has the capacity to set … Continue reading