tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35922403434679058042024-03-13T08:09:43.205-04:00InSpired WriterThe Musings of an Inspirational Historical NovelistUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger302125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-89202391017427016492013-06-03T19:49:00.000-04:002013-06-07T11:18:40.589-04:00I'm a sojouner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am constantly amazed at the things God does for me. He has opened up unexpected doors in unexpected places.<br />
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Recently, without revealing too much of my personal life, I received a medical diagnosis that was more than earth shattering. I was rattled to the core and fear took hold of me like never before in my life. I cried and couldn't sleep. I met with a specialist that assured me I will be fine, but will have to go through a long summer to be on the road to recovery. The next year will be focused on me.<br />
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In the midst of all this trouble, the day I met with my doctor, I came home and read a message from the president of my agency telling me bestselling author Gilbert Morris had chosen me to collaborate on a novel series about the Pilgrims with him. I was flabbergasted. (Like that word? It's pretty awesome.) I just couldn't believe it. I am writing a novel now, and plan to finishing it. And then more work is presented to me, figuratively on a silver platter. How could I turn it down?<br />
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I said yes. My agency understands fully what I am going through and facing. Encouragement and prayers, and compassion are surely there. So my first task? Rewrite the proposal. My first step? Research. I plowed into it, and I'm still finding information. The Pilgrims were not Puritans. They are two different religious groups. The Pilgrims were separatists seeking a life where they could worship God without the control of government, and to live and love the Word of God unfettered by the dictates of a monarchy . Puritans wanted to purify the Church of England. The King since the reign of Henry VIII had been the head, and years later Charles I was beheaded and Cromwell a Puritan was set up as 'The Lord Protector'.<br />
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So I have a lot of work to do. I'm not going to cower to the situation thrown at my mortal body. That is not to say I am not scared at times, that I haven't shed tears. But I know fully in my heart God has watched out for me. He gave me a loving husband, who has been with me to every office visit, held my hand, held me close. My diagnosis would have been missed if I had gone in earlier. My best friend gave me a book of promises with the verse I needed. My doctor's office gave me a prayer shawl. A girl in the grocery store gave me an embrace. The lady behind the counter where I got my blood work told me her testimony of healing of the same problem. And today another author sent me a plaque with Joshua 1:9 on it. The list goes on and on - the tenderness of the Lord and how he is working in people. I am living by what the scripture says in Jeremiah 30:17, the one my bff gave me.<br />
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<i>I will restore health to you, and heal all your wounds, says the LORD.</i><br />
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If you whisper a prayer to Heaven for me, to the Lord Jesus, pray that verse on my behalf. I may not be on my blog much, but I'll try to keep my readers updated. God bless. <i> </i><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-21107296422605288872013-05-10T11:00:00.000-04:002013-05-10T18:13:04.307-04:00 ONLINE GARDEN PARTY AND BOOK COVER SIGNING!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"> <span style="font-size: large;">I will be taking requests for e-signed, 'suitable for
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cover <span style="font-size: large;">as soon as possible</span>. Just leave your request in the comments section with the cover(s) you'd like along with your email address.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">I'm celebrating the
release of Thorns In Eden & The Everlasting Mountains in ebook and paperback with an online
garden party, book cover signing event<span style="font-size: small;"> on Friday, May 10 from noon to 8. I</span> hope you will come by my
blog in the comment section for some fun fellowship with readers and
other Christian authors. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span style="font-size: small;">We may not be able to be together in person, but thank goodness for the Internet. We'll have a virtual glass of champagne together, and for those who do not parta<span style="font-size: small;">ke in the<span style="font-size: small;"> 'bubbl<span style="font-size: small;">y' we will have glasses of sparkling cid<span style="font-size: small;">er, along with cake and a few recipes.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;">(See the one below.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><br /> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I will be e-signing a 'suitable for
printing and framing' book cover, for anyone that would like one, with a
personal note to you. Get on the list, and I'll email you your signed
cover.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">All you have to do is stop into the comment section on Friday via the post that will be up and tell me you'd like a personalized cover, leave me your email address, and I'll get it to you asap.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">A Luscious Cake for a Garden Party from Hershey's Kitchens</span></span></span></u></span></div>
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1-1/4 cups
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butter or margarine
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3/4 cup
HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
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4
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1/4 teaspoon
salt
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1 teaspoon
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2 cups
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1 cup
all-purpose flour
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1 cup
finely chopped
pecans
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CREAMY COFFEE FILLING (recipe follows)
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Chocolate curls (optional)
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Melt butter in small saucepan; remove from heat. Add cocoa, stirring
until blended; cool slightly. Beat eggs in large bowl until foamy; add
salt and vanilla. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add cooled
chocolate mixture; blend thoroughly. Fold in flour. Stir in pecans.
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Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out
clean. Do not overbake. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans to wire
racks. Carefully peel off paper. Cool completely. Spread CREAMY
COFFEE FILLING between layers, over top and sides of cake. Garnish with
chocolate curls, if desired. Refrigerate 1 hour or longer before
serving. Cover leftover cake; store in refrigerator. 10 to 12
servings.<br /><br />CREAMY COFFEE FILLING <br />1-1/2 cups cold whipping cream<br />1/3 cup packed light brown sugar<br />2 teaspoons powdered instant coffee <br /><br />Combine all ingredients; stir until instant coffee is almost dissolved. Beat until stiff. About 3 cups filling. <br /><br />MAKE AHEAD DIRECTIONS: Cooled cake may be wrapped and frozen up to 4 weeks; thaw, wrapped, before filling and frosting.<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"></span></span></span></span></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-17511056794915326392013-04-27T11:29:00.002-04:002013-04-27T11:29:13.263-04:00In Ebook ~ At Last<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIISAYNokfxNjWMU3Ifijox7Ar5CjMizg6wy5ZUUSUDTC3mzdyDLwdfHwbkkavx_w2EuikSUqlXsub9KNXxeLtXwcSpyaSTDUqwph6DkHLr5nkhH1Ua9gYo_BD_BB7iLr0b1In6lFZO4c/s1600/NewCover.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIISAYNokfxNjWMU3Ifijox7Ar5CjMizg6wy5ZUUSUDTC3mzdyDLwdfHwbkkavx_w2EuikSUqlXsub9KNXxeLtXwcSpyaSTDUqwph6DkHLr5nkhH1Ua9gYo_BD_BB7iLr0b1In6lFZO4c/s320/NewCover.png" width="212" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Writing these two novels was an adventure in itself. Years ago, it was on my heart to write a story about the Revolutionary War era in the area I live in, Frederick County, Maryland. I dove into big leather-bound books in the library archive and read some harrowing accounts of settlers in the 1700s that gave me goosebumps.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>There were the great Indian Wars and the hopes of the British to bring the Nations onto their side to fight the Americans. Chief Logan, a peacemaker, joined in the hapless war after his family was massacred. Settlers fled east, and the fervor of the <span style="font-size: small;">American's to be independent grew to a fevered pitch.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Back in Britain, families were torn in allegiance to either the King and his policies, or their American cousins, some of which were family members, sons who had gone to the fruitful land to build their fortunes.<span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Both these books were first published in 2003, unabridged and unedited, and were out of print by 2005. After I had become vetted as an author, after writing and publishing through Abingdon Press four novels, my agent and former editor recommended I edit the books and bring them back to my readers. And so, I deligently worked on revisions, and have brought them back in a 2-in-1 collection first in ebook with Kindle. Later, in a few weeks, in paperback.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>My husband formatted the book and did all the uploading. My son Paul designed the beautiful cover. It was so fun making this a family effort. I'm thrilled to have reissued these books on my own, combined, with a cover I approved, with a price that is sure to make readers happy, and a story that will last with them a long time. The reason for the latter is not merely due to the story between patriot John Nash and the young British girl he falls in love with, but that the story is laced with events that actually occurred, some of which you will not find in history books today, fictionalized to flow with the story.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>John Nash, has built a
new life in the Maryland frontier, and journeys back to England to </span><span>see his
father before </span><span>the first shots of the Revolution are fired. Rebecah, a young
woman who has known little more than the solitude of an isolated manor has lost
her father and is now under the control of a domineering patriarch. As their
romance unfolds, they become trapped in the schemes of her uncle and immersed
in one of the most infamous Indian wars in Colonial history. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>As the firebrands of
Revolution grow hot, they marry and work together to build their estate, Laurel
Hill. Facing a strange new world, Rebecah experiences the prejudice of being
English, but finds friendship and acceptance in the wilds of the Maryland
frontier. Joy reins at Laurel Hill when she announces she is carrying a child.
Nash, known as Jack, is captain of a band of rangers who protect the frontier
families from Indian attack. His friendship with Chief Logan has not prevented
the Indian War from reaching their peaceful home along the lush hills of the
last outpost. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Can he protect his wife from warring Indians and from a man who
has no allegiance to any nation, tribe, or creed, wanted for robbery and murder,
who has vowed vengeance? In Thorns in Eden and The Everlasting Mountains, love
and faith are the sustaining forces that cannot be overtaken by the vines of adversity.</span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Praise for 'Thorns in Eden & The Everlasting Mountains.</span>
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</span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span>Rita Gerlach
captures the feel of Colonial America in her sweeping saga, Thorns in Eden.
With lush descriptions and well-drawn, captivating characters, Gerlach create</span>s a story I won't soon forget. ~ Author Jamie Carie </i></span></span><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></i></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-68909924226194330162013-04-25T16:51:00.000-04:002013-04-25T17:00:30.725-04:00Writing 'After the Rain' with heart palpatations.<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent">This has been the coldest April I can
remember. But it is keeping me inside at my desk. I put on a sweater on this morn<span style="font-size: large;">ing</span>, and worked on
'After the Rain' all day, except for a lunch break. I listened to <span style="font-size: large;">the<span style="font-size: large;"> Pride & Prejudice soundtrack and others while writing<span style="font-size: large;">. Music stirs my <span style="font-size: large;">imagination<span style="font-size: large;"></span> more than silenc<span style="font-size: large;">e, and the <span style="font-size: large;">dialogue flowed out of me</span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="userContent"> </span><span class="userContent">I am loving writing this novel. I just
finished a scene that got my heart pounding. I could see the look on
Louisa's face when her grandmother told her she was leaving, and the
anxiety Jackson felt when his father told him he had tickets for the
train going west toward the Blue Ridge Mountains.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="userContent">F<span style="font-size: large;">rom </span>Louisa's scen<span style="font-size: large;">e</span>: </span></span></span><br />
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and went to her room. She changed her clothes, and when the cab arrived she
went downstairs with Millie trailing behind her. She had no way of knowing what
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> “There is
something I’ve been wanting to say to Miss Borden, Pa. This might be my only
chance for a long time.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent">What I know is a<span style="font-size: large;">head is m</span>y heroine is about to hear some devastating news that
will have a ripple effect and cause her comfortable world to come
tumbling down. <span style="font-size: large;">My hero </span>will be faced with a challenge he never e<span style="font-size: large;">xpected.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent">When<span style="font-size: large;"> writing a novel, you have to see <span style="font-size: large;">every scene</span> in your mind's eye as if a movie were running <span style="font-size: large;">through it</span>. You have to be able to feel what your characters are feeling, touch wh<span style="font-size: large;">at they touch, taste what they taste, hear and see what they hear and see. Otherwise they will fall flat.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">When you write, do you feel? Does your heart <span style="font-size: large;">swell inside you? Do you cry when it is a sad scene, <span style="font-size: large;">smile when there is joy in your chara<span style="font-size: large;">cters<span style="font-size: large;">' </span> lives? Writer, you are an actor. Did you know that? You are acting on paper. You are everyone of your characters, because if you are a good writer, even a great one, you will be 'in character<span style="font-size: large;">'. You will be your heroine and your hero. You will see their world through their eyes. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">If you are not a writer, but you find a novel that accomplishes this for you, puts you right smack da<span style="font-size: large;">b in the book, send a note to the author and tell them. You'd be surprised how mu<span style="font-size: large;">ch</span> a <span style="font-size: large;">note from a <span style="font-size: large;">reade<span style="font-size: large;">r <span style="font-size: large;">encourages a writer to keep writing.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></i></h1>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">I re<span style="font-size: small;">commen<span style="font-size: small;">d the book 'Getting Into Character' by <span style="font-size: small;">author Brandilyn Collins.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b> <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/cgzs2ob">http://tinyurl.com/cgzs2ob</a></span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></i></h1>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book
covers are the first thing readers see when considering purchasing a
book. Book covers are the first step in whether a reader is drawn to the
story. A poorly designed cover can prevent a novel from being a
success. </span></span><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K0K8blQStwQ/UTYq4UPxZcI/AAAAAAAAFss/Z6e5ZI0Yx44/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K0K8blQStwQ/UTYq4UPxZcI/AAAAAAAAFss/Z6e5ZI0Yx44/s320/4.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LtFmCvLIAy8/UTYq8OkOLKI/AAAAAAAAFs0/1kVNomIwUys/s1600/TiE.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LtFmCvLIAy8/UTYq8OkOLKI/AAAAAAAAFs0/1kVNomIwUys/s320/TiE.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If it isn't selling maybe it is the cover that is not attac<span style="font-size: large;">t</span>ing readers. Some may not agree, saying it shouldn't matter what the cover looks like, but it does. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hQOkLbJT_tU/UXQEK5xgo6I/AAAAAAAAGCA/SKZW6fgjNUs/s1600/Classic+Old+Books.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hQOkLbJT_tU/UXQEK5xgo6I/AAAAAAAAGCA/SKZW6fgjNUs/s200/Classic+Old+Books.jpg" width="200" /></a>You know the old saying, 'Don't judge a book by it's cover'. When this saying came about<span style="font-size: large;">, books were hard bound and simple, some with a bit of gilding and fancy scroll work, but not like the <span style="font-size: large;">graphic desi<span style="font-size: large;">gns </span></span>we see today. If you have any old books on your shelf, like I do, you know what I mean.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>It is in our nature to be drawn to beauty. We are in awe <span style="font-size: large;">at</span> a vivid sunset <span style="font-size: large;">or a </span>golden sunrise. We soak in the glory of a starry moonlit nigh<span style="font-size: large;">t, or the <span style="font-size: large;">allure of an open rose. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1xIBni9Txxg/UTYc4OqfB1I/AAAAAAAAFsU/aCc35fQSZnk/s1600/bookcover1a.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1xIBni9Txxg/UTYc4OqfB1I/AAAAAAAAFsU/aCc35fQSZnk/s320/bookcover1a.png" width="211" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In this post, I want to shar<span style="font-size: large;">e</span> the</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>production of a novel I plan to have released this <span style="font-size: large;">May</span>. It is a two-in-one historical <span style="font-size: large;">drama </span>of romantic love and frontier adventure beginning in 1774 in Georgian England and Colonial Maryland.</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIISAYNokfxNjWMU3Ifijox7Ar5CjMizg6wy5ZUUSUDTC3mzdyDLwdfHwbkkavx_w2EuikSUqlXsub9KNXxeLtXwcSpyaSTDUqwph6DkHLr5nkhH1Ua9gYo_BD_BB7iLr0b1In6lFZO4c/s1600/NewCover.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIISAYNokfxNjWMU3Ifijox7Ar5CjMizg6wy5ZUUSUDTC3mzdyDLwdfHwbkkavx_w2EuikSUqlXsub9KNXxeLtXwcSpyaSTDUqwph6DkHLr5nkhH1Ua9gYo_BD_BB7iLr0b1In6lFZO4c/s320/NewCover.png" width="213" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The cover is extremely important to me. So I conducted a poll, and everyone said <span style="font-size: large;">'</span>have the heroine on the front'. As a result<span style="font-size: large;">, I began searchin<span style="font-size: large;">g for the perfect model. I <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">poured</span> throug<span style="font-size: large;">h online stock photos. Nothing but a lot of chee<span style="font-size: large;">sy stuff</span>. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, after a long search, I found a young lad<span style="font-size: large;">y'</span>s page on <span style="font-size: large;">Flicker. She makes and models period clothing. <span style="font-size: large;">When I saw the photo <span style="font-size: large;">above in her <span style="font-size: large;">turquoise</span> gown, I knew she was exactly the model I was looking for. She perfectly represents my <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">heroine</span>, Rebecah Brent, in demeanor and looks.</span> So I emailed her and asked if I could have her permission to use her<span style="font-size: large;"> for the</span> book cover<span style="font-size: large;">, and she promptly replied <span style="font-size: large;">and sent me other photos to choose from.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">T<span style="font-size: large;">he aqua color of her gown was wrong for <span style="font-size: large;">the period<span style="font-size: large;">.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">M</span>y</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">designer, who happens to be my oldest son Paul, changed the dress color also because it was too bright for the emotion we were aiming for. Then he used two of my photos, a sunset and a farm field, and inserted them. There were tweaks to be made and he wanted to make a new banner for the title<span style="font-size: large;">, and we chose black for the spin to match her cho<span style="font-size: large;">ker.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were</span> on our way to an awesome book cover that <span style="font-size: large;">readers w<span style="font-size: large;">ould</span> love. How do I know that? I placed the cover on Facebook and asked. The <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">response</span> was enthusiastic. One last point, I high<span style="font-size: large;">ly recommend Amazon's KDP program for author<span style="font-size: large;">s who want to br<span style="font-size: large;">ing their out of print books back to readers. Visit this site to see how some best<span style="font-size: large;">s<span style="font-size: large;">elling writers have done just that. <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://christian-ebooks-fiction-reissued.blogspot.com/">http://christian-ebooks-fiction-reissued.blogspot.com/</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">As a reader, what do you look for in a book cover? What makes you<span style="font-size: large;"> want to pick up the book and read it<span style="font-size: large;">?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">(Tho<span style="font-size: small;">rns in Eden & The Everlasting Mountains to be released M<span style="font-size: small;">ay 1st to Kindle and in paperback, exclusively through <span style="font-size: small;">Amazon.)</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">What motivates a writer to seek publication? Why do they go
through the <span style="font-size: large;">disappointment of</span> getting rejection letters? Sometimes our feet get in the door a little
ways when an agent or editor asks to see a partial. Then the door slams and bruises our toes. If we are
lucky, we may get a request for a full. Rejoice! Our foot is in the door. Then another
rejection comes with a 'thanks but no thanks'. Or we may get an acceptance and lots of hard work begins. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Why do we put ourselves through it?<br /><br />When
I walk into a bookstore and my eyes scan the rows and rows of novels, a sense of
awe and longing overcomes me. It is difficult to explain the feeling.
I'm sure I'm not the only writer that feels this way. The question that
comes to my mind the most is this. How did all these writers get past
all the roadblocks and make it to publication? There could be a hundred
answers to that question, but one thing is certain...they did not give
up. I guarantee you, every author you've read has had been rejected.<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z-_TURACTsU/UVdroDKEvkI/AAAAAAAAF7Q/ancu-XT5y8Y/s1600/Paige+Turner+003.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z-_TURACTsU/UVdroDKEvkI/AAAAAAAAF7Q/ancu-XT5y8Y/s200/Paige+Turner+003.jpg" width="200" /></a>The writing process is an incredible adventure. But when I write 'the
end' and have polished a story, a stark <br /><br />Why do I want to be published? Perhaps to affirm that
what I'm doing, all the time I've put into writing, is worth it. Perhaps
it is to scratch out a bit of a living. But more so, it is because I
want to take people away from their daily grind to an imaginary place
where they can escape the world for a while, just as I have done while writing the story.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A stark white manuscript is not an end
in itself. I can't let that document full of words and letters sit in a file. I seek publication because I am compelled to see my story as a
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Coming later this spring, <i>Thorns In Eden & The
Everlasting Mountains</i>, a 2-in-1 collection will be released in Kindle and
paperback. This is a reissue of one of my earlier books in a revised version.</span><br />
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<i>An American patriot and an English high-born lady,
hold fast to their love amid a harsh wilderness and the drumbeats of
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the cover and obtain permission from the photographer to use her image. My son
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I'm excited
to bring these two books back to my readers in one volume. It's a great time
for authors. With the Amazon Kindle programs many of us are reissuing past
titles that have been out of print for years, titles we never thought would be
available to our fans again. </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Synopsis</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Colonial born, but English bred, John Nash, seeks to
build a new life in the Maryland frontier. In 1773 revolution is certain.
Called Jack by his fellow patriots, he decides to return to England to see his
family before the fighting begins. There he meets Rebecah Brent, whose dreams
of happiness seem unattainable, until the day she meets the courageous patriot
and they fall in love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Trapped in the schemes of Rebecah's uncle, Sir
Samuel Brent, they are forced apart. Jack has no other alternative than to
return to America without Rebecah. There he becomes engaged in one of the most
infamous Indian wars in Colonial history. His biggest battle is to let Rebecah
go…a fight he knows he cannot win, as his love for her grows stronger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Will love bring them together again? Will
forgiveness strengthen the bond between them? And when faced with the trials of
war, will a place called Laurel Hill remain their refuge?</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you would be
willing to help get the word out about this book when it is released, please
let me know. I'm putting together a list of bloggers who would be willing to
post about the book. I'll have all you need. All you will have to do is cut and
paste. </span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Another way to
help will be to post on Facebook, Goodreads, and Twitter. If you are a member
of a book club, I can send you book club questions and bookmarks.</span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fondly, Writing
from the Frederick Valley in Maryland,</span></i></div>
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<![endif]-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-66744863501534135452013-03-14T14:09:00.000-04:002013-03-14T14:28:50.136-04:00Beyond the Valley Characters<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="userContent">When I begin a novel, I like finding photos of
actors that fit the characters if the book was made into a movie. Plus
they give me a visual besides my imaginary one. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="userContent">Here's my poster for the
characters in <i>Beyond the Valley</i>.</span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Can you name all the characters (not the actors' names) in the poster that are in <i>Beyond the Valley</i>? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Try to name as many as you can for a chance to win a signed paperback copy of either titles in The Daughters of the Potomac Series, Surrender the Wind, or The Rebel's Pledge in ebook.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RWew63tqzMw/UUIQ0uhRa3I/AAAAAAAAF2k/o_P7nRQyhIQ/s1600/Characters1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RWew63tqzMw/UUIQ0uhRa3I/AAAAAAAAF2k/o_P7nRQyhIQ/s640/Characters1.jpg" width="494" /></a></div>
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Winners will be drawn at random. USA only please.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-17672703540301647092013-02-16T09:30:00.000-05:002013-02-16T09:30:58.371-05:00How I define Inspirational Historical Romance<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Inspirational historical romance is meant to touch
the heart of a reader and to remind them there is hope in our most challenging
moments. As the Bible says, there is nothing new under the sun. Historicals are more than stories with dates and events. Historicals are meant to take the reader back to a time and place where people went through things we go through today. We write it to entertain, yes. But our novels should also enhance what readers know historically. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our books should be a safe haven from the secular novels that glorify the flesh and push lust rather than self-sacrificing love. Faith is an element, and a part of our characters lives, without preaching a sermon. Inspirational historical fiction allows the reader to 'see' the sermon, rather than 'hear' one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They want the love between the hero and the heroine to be from the heart as
they face adversity. In most secular historical romances lust is often the
foundation of the characters’ relationships and the conquest of the hero to conquer
the heroine. Readers of inspirational fiction want the absence of
explicit sexual content and offensive language. Readers are looking for stories of hope.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Secular historical romances leave out the spiritual. They are
written for readers who do not want a faith element in the books they read. That
sums up the difference in a nutshell—the absence of the spiritual. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I do wish
more secular readers would give Christian fiction a try, especially historicals.
In days long ago, people were more religious than we are led on to believe.
Even in romances such as <i>Sense & Sensibility</i> and <i>Jane Eyre</i>, there are
spiritual aspects that are carefully woven into the stories. Colonel Brandon is
compassionate and caring, so much so that his love for Marianne is withheld so
she may find her own happiness. He is self-sacrificing, and in the end it is
his love that is shown true, opposed to Willoughby who is a lustful,
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In <i>Jane Eyre </i>we have a loving, virtuous heroine, whose challenge on many levels is her feelings for the tortured
Mr. Rochester. It is obvious Jane’s purpose is to rescue Rochester from
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</span>Instead of living with him, she leaves him, and he is confronted with
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">There are so many rules out there that I have wondered if they do more harm in stifling creativity than inspiring it. In a recent post by Mike Duran, <i>'The Myth of the Daily Word Count</i>', he wrote 'setting a daily word count has become one of those near non-negotiable writing rules.' A little further down the post, he confesses he does not adhere to the daily word count and has managed to write three novels and other written works. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have to confess, too, that I do not use a daily word count. I write every day, mostly on the novel I am writing. But I do not set a goal of achieving a certain number of words. Instead I write as I am inspired, and when inspiration starts to run dry, I push past it and get down on paper as much as I can in a day. Sometimes it's a page. Other days more. What is important is that a writer writes every day in order to sharpen the craft of writing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mark goes on to give a list of things he focuses on instead of a daily word count. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />#1 — Focus on the number of projects you complete rather than daily word count.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">#2 — Respect your station in life. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">#3 — Distinguish between cranking out words and honing ideas. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">To read Mark's article go to <a href="http://mikeduran.com/2013/02/the-myth-of-daily-word-count/">http://mikeduran.com/2013/02/the-myth-of-daily-word-count/</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don't be put off by the title of his blog. He's got some excellent stuff over there.</span> </span></span> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-30346668898835547662013-01-29T00:00:00.001-05:002013-01-29T00:00:07.645-05:00Dear Readers,<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I cannot believe how quickly the time has gone by
since I signed the contract with Abingdon Press for this series in 2010. So
many of my readers have been in touch with me about this next book, expressing
their anticipation to find out what happens next and how I conclude the series. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beyond the Valley</i> is my
favorite out of the three. Sarah seemed to resonate with me on so many levels.
She is a wife and expectant mother, a loyal friend, a grieving widow. Her faith
is shown in a way relevant to the times she lived in, not just a Sunday
Christian, but a virtuous woman whose daily walk with God required ultimate
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I hope for those who have read
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the Valley</i> to discover how Sarah came to River Run and the many trials she
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shattered and takes a turn that she never expected. Pregnant and now widowed,
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care for his widowed sister in law and two young nieces. Called back to serve
in Washington’s army, he promises he will return for her, gain her freedom and
wed her. Other plans were made for Sarah when her owner finds himself bankrupt
and sells her the first chance he gets. She’s taken out into the frontier,
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way is made for Sarah to remain with her and care for Eliza’s young daughter,
Darcy. Revolution has ignited in America, and together they endure many
hardships which bring them together in friendship. But when Sarah learns that
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bound to keep silent. She promises Eliza to never reveal the secret that Ilene
is Eliza’s child, even at the risk of living a life in shame if her master
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<u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">‘Praise
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Beyond
the Valley</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> is a delightful escape of adventure and romance and
a sweeping saga of tragedy and hope that you won’t want to miss! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(5 Stars)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">MaryLu Tyndall, author of the Surrender to
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Creating characters with intense realism and
compassion is one of Gerlach's gifts. Her books typically involve dramatic
situations, giving her characters a chance to rise above their adversity. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beyond the Valley</i> is a shining example
of that, reminding us that we are never forsaken. This is the third in the
Daughters of the Potomac series. Sarah's character was introduced in the first
novel, Before the Scarlet Dawn, and now she has her own heart-wrenching story
that takes us from England to Virginia and Maryland. The historic setting is vividly
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;">Actors
Rita would choose if <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">BEYOND THE VALLEY </span>was
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Westmorland County, Virginia at the mouth of the Potomac River</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span>Today is the 26th of January, five more days until the official launch of <i>Beyond the Valley.</i> I'm calm. I'm collected. But I feel thankful and hopeful this morning. Years ago when I first began writing, I met with little support, except from my husband who gave me lots of encouragement. He said, 'You have the right to pursue your dream'. And pursue it I did with a love of storytelling that welled up inside me to the point my heart ached at times. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Today, I am sitting at my desk looking outside at the snowy scene. I can't believe how quick the years have gone by. In five days my seventh novel will be available to readers. Two days ago copies arrived by FedX. The cover is gorgeous, the interior laid out beautifully. The ebook edition is up on the online bookstores, and everything is ready to go. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My good friend and writing <span style="font-size: small;">colleague</span>, MaryLu Tyndall, a talented author in her own right, sent me her copy of RT Book Reviews so I could read the review they printed. I had no idea they were reviewing <i>Beyond the Valley</i> until she told me<i><b>. </b></i>It is printed in the February issue.</span><br />
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Gerlach's gifts. Her books typically involve dramatic situations, giving
her characters a chance to rise above th<span class="text_exposed_show">eir
adversity. <i>Beyond the Valley</i> is a shining example of that, reminding us
that we are never forsaken. This is the third in the Daughters of the
Potomac series. Sarah's character was introduced in the first novel,
<i>Before the Scarlet Dawn</i>, and now she has her own heart-wrenching story
that takes us from England to Virginia and Maryland. The historic
setting is vividly descriptive, bringing the story to life, almost
becoming a character unto itself. You may shed some tears, but you'll
come away with deep contentment and satisfaction of a story well told.)</span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Beyond the Valley</i> is a delightful
escape of adventure and romance and a sweeping saga of tragedy and hope that
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My hopes are high. I hope...</span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">readers will enjoy the s<span style="font-size: small;">tory.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">That they f</span>ind a respite f<span style="font-size: small;">rom their troubles for a while.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">That they r</span>ealize through the story that love finds a w<span style="font-size: small;">ay even when things look impossible or insurmountable.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Th<span style="font-size: small;">at through tough times, we are never alone.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">That there is hope for the fu<span style="font-size: small;">ture and forgiveness for the past.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">That evil never prevails.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">That his<span style="font-size: small;">torically people suffer<span style="font-size: small;">ed through hardships we cannot imagine today, and many <span style="font-size: small;">succumbed, others overcame.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">That the greatest of these is love. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Exciting. Nerve racking. Busy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Whenever I have a novel ready to come out, a few readers have asked me what it is like the days before the launch. Oh, there are the butterflies in the tummy, the nerves, the emotional rollercoaster, the hopes that readers will love the book. They've asked me if the book just appears on the online bookstores, on bookstore shelves, and word spreads of it's availability. Well, it's not quite that way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A book is in production for months. There is the editing phases. Book cover design. Media and social contacts. Endorsements are sought from other authors. Influencers and book reviewers are sent copies. These tasks are mostly on the shoulders of the publisher. But a writer has a lot to do in creating a buzz for her book. In today's world, online promotion is the greatest method of getting the word out. Here's a list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Facebook</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Twitter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Author's Website</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Author's Blog</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Pinterest</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yahoo Groups</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Bloggers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Readers List</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Newsletter . . . and more</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So, there is more to a writer's life than just writing a book. All this marketing takes time and effort, and the willingness to pull away from writing to work on promotion. It would be nice if all a writer had to do was write. But if you want to get the word out about your novel, it is essential you work at marketing. I'm sure you have noticed that's just what I am doing now with this blog post. Please love me for it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Excitement for me is building in these final days before the launch of 'Beyond the Valley' book 3 in the Daughters of the Potomac series. I loved writing Sarah's story, and I am hoping and praying my readers will love it too. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You can read a portion here: <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=TAM6ks0z2jIC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false">http://books.google.com/books?id=TAM6ks0z2jIC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Share some of the things you do to market your books that are not listed above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">How can you as a reader help an author promote their newest release?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The novel I am currently writing is set in Chevy Chase, Maryland and a little village in the western part of the state beginning in 1908. The working title is 'Between the Shadows' taken from two lines in the book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In order to saturate myself into the era, I've been reading and watching everything I can find to fit the storyline in order to build a mental image of life in the early 1900s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The period is referred to as the Edwardian in England and the Gilded Age in America. For the wealthy, life was opulent on both sides of the Atlantic, but with different attitudes and standards. Many an English estate was cash poor. Whereas in the US estates were both land and investment rich, and women could inherit, as viewers have seen in the series Downton Abby.</span><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hk1shpbBjZI/UPl9j1wRdII/AAAAAAAAE74/cq2BLXVEFQc/s1600/ladies+walking+in+the+park+early+1900s.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hk1shpbBjZI/UPl9j1wRdII/AAAAAAAAE74/cq2BLXVEFQc/s320/ladies+walking+in+the+park+early+1900s.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I cannot say life was simpler in those days. The life expectancy was shorter, disease more rampant and life-threaten such as the influenza breakouts. My great great grandmother succumbed to one of those. Child mortality and women dying in childbirth was also higher. Women and minorities</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But on a positive note, the clothes were beautiful and feminine. Men valued a handshake and their word. People went to church on Sundays, and ministers preached the Bible, not self-help sermons. Morals were valued. Women gained the vote. The first Mother's Day was celebrated in 1908, and baseball became America's pastime. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As I am writing 'Between the Shadows', I find myself transported back to a place I visited often in my childhood. I had a great aunt and second cousin that lived in a grand house in Chevy Chase, and my father would take us over to visit when we were kids. From the foyer was a staircase leading upstairs. It was closed off and we were not allowed to go explore the upper story. I wanted to so badly. Instead I imagined bedrooms with antique furniture, poster beds, Persian carpets, and marble fireplaces. I can recall the ride down Connecticut Avenue, the estate houses lining the road, the country club on the right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">How do you imagine the Gilded Age? Would your life have been better or worse off, shorter, poorer or richer? Was life simpler back then? </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-30257643418520002742012-12-28T11:05:00.000-05:002013-01-18T10:32:50.194-05:00WRITER, DON'T GIVE UP<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m2BjvshFvco/UN2_-U2nMGI/AAAAAAAAEzA/EFE1FJfJJhw/s1600/BJ4.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m2BjvshFvco/UN2_-U2nMGI/AAAAAAAAEzA/EFE1FJfJJhw/s320/BJ4.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Scenario.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You've written a proposal and started writing. You are immersed in the characters and the storyline of this new novel. You've gotten 30,000 words into it. But you've gotten 'no' from publishers your agent submitted to. Maybe there are a couple that have not replied back, but it's been months. Do you finish this book you love? Or do you dump it and try to come up with something else hoping to get a contract?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm currently writing an Edwardian era novel without a contract. I love this story and my hero and heroine. This is a new era for me. I've loved the research -- the clothes, culture, innovations, the changes from a more rural relaxed life to a more modern urban one. The first book in this series takes place in Chevy Chase, MD, a then budding suburb of Washington DC. The story will then move to a small village way out in the mountains of western Maryland near the Savage River. It is a lovestory between two people of opposite natures, upbringings, and lifestyles. It's also about the love and compassion for orphans, for a down syndrome child, for the elderly, and the poor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hear you. What publisher would not want to contract a book like that? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I can't abandon these characters that I've come to know so intimately. I've had readers ask me when the book is going to come out, that they are excited I'm writing a romance in this era. I tell them, 'no contract yet'. My heart is being poured into this story like no other. If you saw the main characters and the storyline, you'd know why. Often it has become my escape from the worrisome world around me. I'm drawn back to another place and time, and into the minds of two people who fall desperately in love with each other, and committed to the lot God hands them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If I shelf it, I know I'll lose something in the process. This is a writer's life. The business side is something else altogether. It is about sales, money, profit. For the writer it is our life's blood, our hearts, the air we breath. We have to write, no matter what. We keep on writing, and for those of us who are believers we keep trusting the One who gave us the gift of writing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm trusting God on this project, even though I've gotten rejections. He will place it where it needs to be. I've been told I'm one of the hardest working authors in the Christian industry, that I'm easy to work with, and meticulous. Yes, I agree I am those things. And I'm patient. In God's good time this book, this series will be written and be in my readers' hands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Writers have to be diligent in their work and patient in order to keep going. We face rejection and disappointment, that our writing has to be the thing that holds us up, that and faith. In the midst of all this there is great joy. Joy in a story unfolding that never was before. Joy in sharing it with others. Joy hearing from someone who read the story how it changed their lives. The sweetest thing I ever read in a review was a woman said after she finished reading Before the Scarlet Dawn, she went into her little girls and hugged them while they slept, being thankful to have them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So, author. What do you do in a situation like this? You've gotten rejections. Do you finish this book you love? Or do you dump it and try to come up with something else hoping to get a contract? You finish it! You keep believing one day that book will find a place. It could be a diamond in the rough that later, maybe years later, you bring out and polish to a high sheen. Just don't give in or give up.</span><br />
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Ever hear the saying ‘take the bull by the horns’? Sometimes
you have to do just that in order to make your dreams a reality. This post is
about publishing a backlist of books that have gone out of print with your
rights reverted back to you. Remember it is your career…no one else’s. It takes
a tough skin in this business and you have to have initiative and passion to
make it happen. No matter what rejections or delays come your way, know this<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">—</span>your out of print books do not
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Back in the early 1990s, I began writing after my cousin, a
world famous romance writer, handed me one of her books. I read it and the
desire to write stories rekindled in my being. First I wrote a novella, just to
see what I could do. Then I wrote my first full-length novel, and I was so wet
behind the ears that I had no idea about word count and ended up with a 150,000-word
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In 2001, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Rebel’s
Pledge</i> went to a print on demand company, and was out of print by 2005. I
went on to write and publish six more novels, and in the summer of 2011, I set
out to revise <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Rebel’s Pledge </i>according
to publishers’ guidelines, but had to set it aside for a time to work on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Daughters of the Potomac Series</i>. My
then agent presented the idea of publishing my backlist of books, three in
total, to Kindle and CreateSpace, since I now have a following of readers. When
I discovered that well known authors, such as Robin Lee Hatcher, Kathi Macias, MaryLu
Tyndall, and Lena Dooley, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>were reissuing
their out of print novels, I was even more intrigued. </div>
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Late in the spring of 2012, I finished my revisions and
tightened up the book to 93,000 words. I decided to go ahead with it, with the
help of my husband Paul. He uploaded and formatted the file. My son designed
the cover. When I found a Charles I gown on a website made by a UK designer, I
emailed her and asked for her permission to use the gown on the cover. She was
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One piece of advice. Before you approve your Kindle copy,
upload the book to Create Space for paperback. Order a review copy, and check
your front and back cover, and inside layout. Sit down with red pen in hand and
carefully read through your hardcopy, circling anything you want to change. You
can go back to your book and make corrections before you approve it.</div>
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Here are the nuts and bolts of Amazon Kindle. Authors upload
their book, cover, and go through the steps toward approving their book for
Kindle. They set the price, although with Kindle Publishing Select there is a
low and high end price you can go. You own all the rights but with KPS you keep
your ebook version exclusive to Amazon Kindle. Authors received a 70% royalty.
Amazon has the Lending Library, and for each time your book is acquired through
LL, you receive a royalty depending on the amount Amazon has in an overall pot
and how many books are loaned out that month. Authors are given a 90-day window
to belong to KDP Select. During that time, you are given 5 days to offer your
ebook for free. What? Give it away? That’s right. Your ebook will get into the
hands of hundreds, maybe thousands of readers. You have a greater chance readers
will want your other books. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Rebel’s Pledge
</i>hit the bestsellers list in its genre through this program. </div>
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thrilling to have an audio version of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Rebel’s Pledge</i>. It is astounding to me but the ebook version of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Rebel’s Pledge </i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is out selling my other novels. It could be the price and word of mouth. It's only 2.99. Who knows? </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-31052993246516659742012-11-27T09:59:00.002-05:002012-11-27T09:59:29.472-05:00More Christmas Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a fun Christmas cookie recipe. Chocolate Meltaway Brownie Bites!<br />
<br />
If you have a book club, these would be a hit served with hot chocolate.<br />
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From Hershey's Kitchens<br />
<a href="https://www.hersheys.com/recipes/recipe-details.aspx?id=8608&name=Chocolate-Meltaway-Brownie-Bites#">https://www.hersheys.com/recipes/recipe-details.aspx?id=8608&name=Chocolate-Meltaway-Brownie-Bites#</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-64143332889731660542012-11-25T11:04:00.000-05:002012-11-26T14:13:52.227-05:00Comfort Food for Writers & Readers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Hershey's Peanut Butter Brownies </span></div>
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Ingredients</h2>
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<li class="odd"> 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, melted</li>
<li> 1-1/2 cups sugar</li>
<li class="odd"> 2 eggs</li>
<li> 1 teaspoon vanilla extract</li>
<li class="odd"> 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour</li>
<li> 2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa</li>
<li class="odd"> 1/4 cup milk</li>
<li> 1-1/4 cups chopped pecans or walnuts, divided</li>
<li class="odd"> 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine</li>
<li> 1-2/3 cups (10-oz. pkg.) REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips</li>
<li class="odd"> 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)</li>
<li> 1/4 cup HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, melted*</li>
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<li><label>1 </label> Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9x2 baking pan. </li>
<li><label>2 </label>
Combine melted butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl; beat
well. Add flour, cocoa and milk; beat until blended. Stir in 1 cup
nuts. Pour into prepared pan. </li>
<li><label>3 </label> Bake
25 to 30 minutes or just until edges begin to pull away from sides of
pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Melt 1/2 cup butter and
peanut butter chips in medium saucepan over low heat, stirring
constantly. Add sweetened condensed milk, stirring until smooth; pour
over baked layer. </li>
<li><label>4 </label> Place chocolate
chips in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 45
seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave at MEDIUM an additional 15
seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are
melted when stirred. Drizzle bars with melted chocolate; sprinkle with
remaining 1/4 cup nuts. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Cut into
bars. Cover; refrigerate leftover bars. About 36 bars.</li>
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You can find this recipe here: <br />
<a href="http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/recipe-details.aspx?id=3336&name=Peanut-Butter-Fudge-Brownie-Bars#share_modal">http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/recipe-details.aspx?id=3336&name=Peanut-Butter-Fudge-Brownie-Bars#share_modal</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-22708376799283247742012-11-09T14:45:00.000-05:002012-11-09T14:45:30.568-05:00A Review by Brenda Hurley for Before the Scarlet Dawn,<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Before the Scarlet Dawn" is the first book in 'The Daughters of the
Potomac Series'. The story begins in Derbyshire, England, in 1775.
Eliza Bloom's father, a Vicar, is on his deathbed. The love between
him and his daughter is a true Christian love, both unconditional and
deep.<br />
<br />
Immediately following his death, Eliza is evicted from the only
home she has even known. Meeting up with a childhood acquaintance, but
now a grown man, Hayward Morgan catches Eliza's eye and heart. However,
Hayward is prejudiced against Eliza's social standing, and believes she
is 'beneath his station' in life. He knows that Eliza is beautiful in
outward appearance, but she also possesses a beautiful and strong-willed
inner spirit.<br />
<br />Through a turn of events, Hayward marries Eliza. Traveling with her devoted maid Fiona (who is like a mother and friend
to Eliza), the three travel together to Maryland in America, to begin
life anew in the vast wilderness and colonies.<br />
<br />Eliza eventually gives
birth to a precious daughter, Darcy, whom she loves dearly along with
Hayward. Eliza wants nothing more than for Hayward to actually "say"
the words 'I love you', aloud. But from his domineering and cruel
father, he learned NEVER to say those words to any woman, nor to
announce any sentimental feelings -- as that would surely be considered a
sign of weakness. His father taught him that -- 'man is the master,
and to be obeyed', and woman the door-mat. And now, being a proud,
prejudiced and stubborn individual, Hayward can only love Eliza's outer
beauty. As to loving the person she is on the 'inside', his love is
conditional and hardened toward her -- to prove he is 'the man' of the
household, and, in control.<br /><br />
When Hayward goes off to War to be a
Patriot, the days turn into several years. Eliza never stops loving
Hayward with everything in her, hoping that both patience and time will
win him over to saying he loves her. Many hardships come along in his
absence though -- trials, ordeals, terror, and losses. But also comes
along the neighbour Halston, who is more than willing to help the ladies
out through these various trials and ordeals -- while showing and
expressing his true inner feelings without shame.<br />
<br />
Learning of Hayward's
eventual death, Eliza in a weakened state of heart and mind, a time of
devastation from extreme loneliness and despair -- turns to Halston's
open arms ... to be consoled and comforted.<br />Later, it is learned that
Hayward did not die in the War, and he returns home. Eliza has to live
with her shame and deceit, until eventually Hayward guesses her
secret.<br />
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In shame, anger and unforgiveness ... he sends her away from
their home, away from their daughter, and back to England. Although
Eliza begs and begs for Hawyard to forgive her, he cannot break the
walls of pain, ice, and hardness around his prideful heart.<br />
<br />Eliza, so
filled with her grief and guilt, searches for a new life. And mostly,
for forgiveness. Can she once again find it ? Can God forgive her, and
restore her heart to peace and contentment ? Will she "let go, and,
let God" heal her ?<br />
<br />If you have ever struggled with being forgiven,
then this book is for you. Read on to find out what happens in this
exciting saga -- where you will identify with -- life's -- battles,
hardships, pain, and even .... overcoming.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-6606459827729807532012-11-05T09:16:00.000-05:002012-11-05T09:16:09.376-05:00BOOK TOUR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Remember the days when publishers would send writers on tour? They had an itinerary, go from town to town, bookstore to bookstore, signing their latest novel. They still do, if you are a bestselling author and can be away from home for a while and your publisher is willing to pay all the expenses. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yet with the Internet virtual tours can take authors around the world, and readers everywhere can get to know them. Of course face-to-face is always preferable, but it's not always doable. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'm on tour for the entire month of November. <i>Beside Two Rivers</i> will be on a different blog each day. I hope you stop in. Each blogger will share their opinion of the book and I'll be stopping in to talk to readers.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here's the schedule. You might know some of these bloggers.</span></span><br />
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Beside Two Rivers Virtual Book Publicity Tour Schedule</h2>
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<strong><span style="color: black;">Monday, November 5</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review at <a href="http://www.musingsbymaureen.blogspot.com/">Maureen’s Musings</a><br />
</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: black;">Tuesday, November 6</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review & Giveaway at <a href="http://www.jhsiess.com/">Colloquium</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: black;">Thursday, November 8</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review at <a href="http://www.melanieski.blogspot.com/">A Year of Jubilee Reviews</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: black;">Friday, November 9</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review at <a href="http://www.brokenteepee.com/">Broken Teepee</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review & Guest Blogging at <a href="http://www.jerseygirlbookreviews.blogspot.com/">Jersey Girl Book Reviews</a><br />
</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: black;">Monday, November 12</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review at <a href="http://www.fivealarmbookreviews.com/">Five Alarm Book Reviews</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review at <a href="http://www.ashleysbookshelf.blogspot.com/">Ashley’s Bookshelf</a><br />
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: black;">Tuesday, November 13</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review at <a href="http://www.myheartbelongs2books.blogspot.com/">4 the Love of Books</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: black;">Wednesday, November 14</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review at <a href="http://www.bookwormlisa.blogspot.com/">Bookworm Lisa</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: black;">Thursday, November 15</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review at <a href="http://www.peekingbetweenthepages.com/">Peeking Between the Pages</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: black;">Friday, November 16</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Guest Blogging at <a href="http://www.yaminatoday.com/">Yamina Today</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: black;">Monday, November 19</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review at <a href="http://www.everydayadventure11.blogspot.com/">Everyday Is An Adventure</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review at <a href="http://www.hardcoverfeedback.blogspot.com/">Hardcover Feedback</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review at <a href="http://www.daybydayinourworld.blogspot.com/">Day By Day in Our World</a><br />
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: black;">Tuesday, November 20</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review at <a href="http://www.splashesofjoy.wordpress.com/">Splashes of Joy</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: black;">Wednesday, November 21</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review at <a href="http://www.katie-mccurdy.blogspot.com/">Legacy of a Writer</a><br />
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: black;">Thursday, November 22</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">HAPPY THANKSGIVING</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: black;">Friday, November 23</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review at <a href="http://www.thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/">The Book Connection</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review at <a href="http://www.detweilerclan.blogspot.com/">A Room Without Books is Empty</a><br />
</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: black;">Monday, November 26</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review at <a href="http://www.christianbookshelfreviews.blogspot.com/">Christian Bookshelf Reviews</a><br />
</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: black;">Friday, November 30</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">Book Review at <a href="http://www.sincerelystacie.com/">Sincerely Stacie</a></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-72617862887618600372012-10-28T10:47:00.000-04:002012-10-28T10:47:01.407-04:00Writing Your Character's Memories<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cOYn2mtWxoA/UDULyn3HhUI/AAAAAAAAD-I/Ek9IpGymLRg/s1600/b1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cOYn2mtWxoA/UDULyn3HhUI/AAAAAAAAD-I/Ek9IpGymLRg/s320/b1.jpg" width="207" /></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fagtsGAXCyE/UEoDJWeIadI/AAAAAAAAEA4/ysxG9k09rcw/s1600/Summer+Frederick+Potomac+20101+027.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">One challenge I have faced in <i>Beside Two Rivers, </i>the second book in the <span style="font-style: italic;">Daughters of the Potomac Series</span>,
is dealing with the bits and pieces of Darcy's childhood memories she
has tucked away in her mind. They deal with her parents and the days she lived at
River Run, their estate along the Potomac River. Darcy's memories
are crucial to the story, and to avoid dumping backstory into the
narrative, I had to weave her memories into the tapestry
of the incidents she experiences.<br /><br />Childhood memories, or
memories in general, can have a potent affect on the reader and add
depth and motivation to your character. But they most be brief, intense,
not long and drawn out. A few keys to writing memories into your novel
are as follows.<br /><br />Remember to use sensory influences - sight, sound, smell, taste, touch.<br /><br />Do not tell all. Allow the reader to wonder what your character's memories mean. Allow your character to wonder the same.<br /><br />To
avoid 'telling' allow your character to react to the memory. Perhaps
they grip their hands together, or their eyes fill up with tears. Some
kind of reaction to the memory adds depth.</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fagtsGAXCyE/UEoDJWeIadI/AAAAAAAAEA4/ysxG9k09rcw/s1600/Summer+Frederick+Potomac+20101+027.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fagtsGAXCyE/UEoDJWeIadI/AAAAAAAAEA4/ysxG9k09rcw/s320/Summer+Frederick+Potomac+20101+027.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></b>Use one particular memory to be center stage but only an image. One example in<span style="font-style: italic;"> Beside Two Rivers</span>
is Darcy remembers the swing made for her, tied to a massive tree, and
remembers it in winter, its ropes encrusted with ice. This was her
place of refuge and on a day when she rides out to see the old house,
the swing is long gone. </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fagtsGAXCyE/UEoDJWeIadI/AAAAAAAAEA4/ysxG9k09rcw/s1600/Summer+Frederick+Potomac+20101+027.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Her refuge is no longer there, but she
remembers and it causes a craving in her heart to feel that sense of
protection again and finds a new place of refuge, a secluded cliff high
above the river. Just as she was able to swing high and see her world
in a different perspective, the cliff enables her to stand high above the gorge and see a wider world about her.<br /><br />When revealing a memory, make it poignant, make it reflect on a serious event.<br /><br />Create
in your characters actions that imply their pasts and how it shaped
their future, instead of writing out long accounts with a lot of detail.<br /><br />If
you are writing a series, be sure that the memories your characters
reveal in the subsequent books are in line with the prequel.<br /><br />* * *<br /><br />Share
with us your thoughts on the use of memory in your writing. Are you
writing a novel where the events in your main character's life are
influenced by the past?<br /><br />Do you have a particular childhood memory that is only an image that brings you joy when it is recalled?<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vx1edkqI4qw/TTr1CY0FMPI/AAAAAAAACnw/X1q87h2t22Q/s1600/REswinging2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565029710939107570" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vx1edkqI4qw/TTr1CY0FMPI/AAAAAAAACnw/X1q87h2t22Q/s200/REswinging2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 200px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 135px;" /></a><br />Mine?
The huge sycamore tree on the hill past the next yard, that I saw from
my swing in our backyard. The tree is still there. And when I would visit my parents, and see that tree, I felt happy
thinking back to those summer days, pumping my legs on the swing to go
higher and higher in my shorts and red keds.<br />I'm in the photo to the right, at age 15.
</span></span></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592240343467905804.post-41246763019276155622012-10-21T11:05:00.000-04:002012-10-21T11:05:32.155-04:00Rita's Pumpkin Bread Recipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Over the years, I've collected a lot of great recipes. It was back in the 70s in a high school home economics class ( do they even still have those?) that I first made this recipe for pumpkin bread, and it became a family favorite. It's a recipe that would have made June Cleaver proud. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's delicious on its own. But it's really good toasted with a slathering of butter on it for breakfast, or a sprinkling of powdered sugar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">So here we go....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree</span><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hlApC9fprdM/UIQMIQPAdNI/AAAAAAAAEdE/nPqiTs2pWQk/s1600/Pumpkin+Bread+005.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hlApC9fprdM/UIQMIQPAdNI/AAAAAAAAEdE/nPqiTs2pWQk/s320/Pumpkin+Bread+005.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">4 eggs</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1 cup vegetable oil</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2/3 cup water</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">3 cups white sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2 teaspoons baking soda</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1 1/2 teaspoons salt</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1 teaspoon ground cinnamon</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1 teaspoon ground nutmeg</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1/2 teaspoon ground cloves</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1/4 teaspoon ground ginger</span><br />
<span class="625543314-23112010" style="font-size: large;">1 box of raisins </span><span style="font-size: large;">~ optional</span><br />
<span class="625543314-23112010" style="font-size: large;">1 cup of chopped walnuts ~ optional</span><br />
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<li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break" style="font-size: large;">Preheat oven to 350<span class="625543314-23112010">.</span> <span class="625543314-23112010">Spray</span> loaf pans<span class="625543314-23112010"> with cooking spray</span>.</span></li>
<li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break" style="font-size: large;"> In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. </span></li>
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the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. </span></li>
<li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break" style="font-size: large;">Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just </span><span class="plaincharacterwrap break" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span>blended. <span class="625543314-23112010">Add raisins and walnuts. </span>Pour into the prepared pans.</span></li>
<li><span class="plaincharacterwrap break" style="font-size: large;">Bake for about 60-70 minutes in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool the loaves before removing them from the pans.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">How far back do you think this recipe goes? Could I use it in a novel set in the early 1900s?</span></span></div>
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Hello Friends,<br />
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I think the highlight of Autumn for me, aside from Thanksgiving and Caramel Apple Day at my sister in law's house, was a Ladies Tea I attended yesterday, Saturday, October 13. I was invited to be the guest author and bring books for the attendees. I had never been to a ladies tea before, so this was a new experience.<br />
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My hostess set up a table with all the deckings of Fall...paper leaves, tapered candles, tea candles set in glass dishes surrounded by popcorn kernels, pretty dessert plates, individual tea cups, platters of scones, apple cider, and maple leaf cookies. She provided for me a table where I could set out books. Although the tea was quite elegant, the atmosphere was casual.<br />
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Honestly, I have never much enjoyed book signings. You sit behind a table just waiting for someone to purchase a copy. Some people just walk by. Others stop, pick up your book, look at it, set it down and move on without a word, except for a response to 'hello, I'm...'. Of course there are friendly people who do buy a book. But most authors will tell you, it's not as exciting an adventure as you may think. You feel like a sales woman more than an author. <br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FQVzdqZ5W8c/UHrbbIqlI9I/AAAAAAAAEYM/Y1qphZOTmTw/s1600/198702_439261106109386_342935575_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FQVzdqZ5W8c/UHrbbIqlI9I/AAAAAAAAEYM/Y1qphZOTmTw/s320/198702_439261106109386_342935575_n.jpg" width="250" /></a>The contrary with the Ladies Tea. It was a time of fellowship. We chatted as a group. We talked about how our parents chose our names, family history, and writing. The questions the ladies asked were so fun and prompted a lot of discussion. When we were finished, the ladies bee-lined it to the table and I was so touched by their enthusiasm to buy signed copies. One precious lady bought two sets of all my books.<br />
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If you have an author in your area, and you enjoy teas, why not host one? If you are part of a book club, why not host a tea for the next book discussion? Give the tea a title. For example, your club has just finished reading Pride & Prejudice. Call it 'Tea at Longbourn'. Or 'Tea with Elizabeth and Jane'. A Christmas Tea for your book club would be an elegant addition to the Holidays.<br />
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And I can't close without suggesting a tea for my books with your book club. There are discussion questions in the back of all my Abingdon Press novels.<br />
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Here are a few websites about Tea Book Club meetings that may spark your imagination by giving you some great ideas.<br />
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Eras of Elegance 'How to Host a Victorian Tea Party'. <a href="http://www.erasofelegance.com/etiquette/tea.html">http://www.erasofelegance.com/etiquette/tea.html</a><br />
A Book Club Tea Party Guide. <a href="http://www.tea-party-guide.com/book-club.html">http://www.tea-party-guide.com/book-club.html</a><br />
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Photos were taken by Babett Horn, my hostesses. She knows her stuff!<br />
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