New Way to Find Great Christian Fiction!

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A guest post by my writer friend, Connie Almony! So, you’re a voracious reader whose tablet is begging to be fed. Because you read a lot, you want a greater breadth of material, rather than the same-ole-same-ole, at reasonable ebook... Continue reading →

3 Reasons to Go Indie

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Well, at least three of my reasons. Indie (short for independent) is the new term for self-published. (It’s similar to indie film and indie music, but vastly different from vanity publishing.) With new technologies available and the recent upheavals in... Continue reading →

Vulnerability

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When I first began writing, I kept it a secret. My friends didn’t know. My children didn’t know. Even my husband didn’t know. It was just between me and God. Then I felt God nudge me to pursue publication. I... Continue reading →

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It…Are You Crazy?

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Snow is in the forecast for today. A winter storm advisory. They’re calling for eleven inches at my house. (This is out my back door. It’s still early in the storm.) So I thought it might be a good... Continue reading →

The Habit of Riding

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The Habit of Riding Riding side-saddle (or aside) is becoming popular again. In the nineteenth century, it was the only respectable way for a woman to ride. This didn’t present too much of a problem until the latter half of... Continue reading →

Boudin Sourdough Bread

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My daughter and I went to California to visit relatives. While there we went to San Francisco and bought some Boudin sourdough bread. Quite a history this bread has. The company started in 1849. Isidore Boudin went to California following... Continue reading →

Stockings Series, Part 2: Paint-on Hosiery During the War Years

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What is this woman doing? Read all about it on this link to Smithsonian.com. Too fun. You can also link to Part 1. A back seam drawn with an eyebrow pencil topped off the resourceful fashion effect via Stockings Series, Part... Continue reading →

Pepperboxes

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Allen and Thurber Pepperbox Due to editing my story instead of doing research, it’s been awhile since I posted any historical tidbits. Here’s one from my research for my story set in the late 1870s. My heroine uses one... Continue reading →

Katy Bar the Door

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Have you ever had a word or phrase sneak into your repertoire, and you weren’t sure exactly how it got there? Yeah, me too. “Katy bar the door” is one such phrase. My mother-in-law said it frequently. Amazing woman –... Continue reading →