History, Real Life, and Faith
When “The Gold Rush Christmas” originally released, I sat down with author Kathleen Fuller for an interview. This is a reprise of the original conversation, with updated information! What made you write about this period? I remembered my fascination with the 1897 Alaskan gold rush stories when my family traveled to Alaska. In particular, I thought of that horrific photo of…
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Primary Source Materials are first-hand accounts of events, like this: “I was too young to remember her. I do not have the faintest recollection of her. “They told me Aunt Hannah made a white dress for me with lace beading and ran a black ribbon through this beading for the burial services. “The day of the services Aunt Hannah was…
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How do we know when the Holy Spirit says no?
Treasured Christmas Brides is a collection of six Christmas-related novellas releasing from Barbour Book Publishing in September 2019. One of my novellas, “The Gold Rush Christmas,” is part of the collection. Treasured Christmas Brides includes novellas written by experienced writers. Here’s a rundown on the stories and the writers themselves. The Christmas Star Bride by Amanda Cabot Wyoming, 1885 Esther Hathaway…
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Aucas, missionaries, and a fuller side of the story outside of Elisabeth Elliot’s life.
A novella I wrote several years ago is being rereleased in September 2019. “The Gold Rush Christmas” is part of Treasured Christmas Brides. I’m pleased to see it again. “The Gold Rush Christmas” was my favorite and most memorable novella to write. What’s it like to write a novella? Novellas are popular because they’re short–the stories I wrote were 1500-20,00…
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