Kizzie Hanks, genealogy, and a Log Cabin Christmas
Genealogy, Inspiration and a Christmas Novella Part I: Kizzie
Kizzie Hanks, genealogy, and a Log Cabin Christmas
What’s Inspirational About Christmas Collections?
What does “inspirational Christmas fiction” mean? The Charlotte and Mecklenberg County Public Library in North Carolina defines it this way:…
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12 Days of a Pioneer Christmas: Margaret Brownley
Margaret Brownley I met Margaret Brownley in October, 2011 when we appeared at a retailer’s meeting called Reboot West. We were…
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The Dogtrot Christmas–original Chapter Three
Here’s Chapter Three of my original manuscript for The Dogtrot Christmas. When I finally finished writing the novella, everything changed….
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Using Genealogy to Write a Novel
I’ve used my genealogy research to write several novels. I’ve written five novellas “on assignment.” Barbour gave me the circumstances…
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Gift Giving: Matching the Books with the Reader
Choosing books for gift giving can be tricky. “Oh, look,” my teenage niece said. “Aunt Michelle gave me a book…
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