Research for Fiction Writers by Kit Wilkinson

If there is one question that I have been asked repeatedly—especially since Plain Secrets, an Amish romantic suspense, released—it is: Did you have to do a lot of research? The first time a writer at a conference asked me if I did research for writing romance, I’m certain that I made a queer face at her. I thought to myself, What? You don’t? Shocking business. A...

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What I Should Be Reading

Do you ever get that feeling? Like you should be reading Shakespeare and Charles Dickens and Mark Twain, etc., etc., etc.? OK, maybe you're one of those people who reads classics all the time. (Kudos!) But reading classics doesn't generally come easy for me - I think I associate them with homework assignments. Now that I've graduated, though, and I'm not forced to read classics, I find that I do want to try to keep up some more literary reading....

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Winners!!

Happy Saturday, BB fans! Thanks to everyone who participated in our "puzzling" Friday giveaway! Keep all those facebook and Twitter notifications, coming! This week's winner is: Ariel Wilson - A Promise for Miriam by Vanetta Chapman! Congratulations, Ariel! Please use the button in the upper right side of this page to email me with your email address. Then, sit back and wait for your book to arrive. Thank you all so much for stopping by...

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Weekly Drawing

It's fun Friday at The Borrowed Book! . To enter: . Follow Us! Followers are automatically entered. Or... . Leave the time it took you to complete the puzzle in the comments section. Winners will be drawn from ALL of the times, so the person with the fastest time may not be the actual winner, but by leaving your time, you double your chances. . Want another entry? Tweet your puzzle time and mention The Borrowed Book, get another entry. RETWEET...

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Carol Award Finalists

In the absence of an author interview today, I thought I would pay tribute to a group of writers who have been recognized for their work by American Christian Fiction Writers by being named finalists in the Carol Awards. To final in this prestigious competition is like being nominated for the Oscar of Christian fiction. The Borrowed Book is thrilled that two of our contributors are among this elite group--S. Dionne Moore for Promise of Time...

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Write Right~Bubonic Plague in Oregon

A few weeks ago I wrote an article for The Borrowed Book about the Black Death (Bubonic Plague), specifically about rats and the fleas they carried. To my surprise, last week I came across a recent case of Bubonic Plague in the United States. A man in Oregon apparently got the disease from rescuing a stray cat that was choking on a mouse. Here are two links...

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What is Character-Driven Fiction? by Vannetta Chapman

What IS character-driven fiction? If you've been writing more than a week, you've heard that term. Whounderstand what that means? How does an author achieve it, and most importantly why should you--as an author--care? What: Character-driven fiction is a fictional piece whose plot is propelled forward by the personality of the main characters...

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Outlaws of the West ~ Tom "Black Jack" Ketchum

Thomas "Black Jack" Ketchum My family and I stayed at the historic Hotel Eklund on one of our trips through Clayton, New Mexico. While there, I noticed several photos hanging on the walls of the hotel with articles about an infamous criminal named Thomas “Black Jack” Ketchum. Being a writer, I couldn’t resist the urge to find out more. The proprietor shared...

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Winners!!

Happy Saturday, BB fans! Thanks to everyone who participated in our "puzzling" Friday giveaway! Keep all those facebook and Twitter notifications, coming! This week's winner is: Kaity-Jane - Inescapable by Nancy Mehl! Congratulations, Kaity-Jane! Please use the button in the upper right side of this page to email me with your email address. Then, sit back and wait for your book to arrive. Thank you all so much for stopping by The Borrowed...

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Weekly Drawing

It's fun Friday at The Borrowed Book! To enter: Follow Us! Followers are automatically entered. Or... Leave the time it took you to complete the puzzle in the comments section. Winners will be drawn from ALL of the times, so the person with the fastest time may not be the actual winner, but by leaving your time, you double your chances. Want another entry? Tweet your puzzle time and mention The Borrowed Book, get another entry. RETWEET our...

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Book Excerpt ~ The Trouble With Mary by Elizabeth Ludwig

Buy for Kindle My fourth (and final?) cozy mystery released from Spyglass Lane Mysteries this month. This comes on the heels of the recent announcement that book two in my Massachussetts Mayhem series, Died in the Wool, is a 2012 Carol Award Finalist. It thrills me to see that people enjoy this type of novel. Good, clean mysteries have been around since...

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Write Right~Edwardian Street Style and 500-year-old Undergarmentss

This week in my endless internet exploration, I found two interesting articles in the Daily News that might interest our readers.  The first contains a series of pictures women from the Edwardian era. Great insight into the clothing of the day.   http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2173872/Edwardian-street-style-Astonishing-amateur-images-capture-fashion-women-London-Paris-century-ago.html The...

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The Trouble with Book Signings by Nancy Mehl

Nancy Mehl lives in Wichita, Kansas with her husband Norman and her very active puggle, Watson. She’s authored thirteen books and is currently at work on her newest series for Bethany House Publishing. The first book, “Inescapable,” released this month. Let’s talk about book signings. I can still remember the days when I toted my print-on-demand book to the...

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Spyglass Authors Giving Away Kindle Ereader

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Winners!!

Happy Saturday, BB fans! Thanks to everyone who participated in our "puzzling" Friday giveaway! Keep all those facebook and Twitter notifications, coming! This week's winner is: Sheri Salatin - Angel in the Cove by Sandra Robbins! Congratulations, Sheri! Please use the button in the upper right side of this page to email me with your email address. Then, sit back and wait for your book to arrive. Thank you all so much for stopping by The...

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Weekly Drawing

It's fun Friday at The Borrowed Book! To enter: Follow Us! Followers are automatically entered. Or... Leave the time it took you to complete the puzzle in the comments section. Winners will be drawn from ALL of the times, so the person with the fastest time may not be the actual winner, but by leaving your time, you double your chances. Want another entry? Tweet your puzzle time and mention The Borrowed Book, get another entry. RETWEET our...

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Angel of the Cove to Release

It's always exciting to have a new book to release, and I enjoy interviewing the authors who experience that. Today I wanted to take a moment to let the readers of The Borrowed Book know about a new book that I have releasing August 1. Although this is my 12th book to release, I'm as excited as if it were the first. The idea for this book began about seven years ago,...

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Write Right~Nursing Babies in 1839 (Never Lose Your Temper)

I’ve been reading history stuff again. This time it’s about feeding babies in 1839.  I found the following bit of information in The Guide for Mothers and Nurses in the Management of Young Children, by Caleb Ticknor, A.M., M.D. The influence of the mind upon the body is well exemplified in the case of nursing women; the milk always becoming deranged and being rendered...

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Making the Stakes Higher by Sharon Dunn

Sharon Dunn is an award winning writer of romantic suspense and humorous mysteries for the Christian market. Her suspense novel Night Prey won the 2011 Carol award. Zero Visibility is her fifth novel of Love Inspired Suspense. You can read more about Sharon at www.sharondunnbooks.net. In writing fiction, the advice is often given to “make the stakes higher.”...

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Historical Romance Book Review: Veil of Pearls

Amber's Review: Sometimes the veil separating us from our dreams is one that seems too priceless to tear apart. But sometimes our dreams - and the veil itself - aren't what they appear to be. In Veil of Pearls Adalia and Morgan both find themselves on a journey of new and unexpected perspectives, a journey that is as engaging and ultimately uplifting as I've come...

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Patty Hall Interview

I’m happy to have Patty Hall as a guest on The Borrowed Book today. Patty has been making up stories to keep herself occupied since her parents forced her on boring Sunday drives in the Georgia countryside when she was too young to stay home by herself. Now she’s happy to share her wild imagination and her love of history with others, including her husband of 29 years Danny,...

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Write Right~Rats and Fleas and Plague, Oh My!

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