Author Interview ~ Amanda Cabot

From the time that she was seven, Amanda Cabot dreamed of becoming a published author, but it was only when she set herself the goal of selling a book by her thirtieth birthday that the dream came true. A former director of Information Technology, Amanda has written everything from technical books and articles for IT professionals to mysteries for teenagers and romances...

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Research Adds Authenticity by Sandra Robbins

Every author dreams of opening a box that’s just been delivered to her house and finding the first copies of her new book inside. The joy that comes from holding the finished product of long hours of work can be overwhelming. But no one wants the nightmare of receiving an irate letter from a reader stating displeasure over the fact that something in the book is incorrect....

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Where the Past Meets the Present: The Last Battle

One more C.S. Lewis book to discuss this month... The Last Battle. Certainly has an epic title! There's a solemn ring to it, though - after all, "last" suggests finality, a conclusion to a series and thus a farewell to the characters and the land of Narnia. For those who haven't read the book, there are a lot of references to the book of Revelation within the pages....

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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: . Christy Janes - Words in the Wind by Yvonne Anderson! Congratulations, Christy! 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...

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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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Write Right~The Benders-Serial Killing Family Style

Missing people, serial killers, and a psychic in Kansas. Sounds like a modern reality show on cable, right? But it’s not. This family of criminals, the Benders, committed their crimes in the 1870s. Following the Civil War, the Bender family settled on 160 acres of land located adjacent the Great Osage Trail, which was then the only open road for traveling further west....

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Two Post Tuesday!!

We are very fortunate to have two guests with us today! Visit with Yvonne Anderson, and then scroll down and check out the latest from author Cara C. Putman. Check out her Mackinac Island book tour, and learn how to win a taste of Murdick's famous fudge...

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Writing a Series by Yvonne Anderson

Readers love a good series. A story world they can lose themselves in. A Middle Earth they can center on again and again. Many writers like to create a series, too. In the first book, you establish the setting and breathe life into the characters. Maybe your research unearths too much good stuff to squeeze into one novel. Or, a facet of a character’s backstory opens up...

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Guest Blogger ~ Cara C. Putman

Mackinac Island. It’s a magical place that allows you to step back in time from the moment you first step off the ferry. Authors Cara Putman and Melanie Dobson have teamed up for a tour of the island, now and then. Comment at each stop for a chance to win a copy of one of their books set on Mackinac Island. You’ll find the list of stops here....

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YA Book Spotlight: The New Recruit

About the Book: "Forced to choose between military school and a Christian spy organization, skeptic Spencer Garmond signs on with the Bible geeks. But before he even boards the plane for Moscow, Spencer realizes this is no Bible club. These guys mean business. Stumbling onto a case involving a gang of homeless boys, a chilling tattoo, and the always beautiful Anya...

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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:   Liz R - At Every Turn by Anne Mateer! Congratulations, Liz R! 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...

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Write Right~Dr. Joseph Lister

Dr. Joseph Lister was the father of modern sterile surgery. He noticed that babies born at home by midwife had a lower mortality rate than babies delivered by surgeons in the hospital. He surmised this was because surgeons often went directly from one surgery to another without washing their hands. (Think draining an abscess and then delivering a baby with the same icky...

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Stuart Brannon's Final Shot: A Work of Love for the Late Stephen Bly

When my three sons and I determined to finish the novel my late husband Stephen Bly began, we had quite a challenge. Could a committee create fiction? We had the passion to find out. Janet and Stephen Bly We started with 7,000 words, a one-page synopsis, and a list of character names. We had four months to do the research, craft the rest of the story, and turn in...

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Where the Past Meets the Present: The Voyage

Who doesn't love an adventure? What fun The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis was to read! There were so many twists and turns in the plot - so many challenges that the characters had to face, and so many surprises along the way. Now, stories are all about adventures and journeys. Sometimes it's more internal than external. The characters can stay in one general...

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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: Lottie - A Path Toward Love by Cara Lynn James! Congratulations, Lottie! 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...

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The Devil in Pew Number Seven

‘I forgive you’ are probably three of the most difficult words in the English language to say. To forgive someone who has wronged you isn’t an easy thing to do. As Christians, we know this is what Jesus would have us do, but it can be a very difficult thing. That’s why I was so captivated by Rebecca Nichols Alonzo’s story of forgiveness in The Devil in Pew Number Seven....

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Write Right~Penetro Salve

One of my vintage magazines, The Household Magazine, dated April, 1936, contains an ad for a salve called Penetro. I’d never heard of the item, so naturally I had to look it up. Here’s what I found out. The hugely successful product was manufactured in Memphis by the Plough Chemical Company (known today as Schering-Plough). It was available in drug stores until sometime...

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Setting by Cara Lynn James

How important is setting to your story? Do you think much about setting? In some books it seems almost irrelevant. The story can take place anywhere—any small town, suburb or city will do since it doesn’t have much impact on the plot or characters. But in my Ladies of Summerhill series (historical romance) I could only set the books in Newport, Rhode Island because the...

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