Guest Blogger ~ Shannon McNear

The Borrowed Book is very pleased to have Shannon McNear guest blogging today. Shannon recently received her FIRST contract at the 2012 ACFW Conference in Dallas, Texas. Here is her story. About Shannon: Shannon McNear’s publishing credits include former interview coordinator for Christian Fandom and several short stories in Christian Fiction Online Magazine. At...

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Did You Know? ~ Where We Got Artificial Christmas Trees

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Research Brings a Book to Life by Darlene Franklin

The following question is one I am frequently asked: “How much research do you do to get all the amazing correct facts about your characters? Example, Merry Christmas, with Love (in the novella anthology, Postmark: Christmas), since the hero is retired from military service, how do you know what life in the armed forces is really like, to make it so accurate and interesting...

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Super Mario Bros and How to Write a Super Novel

Disclaimer: I'm not the great American novelist, and I'm not the world champion Super Mario Bros Wii player. So feel free to take my tips with a grain of salt and a bit of ketchup, or whatever else you'd like to add! While I'm not either of those things, I am a novelist (unpublished, yes, but writing novels nevertheless!) and I do play Super Mario Bros Wii. And from playing...

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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 - A Bride Sews with Love in Needles, CA by Erica Vetsch! Congratulations, Liz! Please use the button in the upper right side of this page to email me with your 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

Oops...we've changed the rules for fun Friday at The Borrowed Book! To enter: 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 Tweet, get two entries!...

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Author Interview ~ Erica Vetsch

Erica Vetsch is a transplanted Kansan now residing in Minnesota. She loves history and reading, and is blessed to be able to combine the two by writing historical fiction set in the American West. Whenever she’s not following flights of fancy in her fictional world, she’s the company bookkeeper for the family lumber business, mother of two near-grown kids, wife to a man...

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Did You Know? ~ A 1621 Thanksgiving

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Where in the World? by Jennifer AlLee

If you’re a fiction writer, you know the conundrum: Do I make up a location to set my story, and run the risk that readers won’t connect with it? Or, do I use a real-life place and hope that no one tells me I have the streets running the wrong direction? I appreciate the fact that, in fiction, we have a little leeway. But you can’t go crazy. Just as science fiction writers...

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Romantic Suspense Review: The Way of Grace

About the Book "In pursuit of justice, in need of grace . . . A justice-seeking perfectionist pursues her dream of a perfect life in her hometown of Miller’s Creek, Texas. Sidetracked by a desire to be a prosecuting attorney, Grace Soldano launches into uncharted waters, making herself over to please her boss and mentor. Then a disheveled free spirit turns her perfectly...

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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: Mary Preston - Dead Wrong by Susan Sleeman! Congratulations, Mary! Please use the button in the upper right side of this page to email me with your address. Then, sit back and wait for your book to arrive. Thank you all so much for stopping by The Borrowed Book!...

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Weekly Drawing

Oops...we've changed the rules for fun Friday at The Borrowed Book! To enter: 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 Tweet, get two entries!...

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Did You Know? ~ Edward Jenner and the Small Pox Vaccination

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