A Visit with Author Vannetta Chapman

Today we're happy to visit with Vannetta Chapman, author of Amish romance and mystery novels. Even though it's Halloween, you'll find nothing scary here. Read on without fear! So tell us a little about yourself. Have you always wanted to be an author? If not, what made you decide to write, and how long have you been at it?  I have always been a reader. I was...

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7 Ways to Nourish the Writer by Author Vanetta Chapman

I thought I’d talk to you today about “taking care of the writer.”  We talk a lot about formatting, scene and sequence, characterization, plots, even synopsis … but we rarely talk about the writer. Whether you are a writer or just know someone who is, I think there are certain things that you can do to take care of yourself. Let go of the guilt. Many of us...

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Historical Romance Book Review ~ Glittering Promises

About the Book "Lisa T. Bergren’s popular Grand Tour series concludes as Cora Kensington journeys farther into Italy, wrestles with a terrible ultimatum from her father, and comes to terms with the Father who will never fail her. America’s newest heiress must decide if her potential fortune is rationale enough to give up her freedom and all that God is leading her...

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Winners!!

Good morning, 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:  Melanie (frequentreader19 (at) gmail (dot) com ) - Dark Biology by Bonnie Doran. Congratulations, Melanie! Thank you all so much for stopping by The Borrowed Book....

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Sunday Devotional: Who I Am

“... don’t sever what you are for what you couldn’t be ...” This line from the Demon Hunter song “Thorns” has been haunting me for a couple of days. Who am I, really? And who is it I want to be? What could I be in danger of abandoning in my grasping for the unattainable? I am ... ... spun into being by the Creator of the universe, not by chance but deliberately, despite the questionable circumstances of my conception. ...redeemed...

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Weekly Drawing

It's Fun Friday at The Borrowed Book! To enter: Leave the time it took you to complete the puzzles in the comments section as well as your email address for notifying you if you've won. 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....

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My Road to Publication, by Bonnie Doran

Everyone has their own story about the road to publication. Here’s mine: I wrote devotions beginning in 1972 and continuing through 2009. At that point, I lost contact with the editor who had been giving me annual assignments. I took that as God’s hint to concentrate on fiction. Prior to 2002, I had been working on a YA science fiction novel but was still struggling...

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Did You Know? ~ Donora, Pennsylvania, Killer Smog

On October 27, 1948, a deadly smog began amassing in the working town of Donora, Pennsylvania. By the following day, residents suffered signs of respiratory distress, which was attributed to asthma. People attending a football game couldn’t see the players on the field. Driving home was like driving in dense fog. The smog kept growing, and over the next week, twenty people died. The smog continued until rain fell on October 31. Afterward,...

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10 Tips to Escaping the Velcro of Writer's Block by Author Bonnie Doran

Writer’s block. Some say it doesn’t exist. I beg to differ.  It’s true that some writers keep on writing in spite of lack of inspiration, family woes, or depression. I’m not one of them.  Here are a few suggestions I’ve found helpful:  Pray. Okay, this seems obvious, but I can’t tell you the number of times I haven’t taken my writing problems to God....

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