Weekly Drawing ~ Klingel

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?...

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Deanna Klingel: Is She an Author, or a Character?

Deanna Klingel “Hi diddle de dee, An actor’s life for me.” Pinocchio. He’s one of my favorite friends. I used to have him in a marionette, a doll and a hand puppet. Many of my friends, like Pinocchio, are make believe book characters, who became real to me at various stages of my life. I was Beth or Amy or Jo for days on end. I created an entire set for Wind in the Willows...

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Did You Know? ~ Grasshopper Plague of 1874

In August 1874, pioneer farmers in Kansas hoped that the year’s harvest would be prosperous. Wheat and oats were drying in the fields, awaiting harvest. Pasture land was lush and it appeared cattle would be fat and healthy. All was well for the people who had struggled against the elements to make homes in the vast prairie. Then a great, white glistening cloud...

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Commonalities of Writers by Author Deanna Klingel

There are lists for everything: the best, the worst, the most, the least. I wonder if there’s a list of characteristics or qualifications for writers? What is our best, worst, most, or least? What do we have in common that made us into writers?             I’m only speculating now, but I’ll bet we all had one particular...

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Fantasy Book Cover Reveal ~ Golden Daughter

Author Anne Elisabeth Stengl is releasing a new story in the "Tales of Goldstone Wood" series - Book 7, titled Golden Daughter. Look for it this November...and read on to learn more about the book and it's intriguing cover! Beyond the realm of dreams is a world she never imagined Masayi Sairu was raised to be dainty, delicate, demure . . . and deadly. She is one...

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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:  Michelle McLean - The Scent of Fear by Susan Reinhardt. Congratulations, Michelle! Thank you all so much for stopping by The Borrowed Book....

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Sunday Devotional: do not be afraid of their faces

On any given Sunday, the pastor will read his sermon text from Scripture and my thoughts will spin away on side trails from his intended direction. This time, it was the calling of the prophet of Jeremiah. When God first spoke to him to go to the people of Israel, he pleaded inadequacy on the basis of his age. God affirmed the call and told him not to be afraid. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve given this passage less and less attention because,...

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Weekly Drawing ~ Reinhardt

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?...

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A Visit With Susan J. Reinhardt

Today we're happy to visit with Susan Reinhardt, author of The Moses Conspiracy, The Scent of Fear, and The Christmas Wish. Hello, Susan, and welcome to The Borrowed Book. Thank you for hosting me today!  What do you love about being a writer, and what do you like the least? When I'm in the groove and words flow almost without effort, I could write for hours....

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Did You Know? ~ The Versatile Cattail

Last week I mentioned how I used to wander the countryside when I was a kid. One of the features I remember is a small pond in the meadow next to the woods. The pond was filled with cattail plants. I used to love it when the brown cattail seed pods were ready to pop. I’d grab them, split them open, and watch the fuzzy seed head fluff fly in the air. But I had no idea that the cattail plant is one of the most versatile of wild plants.   Most...

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A Seat-of-the-Pants Author's Confession by Susan Reinhardt

Most people shudder at the thought of writing without an outline or other plotting aid. The opposite is true for me. I've tried many programs, storyboarding, etc., and all they do is make my creativity seize up like a car engine sans oil. Would you like a peek into my SOTP (seat-of-the-pants) writer brain? Here goes: 1.  After I wrote "the end" on The Moses...

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Historical Romance Book Review ~ Fly Away Home

About the Book "1952 New York City: Callie Harper is a woman set to make it big in the world of journalism. Liberated from all but her buried and troubled past, Callie craves glamour and the satisfaction she knows it will bring. When one of America's most celebrated journalists, Wade Barnett, calls on Callie to help him with a revolutionary project, Callie finds herself...

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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:  Mary Preston (marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com) - A Dozen Apologies by Jennifer Hallmark. Congratulations, Mary! Thank you all so much for stopping by The Borrowed Book....

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Sunday Devotional: And the greatest of these is ...

So, Friday was Valentine’s Day. You know, the one day a year that everyone is talking about the L-word. Love. Not just LOVE, but ... loooooooooooove. Complete with hearts and flowers and fluffy teddy bears. The sort of day that’s guaranteed to be a disappointment to so many of us just because of the expectations that come along with it, no matter how good we might actually have it in real life. It’s so easy to focus on what I don’t have,...

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Weekly Drawing ~ Hallmark

It's Fun Friday at The Borrowed Book! This week's giveaway is ebook format only. 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 ...

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