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Tag Archives: fiction
Fabulous new Southern fiction coming in Spring 2022: THE LOST BOOK OF ELEANOR DARE
Utterly out of my mind excited for and proud of my dear friend, the author Kimberly Brock. Our first novels came out the same year (2012) with the same small publisher. We met at a conference in North Georgia touring for … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Bostic, book deal, book stack, Browne & Miller Literary Associates, fiction, Harper, Harper Muse, historical fiction, Katherine Scott Crawford, Kimberly Brock, new books, publishing news, reading, Southern fiction, The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare, to read, women's fiction
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Over the Weekend I Pretend I’m a Writer
Just kidding. I know I’m a writer. It’s taken a while to accept it as a fact inside and out (yes, I’m aware that’s nuts; and yes, I have seen a therapist), but I’ve got it now. I may not … Continue reading
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A Christmas Story for your Kindle
Last December (what a different world!) I wrote and published Evergreen and Expectations: A Keowee Valley Christmas Story via Kindle. It’s a brief dive back into the 18th century, the Southern frontier, and a chance to spend Christmas with Quinn, Jack, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1700s, 18th century, adventure, American Revolution, Cherokee Indians, Christmas story, Christmas traditions, colonial frontier, colonial times, eighteenth century, Evergreen and Expectations, fiction, Fire Eater, free, German Christmas, heroine, historical fiction, history, Jack, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, love, novella, Quinn, Ridge Runner, short story, South Carolina
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What I’m Reading Now: Katherine Arden’s Winternight Trilogy
OH FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE THESE STUNNING NOVELS BY KATHERINE ARDEN. They make me both want to genuflect at her feet and curse her at the same time. (Every writer knows this feeling.) It’s been a very long time since I’ve … Continue reading
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Evergreen and Expectations: A Keowee Valley Christmas Story
Quinn and Jack are back in the Valley! I am ever so happy to bring you “Evergreen and Expectations: A Keowee Valley Christmas Story.” Whether it’s your first visit, or a return, I hope you enjoy the 1700s, and the wild … Continue reading
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MountainTop Writers Retreat in Bold Life magazine + Keowee Valley for a steal
Recently I had the honor of being interviewed and photographed by Bold Life magazine, an … Continue reading
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Keowee Valley on sale now through 11.15.19 for only $0.99!
Frost has settled on the hills and mountains of the high country. Fires are burning bright. It’s the first of November, and Autumn is finally here. It’s the perfect time to cozy up with a good book! To hear what … Continue reading
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Tagged Adriana Trigiani, adventure, American Indians, American Revolution, Appalachian fiction, author, backcountry, Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, Beverly Swerling, Cherokee, colonial South Carolina, Darci Hannah, debut novel, fiction, first novel, frontier, historical adventure, historical fiction, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, Native Americans, North Carolina, Pat Conroy, Quinn and Jack, Revolutionary war, romance, Ron Rash, South Carolina, Southern fiction, Southern literature, Tommy Hays, Western North Carolina
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Weekly Lines: Scene from my novel-in-progress
I’ve decided to dedicate a page here, at my author website, to Weekly Lines: scenes I’ve decided to share from my work-in-progress. For more info about the novel itself, click my Work-in-Progress page, here. Today’s lines involve my 2004 protagonist, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aiken, art history, art restoration, Charleston, excerpt, fiction, first draft, historical adventure, historical fiction, Katherine Scott Crawford, little old ladies, novel, novel in progress, novelist, portraits, Regency period, rough draft, South Carolina, weekly lines, work in progress
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Keowee Valley on sale at Amazon for ONLY $1.99!
Dearest readers: I’m THRILLED that Amazon has chosen my historical novel, Keowee Valley, for their holiday store. All December long, Keowee Valley is available for your Kindle, e-reader, etc, for ONLY $1.99! If you’re looking to dive into an historical … Continue reading
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