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The Truth About Fiction
Tweet To Marilyn, Blessings! Kay Marshall Strom. I smiled and handed the second book of my latest series, Blessings in India, to the tall woman before me. “Is it true?” Marilyn asked. I told her it was historical fiction. “But is it true fiction?” … Continue reading
Blog Hop Book Tour: The Love of Divena
Tweet Welcome to this next stop on the Blog Hop Book Tour. If you like finding out the how’s and why’s behind books, you’ll love following along from blog to blog. Last week Julie Carobini answered ten questions about her … Continue reading
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Rejoice With Me~
Tweet I just got notified of this nomination. The third for The Love of Divena, book 3 of the Blessing in India trilogy. http://thechristianmanifesto.com/archives/7851
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For the Love of Fiction
Tweet My latest book, The Love of Divena, is fiction set in fact. On my first trip to India, I met a couple I’ll call Ajit and Jaya. Both came from the lowest rung of India’s social ladder—Dalits. Outcastes formerly … Continue reading
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Doing What Scares Me
Tweet I’m on my way back to India. I’ll be working on a book while I’m there, and I’ll do publicity for my “Blessings in India” trilogy. But I’ll also have a wonderfully unique opportunity to gather stories from bright young Indian men … Continue reading
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The Rest of the Story…
Tweet Just got this note from a reader named Lucille: “I read the first two books of your Blessings in India series – the Faith book and the Hope book - and I liked them. But I just finished ““ and I absolutely loved that one. I am so glad … Continue reading
Me and the ALA Convention
Tweet I don’t do a lot of book signings these days, but when I was invited to sign my soon-to-be-released book The Love of Divena at the American Library Association convention in Anaheim, I couldn’t say no. I mean, librarians … Continue reading
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7 Steps to Writing Historical Fiction
Tweet I just got two more books in the mail today. That makes six books on various aspects of a murky time in Ireland’s history, the subject of a book I’m just starting. I love writing historical fiction because I … Continue reading
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Digging Out My Story
Tweet Thirty-four of my forty books are non-fiction. Not that I don’t like fiction. I like it very much. And come to think of it, I actually have long written fiction: a sprinkling of short stories, TV and movie scripts. … Continue reading
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Chai Tea Recipe – Yum!
Tweet All this promotion of my latest book, The Hope of Shridula, which is set in India at the time of independence (1946-1947), is making me thirsty for one of my favorite tastes of India: Chai Tea. Basically, chai (also … Continue reading
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