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BETWEEN THE LINES–stories behind the making of RORY’S CHOICE
Every story has an origin, and Rory’s Choice is no different. The novel stems from one of my mother’s childhood stories. She grew up on a farm, and on this farm was a horse named Duke. He was an amazing … Continue reading
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Pausing to remember
After the death of my mother last week, my heart and head need some time to morn her loss. Thank you to all those who have expressed their sympathy. I promise I’m not giving up on writing. My mother would … Continue reading
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Worth the read “As You Are” by Sarah M. Eden
During my early teenage years, there was a good span of time where I read, and reread every book Jane Austen wrote. At the time, they appealed to my wistful, girlish fantasies. Not a bad thing, but I don’t usually … Continue reading
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Out of the mouth of babes
While standing in a long line at a checkout, I noticed a young mother with a small girl, sitting in a cart ahead of me. Between me and the adorable child, that couldn’t have been quite two, stood a man. … Continue reading
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Sharing my holiday fix
This might make me sound like a miser, but there’s not much about Christmas I enjoy anymore. I hate the pressure of buying gifts. I hate the extra cost it puts on my very budget-regulated life. I hate that I … Continue reading
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Missing my mommy
I drove home from my mother’s house this past weekend wishing like crazy I could reverse time, be sixteen again. No children, no responsibilities, just sit near my mother soaking up the precious moments left of her life. In the … Continue reading
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BETWEEN THE LINES–stories behind the making of RORY’S CHOICE
I patterned the kid-friendly feel of the diner in RORY’S CHOICE after a little mom-and-pop place in the small town where I grew up. Consequently, it became one of my favorite settings to work with, blasting back to those childhood … Continue reading
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DON’T GIVE UP: Things I wish I would have known when I was fifteen.
Last week my daughter came home from school and told me she didn’t think she’d ever be a very good singer. “Why is that?” I asked. “Because I can’t find the tune as easily as everybody else does.” (I’m pretty … Continue reading
BETWEEN THE LINES–stories behind the making of RORY’S CHOICE
When I first wrote that there were pages in the diary ripped out, I knew I wanted to have them hidden in a really cool, plausible place—but where? With the problem in the back of my mind I pushed forward, … Continue reading
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Why leave a review?
Being able to say I am a published author is still pretty surreal to me. After so many frustrating years of disappointments, I feared it might never happen. I knew it wouldn’t be endless days of sunshine and lollipops after … Continue reading
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Janelle Evans 