Regina Jennings's Blog, page 6
March 3, 2014
Caught In the Middle Launch Party
Come help us celebrate the release ofCaught in the Middle
on Saturday, March 22nd, 2:00 – 4:00
atWild Hero Coffee Company
331 N. Mustang Rd.
Mustang, OK
There’ll be autographed copies ofCaught in the Middle,door prizes and sweet treats in a Wild West settingthat would earn Anne Tillerton’s approval.
We’d Love to See You There!
February 11, 2014
Caught in the Middle Excerpt
Caught in the Middle – Releasing March 25th
But you don’t have to wait that long to get a sneak peek!Follow the Link and enjoy!
February 6, 2014
Warning About Your Local Retailer
The following was printed in the jewelry section of the 1897 Sears & Roebuck Catalog. Talk about advertising propaganda!
PLAIN TALK for your BENEFIT
We Beg of You to Read it All, It Will Open Your Eyes
A few years ago such a things as sending away for goods was almost unknown, but now the custom is becoming so popular that it bids fair to soon be the medium for purchasing the larger portion of goods the consumer uses… Retail dealers, however, undertake to convince their customers that all advert...
January 6, 2014
History, Romance and Research
Writing historical fiction takes nerve…fake sign-language interpreter nerve. Unless your day job is at Historical Williamsburg chances are you really don’t know how people lived back then. You’ve read a lot of books yourself (mostly written by people who were also researching). You’ve watched movies, studied artifacts, read biographies, but when it comes down to it, you still need the every day details to make your stories and settings more realistic.
With every book I search out specific reso...
December 13, 2013
A Christmas Prayer for Grandpa
When I was growing up, Christmas always meant a trip to Grandma’s house in Missouri. We’d pull in late Christmas Eve, piled up like a litter of sleeping puppies. Drowsily, we’d drag our suitcases and presents into the house to be greeted by Grandma with warm hugs, cider, and whatever treats she’d been baking. Of course, Grandpa could take the credit for the roaring fire, but the tree, the decorations, and the presents were all Grandma’s doing.
But the first Christmas I can remember really appr...
October 18, 2013
How Being a Reader Can Make You Rich and Popular
Supply and demand – the theory that drives most transactions. If you have a rare talent, a precious commodity, you can charge what you will for it. Those who need your services have to pay.
Case in point – our daughter Reagan.
My kids and I spend a lot of time sharing books aloud. Our homeschooling curriculum (Sonlight Curriculum) is literature-rich, so every school day finds us gathered around a book. And even when school is finished, the kids prefer to hear their favorite books aloud.
By far t...
August 14, 2013
Hypocrisy?
How do you respond to this picture? If you’re like me, the instant thought is “Yeah, we should help the poor. That’s what the church is supposed to be about.” You see, I’d rather give to missions, orphanages and disaster relief than another building project at church. It’d be nice if buildings weren’t necessary, so I understand this thought. In fact, I remember Jesus addressing a similar controversy in the Bible.
Jesus was in Bethany eating dinner when a woman named Mary (not his mother) took...
July 23, 2013
Voice and “The Voice”
If I had to choose a favorite of the TV talent shows, it’d be NBC’s “The Voice.”
On The Voice four judges sit with their backs turned to the contestants as they perform so the singer’s appearance doesn’t factor into their decision. During the performance, if oneof the four judges turns their chair around he is offering the contestant a place on his team. If more than one judge turns, then it’s up to the contestant whose team they want to join.
There are no flops on The Voice. No delusional wann...
June 13, 2013
How I Found Myself Hiding in a Stranger’s Closet
We take our storms seriously in Central Oklahoma. We have to. Living within 15 miles of three of the largest tornadoes mankind has ever recorded makes one cautious, but prepared. Our meteorologists have it down to a precise science, able to predict when the skies are going to be particularly unstable. May 31st was just such a day. The best story I heard firsthand was from my sister, who has a history of finding herself in unique circumstances.
Becky’s Story (or my version of it, anyway)
We knew...
May 20, 2013
The Trust Chronicles Winners!
Thank you for joining us last week for The Trust Chronicles, a blog hop and collaborative project between five historical romance authors. Our desire was to bring you lasting hope through these letters, grounded in trust in our Lord and written from the fictional viewpoints of each book’s heroine.We’re so thankful for each of you who joined the event.
To read more about the project, please visit the Trust Chronicles website. To read the blog posts with the letters, click each author’s name bel...
