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Springtime in Surrey and Charm Bracelet Giveaway

Quick note: I was interviewed by Suzie Waltner over on Diamond Mine this week. There’s a giveaway with six (6) winners! Be sure you enter to win. The giveaway ends on August 9, 2023.

Last month, I created a couple of charm bracelets inspired by my newest book, Springtime in Surrey.

One of these is for me to keep, to wear as I run my errands. I’m hoping it will be a fun talking point for people I meet in my daily life, but it’s also a little bit of pretty that I can add to my outfit for...

Springtime in Surrey BINGO Reading Challenge

Quick note: I will soon be featured in an author spotlight in Hanna Kraft’s newsletter. It was a fun interview, so I hope you’ll give her newsletter a follow so you can get a glimpse behind the scenes of my new story The Cottage on the Hill, which is now available in Springtime in Surrey.

It’s been a long time since I’ve hosted a reading challenge here on the blog. So let’s play BINGO!

The Way It Works

Read books that match the prompts on whichever Springtime in Surrey-themed BINGO c...

Spotlight: Springtime in Surrey {Blog Tour}

Six quick notes before I get to the meat of this article:

Jill Kemerer hosted me on her blog this week. Be sure to visit her website to find out my tips on writing with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).There’s a Springtime in Surrey Scavenger Hunt (with a giveaway!) going on right now. Visit Wild Blue Wonder Press’s website for all the details.Katja H. Labonté is hosting our Springtime in Surrey Bookish Tag on social media (see below for details).Keira f...

Launch Day Is Tomorrow {Springtime in Surrey Blog Tour}

Hi, friends! Tomorrow is the big day: the release of Springtime in Surrey into the world.

This book has been a labor of love for my fellow authors and me. While we’re hearing that early readers are finding the stories to be charming and emotional, we’re still eager for you, our dear friends, to be able to read the book.

In Springtime in Surrey, you’ll meet…

… a woman who helps orphans feel useful during WWI…

… a compassionate sheep farmer and a distraught former ballerina…

… a ...

Movie Wrap-Up: Sound of Freedom

On Independence Day 2023 (and again a couple of days later), I saw the most important movie of this millennium. Sound of Freedom exposes the horrific “business” of child sex trafficking. The film was very well made, keeping the most awful deeds off-screen but implying enough that any viewer couldn’t possibly miss the dark intentions.  

Y’all, this movie broke my heart. No child should ever have to go through what those kids endured. Thankfully, this was only a movie and the children invo...

The Hook of The Cottage on the Hill

Before I get to today’s article, let me note two things: Springtime in Surrey releases on Tuesday of next week, July 25, AND the pre-orders for the Kindle version are still open right now. If you’d like to support us by purchasing a copy of the book, please pre-order the Kindle now or wait to purchase the paperback version on or after the release date of July 25.

Thank you very much for your support. Each purchase encourages us authors to continue writing stories that will honor God and g...

Elusive Dreams {the Dreams Trilogy}

This article is the second in the Dreams Trilogy. Please check out the first article, “Lost Dreams,” on Writing to Inspire . The third article will be featured on Little Blossoms for Jesus on July 17.

“Elusive Dreams” begins now…

While some dreams are lost, others are elusive. Those sorts are like a carrot on a stick, always drawing us closer yet never letting us grasp them in full. They torture us in their inability to be fulfilled for one reason or another.

One such dream I’ve had i...

Be My Guest: Rachel Leitch

This summer, I’m hosting and participating in a Blog Swap with several of the authors of Springtime in Surrey. The full schedule may be found below this special-guest article.

Please welcome special guest Rachel Leitch, whose story The Odd Duck Society is part of the upcoming release Springtime in Surrey.

Why Young Adult Fiction Inspires Me

I’m Rachel Leitch, and I’m so honored to chat with you on Andrea’s blog! I’m the author of The Odd Duck Society in Springtime in Surrey.

I...

Lost Dreams {the Dreams Trilogy}

Before I get going on today’s article, I have a quick note to say: I was a guest yesterday on Lauren Watt’s Lauren’s Easel blog. I would love it if you’d give that article some love this weekend. It features a song that would be Moira’s (from The Cottage on the Hill, published in Springtime in Surrey at the end of this month) theme song if she had such a thing.

I’m also a guest on Grace A. Johnson’s blog, Of Blades and Thorns, today. I hope you’ll visit and consider commenting on that article...

Be My Guest: Kellyn Roth

Before we get to today’s special guest, I have just a couple of notes.

Firstly, for July and August, I’m hosting a Blog Swap to help share the love for my upcoming novella collection, Wild Blue Wonder Press’s debut anthology, Springtime in Surrey. You’ll find the dates and links for the articles in the swap in every article here on Writing to Inspire through this time.

Secondly, I’ll be adding Fridays to my blogging schedule for just these two months. I love my guests and appreciate th...