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January 31, 2018
Books are Travel
I’m a bit rushed with Cheyenne Sunrise releasing tomorrow, so I decided to let another author express a thought about reading this month. (Wish I’d written this.) “Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.” ― Anna Quindlen, How Reading Changed My Life Reader … Continue reading Books are Travel →
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The monster in the road
The jeep stuttered through miles of washboard in the predawn of an Australian summer day. The headlights slashed the darkness as our vehicle hurtled onward. Although I kept my window zipped shut, I would later find the fine dirt known as pindan stiffening my hair and clothing. For me, the scourge of the outback was … Continue reading The monster in the road →
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January 24, 2018
My Journey by the Heroine of Cheyenne Sunrise
Hello, dear reader. My name is Bryanna Brennan, and I’m the heroine of Cheyenne Sunrise. Janalyn Voigt normally blogs here, but she’s exhausted after putting the final polish on the western historical romance novel in which I live. I’ve been waiting to meet you, so it made sense to step in. Being from the mid-eighteen-hundreds, … Continue reading My Journey by the Heroine of Cheyenne Sunrise →
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January 1, 2018
Dreams and Practicalities
Having big dreams brings stress, almost by definition in the borderland between what you have and what you want. After my husband and I agreed to the lifestyle change described in last month’s “New Literary Adventures” journal entry, reality set in. Yes, we still plan to live part time in foreign countries. That sounds lovely, … Continue reading Dreams and Practicalities →
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Prime Reading Time >
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Prime Reading Time
Call me crazy, but I love winter. That’s when the cold subdues weeds in the yard, a snow storm might require me to stay home with my family, and books wait to be cherished. There’s nothing better than settling in beside a cozy fire beside someone you love for a long reading session. This low-tech … Continue reading Prime Reading Time →
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December 1, 2017
Celebrating the Books in my Home
I’ll confess to a love affair with pages over pixels. There’s something magical about settling down in a quiet nook where the only devices I’m left to are my own. While other readers remove print copies from their homes, I celebrate the books in mine, as the image above illustrates. Reader News Here’s the … Continue reading Celebrating the Books in my Home →
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Cover Reveal for Cheyenne Sunrise
The cover for Cheyenne Sunrise, second installment in the Montana Gold western historical romance series, perfectly captures the tone and mood of this western historical love story. The talented cover designer, Lynnette Bonner of Indie Cover Designs. The story is about an Irish immigrant who grew up in the slums of Manhattan, married rashly to … Continue reading Cover Reveal for Cheyenne Sunrise →
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New Literary Adventures
For many of us, wanderlust is a force to be reckoned with. It’s haunted me since childhood, when I sent off to the chambers of commerce and tourist bureaus for travel brochures of places I wanted to visit. Just gazing at those pictures took me into them in my imagination. Perhaps this is where I … Continue reading New Literary Adventures →
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August 1, 2017
No Frigate Like a Book
There is no frigate like a book To take us lands away Nor any coursers like a page Of prancing poetry – This traverse may the poorest take Without oppress of toll – How frugal is the chariot That bears the human soul. Emily Dickinson Dickinson’s poem captures everything I love about reading … Continue reading No Frigate Like a Book →
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