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4 Simple Ways Readers Help Authors

Readers often ask me how they can help their favorite authors. I love to get that question because it is so very easy to help your favorite authors. Today I want to share a few of those with you.

1) Tell your friends about the book. Word of mouth is still one large way that readers discover new-to-them authors . If you loved a book, then be sure to tell friends and family that are readers about it. You can use social media tools like twitter, facebook, Google+, etc. But also tell them in person. It’s very natural to talk about what you’ve been reading.

2) If you read a book and like it, then please post reviews. Don’t give spoiler details, but let other readers know why you liked it. Did you connect with the characters? Love the plot? Get engaged with the setting? Was there a spiritual thread that has stuck with you after you reached “the end?” Then write a quick review and post it any number of places. My favorites are: Amazon, Goodreads, Christianbook.com, and Barnes & Noble. You don’t need to stop there. It usually takes me 4 or 5 minutes to copy a review to those places, and it helps authors!

3) Give books as gifts. Not everybody is a reader, but many people love to get books as gifts. Especially if the book is tied to genres or places that they enjoy. For example, do you know someone who loves WWII? Then there are a dozen new Christian novels out that showcase different parts of that war. Books like Stars in the Night, The Butterfly and the Violin by Kristy Cambron (on ebook sale right now for $1.99), The London House by Katherine Reay, and When Twilight Breaks by Sarah Sundin. Know someone who loves to travel? Then look for books like Deadly Secrets on Mackinac Island and they can travel without leaving home.

4) Ask you local and church libraries to purchase a book. Many readers utilize their libraries, and this is a great way to get a book into more readers’ hands. It’s super easy. All you have to do is ask your local library (school, church, public) to add your favorite book to its collection. Many libraries will add books if they know their patrons are interested. And many have made it very easy to request books. If your local library has a website you can start by checking for an online request form.

This is a great way to help your favorite authors. When my books are in a library, more readers have a risk free way to try my books and see if they like them. It also make it possible for readers to discover my books who wouldn’t otherwise run across Christian fiction.

Other ways you can help are to let other people know about this opportunity by posting it to Facebook, twitter, pinning the image on Pinterest, Instagram, etc. I’ve added lots of ways to enter. And I’ve got lots of goodies to give away. The more the word spreads, the more goodies I’ll add to the pile.

How do you help spread the word about Christian fiction? Do you use any of the ways I’ve mentioned?

Christmas Reading

Hi friends,

Happy Wednesday! Excited to spend today with you. Can you believe we’re already into November? Thanksgiving is only two weeks away, which means Christmas tree decorating is right around the corner. We always put our tree up the day after Thanksgiving and make a full day of it. We get Entenmann’s donuts, coffee (of course) hot cocoa, a handful of our favorite Christmas movies and shows, and set to dressing the tree. My hubby handles the lights, my daughters and grandsons help with the ornaments while the son-in-law and soon to be son-in-law take in the array from the sofa. LOL!

We each have our favorite Christmas movie or show, and we make a full day of it and go through them all—Rudolph, the original Grinch, The Toy That Saved Christmas, Elf, The Santa Claus, and Author Christmas. The rest of the ones we really enjoy are spread out through the weekend and month.

While watching loved movies is fun, it’s the treasured time with books that really warms my heart. I always take the last two weeks off writing in December just to still my mind and to slow down. Well, as much as possible with two young grandson’s and a whole heap of family. But every year, I read my favorite novel, Pride and Prejudice. I look forward to it every year. I curl up on the couch with fuzzy socks, a fuzzy blanket, and a steaming cup of…you guessed it, coffee. It’s a tradition. As is giving books for Christmas presents.

This year it’s going to be easy. Baker Book House, run by Chris Jager who I adore and is the nicest person you could meet, is running a 50% Book Haul sale. They took their 50 top selling novels of the year and have put them 50% off. It’s serious book shopping time, but the sale only lasts until 11/28 so be sure to hop online soon where you’ll get free shipping too. I’ve already made my list and thought I’d share it here.

Set the Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes

Amanda has the most lyrical and beautiful writing of anyone I know. If you haven’t read her yet, you’re sorely missing out.

Sea Glass Cottage by Irene Hannon

Irene has the lovely ability to write spine-tingling suspense along with great contemporary romance. And, of course, I love any story set by the sea.

Dead Fall by Nancy Mehl

Nancy writes strong, authentic characters and edge-of-your-seat suspense.

Shaped by the Waves by Christina Suzann Nelson

I’m very intrigued by this book’s premise and all the good reviews I’ve read. This one is going to be a Christmas present for me.

I’m honored that The Crushing Depths is part of the sale too. If you haven’t had a chance to read Rissi and Mason’s story yet, now’s a great time to grab their adventure or share it with friends and family.

Reader Question: How about you? Which books draw your interest most on the Book Haul site? Or is there a certain book you love to read during the holidays?

Blessings,

Dani

Jane Austen at Church | Guest Post by Brenda S. Cox

Hello friends. Julie Klassen here. Today, I am delighted to have author Brenda Cox share with us about her new book, Fashionable Goodness: Christianity in Jane Austen’s England. I met Brenda after one of her informative talks at a meeting of the Jane Austen Society of North America. Brenda has been researching and speaking about this topic for years and I’m so glad that her book is now available. I know it will be an incredibly helpful resource for authors like me who set novels in late 18th or early 19th century England, and I think it will also be useful and interesting for readers who enjoy this time period as well.

Jane Austen at Church by Brenda S. Cox

How did Jane Austen and her characters worship?

This was one of many questions that started me on a quest to learn about the church in Austen’s England. That journey eventually led to my brand-new book, Fashionable Goodness: Christianity in Jane Austen’s England. Here’s a taste of what I share in that book.

Jane Austen’s letters mention going to church or chapel regularly, even when she was traveling. Her characters also go to church, as we see in all the novels. A random selection of quotes:

“However this morning he came just as we came home from church; and then it all came out”—Anne Steele in Sense and Sensibility

“Mr. Darcy they had seen only at church.”-Pride and Prejudice

“The Prices were just setting off for church the next day when Mr. Crawford appeared again.”—Mansfield Park

Austen doesn’t tell us what Sunday church services were like, because her original readers already knew.  “Church” for Jane Austen meant the Church of England, which was (and is) a state church. Services followed the Book of Common Prayer, the worship handbook mandated by Parliament. It includes services for Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer, as well as other types of services. Morning and Evening Prayer could be read daily, and it appears that Jane’s family often read them on weekdays. Sunday morning and evening services also followed these patterns.

Austen grew up in this small country church at Steventon, in Hampshire, where her father was the rector.

The services use a detailed liturgy: set prayers, responses, and Bible readings. The language is formal and beautiful. One of my favorite prayers from the evening service says, “Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night, for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ.”

On Sunday mornings and afternoons, Austen and her family would file into their small parish church in Steventon or Chawton. They sat in their own family pew. It probably had low walls around it, but not high walls like the squire’s box pew. Poorer people of the parish might sit on benches, or even on the floor, in the back of the church or in the balcony.

In Steventon, Jane Austen’s father was the clergyman leading services. He stood at a pulpit in front. In Sense and Sensibility, Robert Ferrars laughs at the idea of his brother Edward “reading prayers in a white surplice.” He is imagining his brother leading a worship service, reading the prayers aloud from the Book of Common Prayer. A surplice is a white robe worn over the clergyman’s clothes. Clergy at that time did not dress differently from other gentlemen outside of church. When they were leading a service, though, they would wear a surplice and bands (rectangles hanging from the neck). In the movie Emma. (2020) you can see Mr. Elton in such bands all the time, though he would only have worn them in church.

This cartoon satirized dull clergymen who put their congregations to sleep. In the triple-decker pulpit, the church clerk sleeps at the lowest level, while the clergyman reads a dull sermon from the upper level. He would have read the prayers and Scriptures of the service earlier from the prayer book at the middle level. The family in front sit in a box pew. A Sleepy Congregation, Thomas Rowlandson, 1811, Open Access, The Met. 

The service began with an opening Bible verse and prayer, then a general confession said by the whole congregation together. (Marianne’s repentance in Sense and Sensibility shows echoes of this prayer.) It continued with various prayers, including the Lord’s Prayer (“Our Father which art in heaven . . .”) several times. A church clerk led the congregational responses. One country clergyman called his clerks “Mr. Amen” because that was the most common response.

Scriptures were read according to a yearly calendar. Those who read the services at home on weekdays would read most of the Bible each year, some parts several times.

The clergyman then would give a sermon, usually based on a text (Bible passage) in one of the daily readings. In Emma, Miss Nash writes down the text Mr. Elton preaches from each week.

Brenda S. Cox

It might feel strange to us that, at this time, most English country churches had little congregational singing. Sometimes they had a choir, called the Singers, who would sing some of the psalms and possibly an anthem. They might have some basic musical instruments, though usually not an organ. If the congregation sang, the church clerk led them by “lining out” the psalm, saying or singing one line and then the congregation sang it after him. According to contemporary accounts, the music was generally very bad. But city churches had better music. Hymns were just being introduced.

Sunday morning church might last two or three hours, with another service in the evening for many parishes, including Austen’s. Sunday church was pretty much an all-day activity for the Austens. Fortunately, they lived in the parsonage, close to the Steventon church. Even later in her life, in Chawton, the Austens’ home (now Jane Austen’s House) was only a short walk from the Chawton church. You can easily visit both, as well as the manor house which was owned by her brother Edward, next to the church.

For more on Book of Common Prayer services, see my more detailed outline. Fashionable Goodness: Christianity in Jane Austen’s England includes chapters on worship, church music, sermons and sermon-writers Austen mentions, and much more. I invite you to join me in exploring all aspects of the church in Jane Austen’s life, novels, and world!

TO LOVE ISRAEL

When I was in high school, I played with the church high school hand bell choir. One day our director, Dr. Jim Whitmire, told us we had been invited to play at a local synagogue. I was surprised, to say the least, but Jim said that if we blessed the Jews, God would bless us–it’s a scriptural promise.

So we went and played, and God planted something in my heart that later blossomed into a real, true love for the Jewish people. In that high school choir we also sang some songs by the Liberated Wailing Wall, a group of Messianic Jewish singers. (Here’s a link to one of my favorite songs by that group.)

Over the years, God placed many Christians with a sincere love for Israel in my life. I learned from all of them–Jim Whitmire, Jerry Falwell, John Hagee, Moshe Rosen, just to name a few.

One year I was teaching at a writer’s conference in Philly. I went into a room for the faculty dinner and sat at a table of strangers. One woman began talking about how her pastor believed that the church had replaced Israel in the covenants, and I nearly came out of my chair. (Well, not really.) But I was quick to say that no, God NEVER breaks his covenants, and His covenant with Israel was still in place. He was simply waiting for the “fullness of the Gentiles to come in.” The girl sitting at the end of the table, looked at me, her eyes alight, and agreed with me, and I knew I’d found a kindred spirit. Terri Gillespie has been a fast friend over the years (she’s a writer, too!), and once invited me to attend her messanic synagogue service. I went and loved it! The music! The dancing! The experience felt like a preview of heaven, when we will all gather and worship the Lord together.

This love for Israel has permeated my life and heart through working on my books, and every time I sit down to write one set in the first century or involving the Jews, the Spirit opens my eyes to new truths.

For weeks I have been worshipping online with a local messaniac synagogue, and last week I gathered up the courage to go to the service in person. I was warmly greeted, and though I stumbled over a lot of the Hebrew, I recognized most of the psalms from my online experiences.

The Liberty Chorale singing in front of the Garden Tomb in Israel (I’m the second girl from the right).

Here’s a gem I picked up: During that service, the rabbi mentioned Mark 1:10, where the Bible says that the “heavens ripped open” right after John baptized Yeshus (Jesus) at the beginning of His ministry. Then he mentioned that Josephus tells us the veil around the Holy of Holies in the Temple was decorated with a panorama of the heavens. Now . . . get it? That heaven was ripped open when Jesus died on the cross at the end of His ministry.

I’m not urging you to join a messaniac synagogue unless God calls you to do so, but I would urge you to always remember that Jesus was Jewish–He followed the Torah and the Law, and He loved His Jewish brothers and sisters. We were grafted onto the Jews‘ tree, and they have not and never will be forsaken by God. They have been wounded for our sakes (grafting wounds a tree, does it not?) and we should bless them at every opportunity.

And that’s what’s on my heart and mind today. I’ve just finished revising STAR OF WONDER: AN ILLUMINATING LOOK AT THE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND PURPOSE OF THE FIRST CHRISTMAS, and in it I explored several Jewish concepts that should give us much to think about at Christmas. I loved working on that book, and hope you’ll enjoy it when it comes out next fall. Shalom!

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My, How Things Have Changed

A Bit of History

My first book was published in 1984. That was before the internet. It was before most business offices even had computers.

Back then, authors sold their manuscripts to publishers by sending a query letter and sample chapters. We watched our mailboxes like hawks because everything happened via mail. Publishers sold books into bookstores with sales reps who took samples of the front cover to offices to show buyers. They also sold through distributers into grocery stories and airports, etc. Readers spent a lot of time browsing shelves in physical stores, looking for their next read. Although there were review sources, I would venture to say that most book purchases were impulse buys based on cover, author, and back blurb.

Mass market novels had about six to eight weeks on shelves before they were replaced by the next month’s releases. Paperback books that didn’t sell had their covers torn off and returned to the publisher for a refund. Some distributors heated their warehouses by burning the unsold books (yes, I saw that myself). Only major bestsellers stayed on shelves longer than those six to eight weeks, and once a book was gone from the shelf, its life was over except for in used bookstores.

Through the years, some writers would suddenly disappear from the publishing landscape. For reasons beyond their control (changes in the market, changes in the publishing house, etc.), they stopped getting contracts, and that was it. As a reader, I can remember wondering more than once, What ever happened to XXXXX? I loved their books, but they were gone from stores.

When I got started writing, self-publishing was something one did when their book was of local interest. Like a book about a particular small town or about an obscure historical event with limited interest. A self-published author spent a ton of money, had 5,000 or 10,000 copies of their book in their garage, and they sold the book out of the trunk of their car to anyone they could interest in it. It wasn’t something most authors had the resources to do or wanted to do. And it definitely wasn’t a suitable way to publish fiction.

Enter the ebook reader

The Kindle ebook reader became available in November 2007. The next year, authors gained the ability to publish their own books to be read on the Kindle and other ebook reading devices.

I’ve owned many Kindles since 2008, but the Oasis is my favorite.

Remember those authors I mentioned above who disappeared because a publisher didn’t want to pay them enough or wanted a younger author or decided they were dropping a line or weren’t going to publish a certain genre any longer? Well, those writers—and plenty of others—now had options, and the modern indie publishing business was born.

Choices

I first dipped my toes into the indie market with three of my backlist books (books previously published by a traditional house where the rights to the books had reverted to me). Overtime, the catalog of my indie releases has grown because of backlist books. Even better, indie books aren’t just ebooks these days. Authors have options to make their books available in print (paperback, hardcover, large print) and audio.

I have released 86 novels and novellas since 1984 (books #87 and #88 release in November and December), and I can’t tell you how wonderful it is that my books no longer “disappear” after only six to eight weeks (the norm for the majority of my career). For instance, it’s a thrill to hear from a reader who just discovered The Forgiving Hour (February 1999). That book is nearly 24 years old, and yet readers can easily obtain it and read it today. That’s amazing compared to how it used to be.

All of my books released in 1999 and after (meaning, all of my Christian fiction) are still available in ebook format and most are in print and audio, too. I’m so very grateful.

Have you discovered an author’s book from years or even decades ago and become a fan? How do you shop for most of your fiction? What’s your favorite reading format (paper, ebook, or audio) or do you like them all?

~robin

NOTE: I do not recommend the novels I published in the general mass market. I do not list their titles on my website. I prefer that readers avoid them (they can only be found used). A few of them, I “redeemed” and published in the Christian market with significant changes made. Most of them were released with new titles, although I didn’t retitle the Coming to America books, much to my regret since the original versions contain scenes I cannot endorse and readers sometimes buy them (used) by mistake. I recommend that readers look for publishing dates from 1999 and after. Or look for the name of a trusted Christian publisher or my own press, RobinSong, Inc.

Grace Hitchcock & First Dates

Karen here. I’m excited to introduce you to Grace Hitchcock. Graces writes super fun historical romances, and her latest features a Phantom of the Opera twist!

Take it away, Grace!

Crafting a Great First Date for Your Hero and Heroine

Early in my writing career, before my first story was published, I read a blog post about how you should give your characters first dates, planning them with the precision of a real first date. The idea stopped me in my tracks. I began to think of all the interactions of my heroines with the heroes in my works in progress. I realized that I was letting them fall into the habit of seeing one another, become friends and then, of course, discover they want to be more. While it does seem natural, sometimes the heroine and hero just need to have an intentional first date to get the relationship moving forward.

3 Tips

1. Make it fun, romantic, and memorable. When my husband, Dakota, planned our first date way back in the day, he had us do something fun and a little bit crazy. To begin our date, we visited a 4-story treehouse in New Orleans built out of debris from Hurricane Katrina by some nature lovers. Turns out, it was a slightly dangerous creation in an abandoned lot, but it gave him, a guy I barely knew, the perfect excuse to hold my hand “for protection.”

While there may not be any rickety treehouses for your heroine to visit, try to make the outing/location unique and romantic. Make her heart flutter for her new love interest and you will get your reader’s heart fluttering too!

2. It has to move your story along. Dates are about learning more about the other person. Have your hero and heroine bond through not only sharing a romantic and fun day, but also throw in some deeper conversation. Or, maybe it is light hearted conversation the heroine is needing to distract her from another situation. The point is that the characters have to grow along with your story.

Dakota discovered during our wobbly treehouse adventure that although I love rock climbing, I’m scared to death of climbing 4-stories high without some kind of safety harness. So, it was fun and romantic, but I had to be honest about my fears to someone I was trying to impress and risk sounding like a scaredy cat.

3. And finally, ask yourself if the date captured your heroine’s attention? This first date will make or break your heroine’s decision if there will be a date two. If she decides on not seeing him again, the reasoning has to move the plot forward. Sure, her love life is now digressing as she has to start from scratch on another first date, but maybe this date helped her to know what she doesn’t want in a man.

In Dakota’s case, he captured my heart and we were engaged 7 months later and ten years into marriage, we have three little ones running about J which is the power of a memorable first date with a hero.

While in my latest novel, His Delightful Lady Delia, does in fact not have an intentional first date, as it did not work for the story, I instead gave the hero quite the memorable first meeting with the heroine—a meeting that does not go well and takes a great deal of work to get back into Lady Delia’s good opinion, which includes a series of delightful dates to woo his lady love!

So, even if your hero does not have an intentional first date, he can create a memorable second chance date, which can be just as moving for the plot and even more fun for the reader.

Happy Reading, friends!

For a chance to win an autographed paperback of His Delightful Lady Delia, comment below and tell me about the most memorable date you’ve ever been on!

Grace’s Bio:

Grace Hitchcock is the award-winning author of multiple historical novels and novellas. She holds a Masters in Creative Writing and a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in History. Grace lives in the New Orleans area with her husband, Dakota, sons, and daughter. Connect with her online at GraceHitchcock.com.

The Berkshires

While I miss my daughter living near us, one of the advantages of her living in Boston is getting to explore different areas when we visit. This fall, we went to the Berkshire Mountains in western Massachusetts, near the New York border. We hoped to see some fall color and get in a bit of walking and relaxing. We didn’t expect to love this area as much as we did!

Although we were a bit late for peak color, there were still some beautiful leaves to be seen. Sometimes it was a from a mountain view. Sometimes in a quaint mountain town. 

But I’m getting ahead of myself. 

First, our Airbnb was situated a short drive from the towns of Stockbridge and Great Barrington. But the property itself was tucked away from the world on a country road. A 100+ year old farmhouse still owned by the family with just the right mix of original features and modern conveniences. And a fireplace with plenty of firewood! 

When we weren’t snugged in there, fire crackling, sports on the TV, books in hand, we were out exploring. We climbed Monument Mountain—where Nathaniel Hawthorn and Herman Melville once picnicked together in 1850, their conversation apparently leading to Melville’s idea for Moby Dick. Jeff assured us he picked the “easy” trail. Um, I think he was mistaken! But we made it up and down without incident, so we were grateful. 

We also explored the towns of Stockbridge and Great Barrington. Antiques, boutiques, coffee shops, restaurants. We even happened on the Stockbridge town library having a “Build a scarecrow” event on their front lawn. How much more New England Autumn can you get, right? 

But the bookstores! Oh. My. You know we can’t resist a good bookstore. We happened on a couple—including a library sale in Great Barrington. But Shaker Mill Books was by far our favorite! While the main store resides in a nondescript ranch-style house, it’s the “barn” next door that will take your breath away! 

What’s funny is that as we drove up and parked, I was wishing that big old building was the bookstore instead of the squatty on in front of us! Apparently the barn is only open seasonally—and we hit it on the final open day of 2022! Not only is it a cool building packed with books, it has some great book art, too. I really could have stayed there all day. And I really could have brought home many, many more books than I did! As it was, we took in quite a haul. Because who can pass up things like 50% off or All Books $1? 

As we drove back to Boson on Sunday, we stopped in Concord at The Orchard House, Louisa May Alcott’s home for 20 years and where she wrote Little Women. I can’t even describe how I felt being inside that house! Wow! 

We left happy for the memories we made with Elizabeth—and her dog, Winston, who was my traveling companion in the back seat of the car. He’s quite the seat hog.

Because he traveled with us, we didn’t do all the museums in the Berkshires we wanted to do. I guess that means we’ll have to go back sometime! 

Did you get to some fall fun at home or on the road? Please share!

We’ll always have Paris

Last Tuesday was such a fun day! Deb (Raney) my dear friend and writing critique partner for some 20+ years now and I met at a midway point for a visit—and that place happened to be Paris, TN!

We MIGHT have gotten caught in the rain a time or two, but who cares when you’re having such fun!

We started our visit at Sweet Jordan’s, a wonderful restaurant that happens to serve some of the best bread pudding we’ve ever had!

Sweet Jordan’s is an extraordinary, not-to-be-missed establishment! Check it out here.

Next, we hit the Eiffel Tower, of course (because we’re in Paris!), where the wind was NOT our friend! But we didn’t let it stop us!

Incidentally, Paris, TN is just one of 15 U.S. cities named Paris. Little known facts: The historic Henry County town of less than 11,000 residents is known for the “World’s Biggest Fish Fry” as well as its 70-foot, to-scale replica of the original Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower. Paris, TN which dates back to 1823, is the oldest incorporated town in West Tennessee.

Following the Eiffel Tower, we did some really fun thrift shopping, talking and laughing the entire time.

Here are pics of Deb’s fun (and thrifty!) purchases—

Pic 1: Look at that adorable Coca Cola cookie jar! Pic 2: The lovely round blue and white “scroll” jar on the left (that perfectly coordinates with the other jars she has). Pic 3: That adorable “Cracked Egg” sign that she tucked with her cute little chicken timer. And finally, pic 4: I brought her a little teal “church” spoon rest that she’s using in her coffee center.

Here are some of my thrifty purchases—

I love bowls! Especially vintage white mixing bowls, so those two thrifty treasures came home with me. As did that cute little pitcher (and another bigger one not pictured). And I couldn’t resist the sign, which, if that offends you, well . . . ; )

Finally, we grabbed some quick chips & salsa and caught up some more, and even did some brainstorming on the book I’m writing now—thanks, Deb!—before hitting the road. Even the drive there and back was a gift from God. So beautiful! As I told Deb, the tree and clouds were showing off just for fun. She said the same was happening for her!

And lest you think we weren’t thinking of others as we shopped . . . We picked up a little reminder of our trip to share with one of you! A pretty little Paris sign, plus Deb’s giving away a copy of her newest O Little Town, and I’m giving away a copy of Christmas at Carnton!

To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment on this blog post by 9 PM Central TONIGHT—telling us who you would meet in Paris, TN for a day if you could—and we’ll choose a winner at random and post the name below the following image!

Both Deb and I highly recommend Paris, TN. It was such fun and we didn’t even scratch the surface! And Lord willing, this was just the first of many fun “meet ups” for us in Paris!

Hugs from Nashville,

Tammy

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