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February 16, 2017

Instagram

Next thing I knew, I landed on Instagram. Did nothing for a while �� months! So if you��re on Instagram, do follow me, yes? From time to time, Facebook runs ads there for me. But I do hop over there every now and then. I haven��t taken it seriously, as you can tell from the number of posts I��ve made: all of TWO.

So many places to go, so little time. Most of the time, I��m in my writng cave, writing the next books. Speaking of which, STEP WITH ME (Seaside Chapel Book 2) is coming out soon. Preorder now if you like. I��m doing a low-key rollout on April 5, 2017. That��s because I have yet another book due the same month, and must be working on it.

Joyfully,
Jan

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Published on February 16, 2017 17:05

February 15, 2017

Proverbs 14:23

I��ve decided to compile most��if not all��of the Verses of the Day that I��ve been posting, and put them in a new section on my website. Here is the new archive of Bible verses in a photo album format:

JanThompson.com/bible

May God��s Word enrich your life!

Joyfully,
Jan

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Published on February 15, 2017 03:00

February 13, 2017

2 Timothy 2:15

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth�� (2 Timothy 2:15).

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Published on February 13, 2017 22:34

Have you read��?

Have you read SHARE WITH ME (Seaside Chapel Book 1)? Here is the book description from the ebook edition. Check it out!

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Published on February 13, 2017 22:22

Psalm 119:105

"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path�� (Psalm 119:105).

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Published on February 13, 2017 20:45

In My Writing Nook...

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Patience, readers! STEP WITH ME (Seaside Chapel Book 2) will be out soon. Revising and polishing are not easy tasks. Most of the time, I write by hand on paper. Then I let it sit a bit. Then I revise-type on my Mac. I��m usually able to write very clean scenes and chapters that require very little further revisions.

Then my copyeditor gets the manuscript for 1-2 weeks. Then I get it back, and see what she has found. I correct what I agree with. Then I send the file back to her for double checking. Then we proofread a lot. Then we��re done and I��m ready to format and publish.

Now, all the above gets complicated when I have to do research. That can take a long time�� weeks, months, years�� and it depends on what I am researching. That will add more time ot the writing, for sure. This happens for anything I write with suspense and thriller elements in in.

To top it all, the entire process begins with plotting and outlining. That is the most time-consuming part of my writing process. I can plot for weeks, months, years...

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Published on February 13, 2017 19:29

I Peter 5:6

"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time�� (I Peter 5:6).

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Published on February 13, 2017 12:27

Interview and Giveaway

I had a wonderful interview at author Shannon Brown��s blog. Check it out. Here��s an excerpt of my answers to some romantic questions��

Romance is . . .

1. Chocolate? Flowers? Which gift makes your heart go pitter patter? Or is it something else?

Flowers! But sometimes it��s a toss-up with chocolate LOL.

3. Mountains, beach, big city, small town, rural��Does one of those say ��romance�� to you?

All of the above. My romance series have settings in many places which I consider romantic. ��For example, my entire series Savannah Sweethearts and Seaside Chapel are set in beach towns and on the beach. And my Vacation Sweethearts series take readers to the mountains and islands and overseas where my characters find love.

5. Looking at the stories you��ve created, which book and chapter has the most romantic scene?

I like all of them, so it��s hard to pick favorites. I think my favorite scenes of all in my books that have these scenes are the proposal and wedding scenes.

7. Where in the world is the most romantic vacation destination? Have you been there or is it on your list of places to visit?

Several of my favorite places are in my Vacation Series. In Reach for Me (Vacation Sweethearts Book 2), I invite readers to come with my hero and heroine to the Great Smoky Mountains. Love that place where my husband and I have visited. The next novel in this series is set in Alaska! Very romantic setting and I hope to go back again some day.

9. Do you believe in love at first sight?

I think love at first sight can happen. I have heard of real life couples who have fallen in love the first time they saw each other and have then gone on to be married for decades. It didn��t happen to me personally, but I believe them when they said they fell head over heels at first blush!