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Terry Toler’s Writing Factory (Episode 119)
“I do write fulltime now,” Terry said. “Over a five-year period of time, I wrote 25 novels in 30 months. The first book that I wrote took me about 90 days. I…
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June 2024 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 118)
During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from seven authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. The…
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Sara Davison’s Fall Into Romantic Suspense (Episode 117)
“I never made the conscious decision to write romantic suspense,” Sara said. “I always wanted to write a book. … Then when I was in church one morning, … I got…
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Rebecca Hemlock’s Love of Romantic Suspense (Episode 116)
“I think as Christian romantic suspense authors we can all say Lynette Eason’s [books inspired us],” Rebecca said. “How she captures real people in her…
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May 2024 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 115)
During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from five authors—including me!—about their romantic suspense books available this…
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How Sarah Sundin Weaves God Into Every Story (Episode 114)
“The Christian part is the easiest part [for me to write] … because it’s my worldview. It’s how I see God active in the world around us,” Sarah said. “It’s…
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April 2024 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 113)
During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from five authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. The…
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Her Renewing Landscape With Carmen Peone (Episode 112)
“In the summer, I’ll just be outside, especially in the morning or evening. My office overlooks mountains, trees, hills—it’s a beautiful place,” Carmen said…
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March 2024 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 111)
During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from four authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. Here’s…
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Writing as a Male Protagonist With Luana Ehrlich (Episode 110)
“I think I write in first person in my male protagonist because when I was growing up, my dad would bring home books from the library mostly sci-fi fiction and…
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February 2024 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 109)
During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from seven authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. The…
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Answering the Call to Write With F.D. Adkins (Episode 108)
“It’s more about my journey and what God is calling me to do,” F.D. said. “I had been a stay-at-home mom, … both of my kids were teenagers, and I was beginning…
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Writing as Her Second Act With Loretta Eidson (Episode 107)
“I came to writing later in my life. I was in my fifties when I actually started and it took me about 10 years to break into the publishing market,” Loretta…
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January 2024 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 106)
During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from three authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. The…
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December 2023 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 105)
During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from four authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. The…
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The Titles of Laura Thomas (Episode 104)
“When is it not a good time for romantic suspense?” Laura says, “Titles are really important and it can be a little bit intimidating to come up with them. I’ve…
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November 2023 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 103)
During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from five authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. Here’s…
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Holiday Menace Collection Bonus Episode!
Will your Christmas be filled with holiday cheer…or Holiday Menace? The post Holiday Menace Collection Bonus Episode! first appeared on Author Sarah Hamaker.
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How Dave Pratt Exercises His Writing Muscles (Episode 102)
“When I’ve written articles in the past I had passion for horses, I’ve written a lot about performance horses,” Dave says. “I love that active voice [in my…
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October 2023 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 101)
During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from four authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. The…
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Laura Conaway’s Race Against the Clock (Episode 100)
“I was a middle school librarian for a while. It was a pleasure to interact with kids of that age, … middle school has a special place in my heart,” Laura…
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September 2023 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 99)
During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from five authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. The…
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The Challenges of Writing With Linore Rose Burkard (Episode 98)
“When my kids were little, I was more intentional about carving out time to write. My first book was written after my husband was home from work,” Linore says…
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Naming Characters With Kristen Hogrefen Parnell (Episode 97)
“Sometimes, for minor characters, [the name I pick] will just be a place holder and I’ll say I’ll come back and change it, and they just tend up being that…
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August 2023 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 96)
During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from five authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. The…
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Sheri Schofield’s Writing Switch (Episode 95)
“The switch [to writing for adults, rather than children] was difficult because you have to have more content when you’re writing for adults than when you’re…
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July 2023 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 94)
During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from six authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. The post…
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How Tina Wheeler Found Her Way Back to Romantic Suspense (Episode 93)
“My very first book was a romantic suspense, and I felt like I was trying to copy what everyone else was doing,” Tina says. “I loved cozy mysteries, so I…
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June 2023 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 92)
During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from six authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. The post…
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How Caitlin Smith Uses Her Interests in Her Stories (Episode 91)
“I have a whole lot of different interests, and the fun thing about writing is that I get to use that creativity in creating characters or inventing plots,”…
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Kate Angelo Writes on the Run (Episode 90)
“[With our busy ministry], people are asking how am I also writing a book? Doing it on the run,” Kate says. “What’s awesome is my husband bought the an iPod…
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May 2023 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 89)
During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from nine authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. The…
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Why Linda J. White Likes Virginia as a Story Setting (Episode 88)
“All of my books are set in the mid-Atlantic, mostly in Virginia,” Linda says. “I know the weather and knows how the weather moves across the state. … I like…
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April 2023 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 87)
During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from seven authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. The…
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DeeDee Lake’s Many Connections (Episode 86)
“I think that writing is just one more way to connect,” DeeDee says. “We all desire those relationships and that connection, and some of us are better at it…
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The Farm Life Inspires Elle E. Kay’s Work (Episode 85)
“Starting with my debut, I’ve put a couple of farms scenes in my book,” Elle says. “[My farm and its animals] are in my books a lot. … [To write,] I sit on my…
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March 2023 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 84)
During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from X authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. Here’s the…
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The Collaboration of PeggySue Wells (Episode 83)
PeggySue collaborates often with writers and others to get their stories told. “I write well with others,” she said. Her co-author Max Garland gave her 10…
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February 2023 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 82)
I’m debuting a new format for “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast—Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense. The first Wednesday of each month, I’ll bring…
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Debbi Migit’s Lifetime of Telling Stories (Episode 81)
“I’ve been a writer since I was seven years old, “Debbi said. “I wrote my first story when I was in first grade even though I couldn’t read or write. … I told…
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Why Michelle Aleckson Loves Romance (Episode 80)
“I love different genres in romance,” Michelle said. “Now I write both straight romance and romantic suspense. … But I do have suspense elements in my…
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The Many Writing Hats of Amy Schisler (Episode 79)
“My writing has evolved over my lifetime,” Amy said. “From when I was a little girl and up through college, I wrote poetry and short stories. … But I’ve always…
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How DL Wood’s Love of Reading Spurred Her to Write Her Own (Episode 78)
“As a child, I wanted to be a teacher, and I ended up being a lawyer, but what has been consistent throughout my life is my love of books and my love of…
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How the Settings of Sara Blackard and Dani Pettrey Define Their Books (Episode 77)
“I picked Alaska because I love it up here,” Sara said about where she lives and writes. “There’s a lot of adventure that happens just out my front door. … I…
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Linda Wood Rondeau’s “Ghostly” Writing (Episode 76)
“I used the term ghosts for several reasons,” Linda explained. “My hero … calls these disturbances [in a house] ghosts because he doesn’t know what else to…
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How the Past Impacts the Future in the Books of Lori Altebaumer and Wendy Wilson Spooner (Episode 75)
“The repeat pattern of my [book] themes is taking a woman who has been broken … and walking her through the steps of forgiveness, things like that, to show her…
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Cathy McDavid’s Fiery Writing (Episode 74)
She got started writing about wildfires because of a personal encounter with one. “A wildfire came [close to our cabin in Arizona] and we were watching it from…
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Character Evolution with Elizabeth Goddard and Virginia Vaughn (Episode 73)
“I wrote [my hero in Critical Alliance] into the first two books, but I didn’t really know who he was or what he was doing exactly,” Elizabeth said. “I really…
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How Jamie Jo Wright Weaves the Past Into the Present (Episode 72)
“I’ve seen time slip done a couple of different ways, like when the characters are tied together by an event or an article in history,” Jaime said. “With my…
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Why Mary Alford and Robin Patchen Ensure Good Triumphs Over Evil in Their Books (Episode 71)
“We see enough of the other kind of stories where the bad guy doesn’t get his in the end,” Robin said. “I like what they call whole stories, where good is good…
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How Sami Abrams Writes Well With Others (Episode 70)
Under Susie May Warren’s Sunrise Publishing, Sami worked with Lynette Eason in the Elite Guardians story world developed by Lynette in a previous series…
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How Dana Mentink and Terri Reed Keep Readers on the Right Path (Episode 69)
“You can’t really hand over your brain to any electronic,” Dana said. “I say that as somebody who’s lost all the time—I’m perpetually lost everywhere.” “You…
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Shannon Redmon’s Segue From Breakup Letters to Romantic Suspense (Episode 68)
“I have been writing for a really long time,” Shannon said. “When I was a kid, I used to write poems and songs. I would [also] write breakup letters for my…
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How Michele Chynoweth and Michele Olson Mix Faith and Suspense (Episode 67)
“I write edgy Christian fiction, and The Wise Man is about a Supreme Court justice who is hearing a case … between two women who are fighting over custody of a…
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How Lisa Phillips Weaves an Interconnected World (Episode 66)
“I think I’m kind of incapable of writing anything that’s not connected to everything else in some way,” Lisa said. “But I think it’s fun as a reader to get a…
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The Character Development of Jodie Bailey and Laurie Wood (Episode 65)
“You want the name to match the personality a little bit,” Laurie said. The first name she selected for a character was “too soft. I wanted it to be a little…
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Finding the Perfect Location With Lisa Harris and Jessica R Patch (Episode 64)
“I see the setting almost like another character,” Lisa said. “The setting depends on what your book is about. I know a lot of readers love small towns. In a…
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The Milky History of Danielle Grandinetti’s Romantic Suspense (Episode 63)
“The story was originally contemporary romantic suspense but it was missing something,” Danielle says. A few years ago, “Wisconsin started having a milk…
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The Plot Thickens With Sharon K Connell and Tanya Stowe (Episode 62)
“Most of my plots come to me, but I’m sure it’s based on the news and life experience,” Sharon said. “Also from things I hear from other people, reading other…
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Why Mary Dodge Allen Sets Her Books in Florida (Episode 61)
“My books are based in Florida and Florida’s a great place to base your books,” Mary says. “It seems like weird and crazy crimes are committed in Florida…