Jody Hedlund ~ Author Interview...

Oct 7, 2016 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview!   Today’s interview is with Jody Hedlund. This past Monday, I had the reviewed her newest release, a historical, Newton & Polly: A Story of Amazing Grace.   So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition!  RR: Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk, Jody! We love having you hear! You’ve written about many other true historical couples. What drew you to write about Newton and Polly? JH: Like most people, I’m familiar with the song Amazing Grace and knew it was written by John Newton who’d once been an atheist slave trader. I’d even heard a little bit about John Newton’s saving grace moment when he was aboard a ship during a life-threatening storm and cried out to God. However, I’d never heard anything...

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Jody Hedlund ~ Author Interview...

Jan 29, 2016 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview! While you may have remembered me interviewing Jody Hedlund before, this week, I am celebrating the release of her newest book Undaunted Hope, the third book in her “Beacons of Hope” series. So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition! Interview: RR: Welcome to back to Rachel’s Back […]

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview! While you may have remembered me interviewing Jody Hedlund before, this week, I am celebrating the release of her newest book Undaunted Hope, the third book in her “Beacons of Hope” series. So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition! Interview: RR: Welcome to back to Rachel’s Back Talk, Jody! To start off today’s interview, tell us, how did you come up with the idea for Undaunted Hope? JH: For this third book in my Michigan lighthouse series, I wanted to pick a location that was different than the other books. The first two books, Love Unexpected and Hearts Made Whole, are set in the “Mitten” of Michigan. So to add variety to the series, I decided to place Undaunted Hope in the Upper Peninsula on Lake...

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Jody Hedlund ~ Author Interview...

Oct 30, 2015 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview! While you may have remembered me interviewing Jody Hedlund before, this week, I am celebrating the release of her newest book Luther & Katharina. So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition! Interview: RR: Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk, Jody! Your latest book, Luther and Katharina, […]

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview! While you may have remembered me interviewing Jody Hedlund before, this week, I am celebrating the release of her newest book Luther & Katharina. So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition! Interview: RR: Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk, Jody! Your latest book, Luther and Katharina, details the true romance between Katharina von Bora and Martin Luther. What led you to this remarkable story? JH: As I homeschooled my children and gave them history lessons, I began learning a lot about some of the great heroes of the faith. I was particularly fascinated by the wives of these great heroes, especially those who were long forgotten by our modern world, women who had stood by their husband’s sides during dangerous times and had helped shape those...

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Jody Hedlund ~ Author Interview #3...

Jun 5, 2015 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview! While you may have remembered me interviewing Jody Hedlund before, this week, I am celebrating the release of her newest book Hearts Made Whole. So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition! Interview: RR: Hi Jody! I’m so glad you could join me here today! So to […]

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview! While you may have remembered me interviewing Jody Hedlund before, this week, I am celebrating the release of her newest book Hearts Made Whole. So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition! Interview: RR: Hi Jody! I’m so glad you could join me here today! So to start off to today, can you tell us how you came up with the idea for Hearts Made Whole? JH: Historical textbooks are full of stories about men like George Washington, Thomas Edison, Andrew Carnegie, and so many more.  And while such men are truly remarkable, all too often their stories overshadow equally courageous and remarkable women. One of my goals as an author is to help bring forgotten women of the past to life. In the Beacons of Hope...

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Jody Hedlund ~ Author Interview #2...

Mar 13, 2015 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview! While you may have remembered me interviewing Jody Hedlund before, this week, I am celebrating the release of her new YA series and the interview will focus on questions from her newest book, An Uncertain Choice. So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special […]

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview! While you may have remembered me interviewing Jody Hedlund before, this week, I am celebrating the release of her new YA series and the interview will focus on questions from her newest book, An Uncertain Choice. So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition! Interview: RR: Hi Jody! I am so excited to have you visit Rachel’s Back Talk again. I know I always enjoy reading your books and An Uncertain Choice was no different. After writing for the adult market, why did you decide to transition to young adult books? JH: I have five children and three of them are now teens. That means that over the past few years I’ve ended up reading a lot of books in the Young...

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Jody Hedlund ~ Author Interview...

Dec 5, 2014 by

 Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Fridays are a special day here. As they are available, I will be sharing with you interviews of some very special authors that I have had the privilege of corresponding with. Today’s interview is with Jody Hedlund. This interview was conducted back when she was celebrating the release of her book, Captured […]

 Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Fridays are a special day here. As they are available, I will be sharing with you interviews of some very special authors that I have had the privilege of corresponding with. Today’s interview is with Jody Hedlund. This interview was conducted back when she was celebrating the release of her book, Captured by Love.  So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition!    Interview: RR: Hi Jody! It is so great to be here with you today! To start off this interview, when you knew that you wanted to be a writer? JH: Like many writers, I’ve been writing since my childhood days. I always loved telling stories. When I was in junior high, I entered my first writing contest for a Biblical fiction story. And when I...

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