Karen Witemeyer ~ Author Interview & Giveaway...

Jul 1, 2016 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview! Today’s interview is with Karen Witemeyer.  I had the opportunity to review her newest book  No Other Will Do. So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition!   RR: Hi Karen! It’s so great to have you here with us today. With nearly a dozen published books and novellas under your belt now, is it challenging to find new story ideas that feel fresh in a genre as popular as historical romance? KW: Yes, it is very challenging. In fact, I don’t think of myself as a naturally creative person. Many authors I talk to have drawers full of ideas that they’ve filed away for future stories. Me – well, I deal with one idea at a time. Often my inspiration comes from books...

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Jennifer Slattery ~ Author Interview...

May 20, 2016 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview! Today’s interview is with Jennifer Slattery. This past Monday, I had the opportunity to review her book, Breaking Free. So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition!  RR: Hi Jennifer! Thank you for joining me here today. To start off today, when did you know that you wanted to be a writer? JS: I’ve always enjoyed writing, and as a kid, teachers and adults often told me I was a good writer, but I never really considered it as a career. But then one day, as I was brainstorming a story for a ministry I was involved in, I realized my enjoyment of writing went much deeper than I’d thought–I found it deeply fulfilling. After that, I began to dabble more consistently in writing, then...

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Roseanna White ~ Author Interview 2...

Apr 29, 2016 by

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! Another Friday interview! Today’s interview is with Roseanna White. Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to review her newest book The Reluctant Duchess. So without further ado, on to Rachel’s Back Talk – Special Edition! RR: Hi Roseanna! Thanks for joining us here today. How did you come up with the idea for The Reluctant Duchess”? RW: Part of the inspiration traces back 2 decades—after I wrote the first draft of book 1 at the ripe old age of 13, I started planning the sequel, which would be about Brice Myerston. I knew that I wanted the heroine to have suffered a harsh past…but knew very little about what that would do to a person, so I didn’t get very far in writing it back then. When I set about actually writing...

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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 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, 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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