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Intersection Column | Inspired by Music
by Erin Bartels I think most published authors would say that they feel a tension between reader/publisher expectations and their own...

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Jan 23, 20235 min read


Intersection Column | Thistles and Roses
by Laura Frantz Amid the Jacobite rising of 1715, an English heiress flees to the Scottish Lowlands to stay with allies of her powerful...

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Jan 16, 20234 min read


Intersection Column | Even More Will Be Given
by Shelley Shepard Gray Her Heart’s Desire is the first book in my three-book Seasons in Pinecraft series. The story begins with heroine...

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Jan 12, 20233 min read


New Year, New You
by Tina Yeager Dust-spangled rays filter through the windows of last century’s textile mill into a gallery of restoration. The light...

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Jan 10, 20233 min read


Intersection Column | The Heart of Evil
by Lynette Eason As I enjoy the release of my newest book—Critical Threat—as always, I’m reflective about what brought me to this place....

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Jan 9, 20234 min read


Intersection Column | The Rewards of Friendship and the Bonds of Family
by Jennifer Delamere I was raised in a military family. By the time I was thirteen and my father retired from military service, we had...

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Dec 19, 20225 min read


Intersection Column | When a Love Story Shatters
by Carmen Schober Despite the fact that I’m not a budding Joanna Gaines—my elaborate home décor ambitions are temporarily paused as I...

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Dec 12, 20224 min read


Intersection Column | Hindsight Reveals the “Secret” Behind the Story
by Mollie Rushmeyer For almost eight years, I was the program director for a non-profit pregnancy resource center in the heart of the...

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Nov 28, 20225 min read


Letting Go of Emotional Eating during the Holidays
by Barb Raveling It’s the day after Thanksgiving and many of us are waking up thinking, I can’t believe I ate so much yesterday! We’re...

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Nov 25, 20224 min read


The Ministry of Pancakes
by Erin Davis I was nine months pregnant with my second child when a plate of pancakes saved my life. If that sounds dramatic, perhaps...

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Nov 22, 20224 min read


Intersection Column | Not Just Ancient History
by Bryan Litfin Caesar’s Lord is the third installment and the climax of an exciting historical saga set in the Roman Empire during the...

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Nov 21, 20224 min read


More Cowbell
by Henry O. Arnold I read a quote from Swiss aeronaut Bertrand Piccard in a recent magazine article featuring his adventures as a...

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Nov 17, 20224 min read


Intersection Column | Under the Starry Skies of New Mexico
by Tracie Peterson My series is set in New Mexico, a state I’ve enjoyed visiting many times for research. In deciding to write a new...

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Nov 14, 20224 min read


Intersection Column | Out of the Saddle
by Stephenia H. McGee I had a plan. For as long as I could remember, I’d wanted to be a veterinarian. Sometimes I dreamed of exotic...

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Oct 31, 20225 min read


Defy Your Diagnosis
by Lorraine Bossé-Smith Hearing a trusted medical professional tell you the news that you have an incurable disease is devastating....

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Oct 26, 20224 min read


Intersection Column | Finding the Lost Melody
by Joanna Davidson Politano I honestly never wanted to write an asylum story set in the old Victorian asylums. They are fascinating to...

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Oct 24, 20224 min read


New Beginnings
by Shelley Shepard Gray I’m not really sure how it happened, but over the course of 30 years of marriage, my husband and I have moved...

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Oct 21, 20223 min read


Intersection Column | Knowing Your Place
by Irene Hannon I grew up in a very Irish family. My father was born in rural County Cork, Ireland, and lived in a cottage without...

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Oct 17, 20224 min read


Intersection Column | Bogged Down by the Details
by Hallee Bridgeman Writing the Love and Honor series was an absolute joy for me, because it gave me an opportunity to work very closely...

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Oct 10, 20224 min read


Intersection Column | Creatively Stitched Together
by Melody Carlson Although I’ve made a few quilts in my day and even took a quilting class once, I would not call myself a “serious”...

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Sep 26, 20224 min read
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