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Chautona Havig

Chautona Havig

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Chautona Havig

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Regarding shipment of books and a problem with them, please disregard.  The problem has been corrected and all books will be shipped tomorrow! Prizes are still forthcoming, but I'm getting there! Continue Reading

Falconry? Cut excerpt from Beneath the Cloak

Yes, Dove originally had ambitions for learning the fascinating art of falconry, but I argued with her until she agreed to cut it from her life.  However, because all that work shouldn't be "in vain for nuthin'" (name that movie), I'm posting those sections for you here.  :) *** On that same Continue Reading

What is Next?

Aggie is coming soon, but as far as youth fiction, I have several things in the works and planned. Everard-- In the Not-So-Fairy Tales collection, I have started a story about a prince who has just returned from war.  He's shy, confused, and after doing something so out of character that he can't Continue Reading

Peek at the Map: Beneath the Cloak

Just a tiny peek... to whet the whistle and such like... Continue Reading

Peeks at My Notes

I learned something about myself in this book.  You see, I usually am a "fly by the seat of my pants" writer.  The story is in there, and my fingers simply type it into Word and then I polish it into the story it is meant to be.  Well, when a books is supposed to be the last one in a series, it Continue Reading

The Making of a Map

So, throughout the map making process, Craig often sends me updates-- little snippets to keep me abreast of what is happening!  I thought it'd be fun to show you a few of the things that he sent along the way this time. Then he sent... This one amazed me! Then, after that, he Continue Reading

Ok, so… Questions?

I need 'em for the Facebook party.  What do you want to know?  Ask here, and I'll answer there.  Just about ten days to go now... Continue Reading

Everard- Not-so-fairy-tales

Q & A & Stuff

I've had a few questions via email, in person, online, chatting, etc.  So, I thought I'd share them for the rest of the folks too! Q:  What is Everard?  When will it be available? A:  Everard is my second in the Not-So-Fairy Tales Collection.  It is started, planned, and it's unlike any fairy Continue Reading

Annals of Wynnewood Take Two?

In the last post, I gave a hint about something possibly in the works.  Well, I'm not sure I'm done with the characters of Wynnewood.  There was so much I wanted to add to the third book-- or the fourth-- but it would have been like the difference between the third Harry Potter book and the fourth.  Continue Reading

Adventures in Ye Olde Englishe

Note: That's totally inaccurate there and I don't really care. It made me smile. So, when writing Wynnewood, I'm always enjoying a little fun in the Old English to Modern English dictionary I found online. Some are interesting.  For example: ability: cræft  (Doesn't that look an awful lot like Continue Reading

I Have Arrived~

I have come full circle.  I know that my books have been on Paperback Swap, but this is the real deal.  My friend Teresa (Book signing gal) found Ready or Not at a garage sale... AND BOUGHT IT for her daughter-in-law.  Crystal claims to have liked it. Continue Reading

It Does An Author’s Heart

GOOD Continue Reading

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Ever notice how you best know yourself--and know y Ever notice how you best know yourself--and know yourself the least?  We humans are weird that way. Sometimes I think the Lord allows us to be blind to parts of ourselves for a time so as not to drive us too crazy too quickly. Or something.
Characters most like me are hard because they're so very convicting to write AND... because I don't usually know it's me until that conviction its.  I tend to have an idealized picture of who I am until reality strips away those rosy glasses and leaves me with crystal-clear vision.  Blech.
Second to me... I'd say nasty people. They give me such an ick feeling. Sure, it's cathartic... but it's so hard because I want to redeem everyone, and that's just unrealistic and frankly, arrogant.  So... there you have it.
If you have a question you want me to answer, leave it in the comments OR... zip me an email at chautona@chautona.com.  I'll try to work them in (and will probably combine those that are really similar.
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Okay, it's actually a short story, but... IYKYK. Okay,  it's actually a short story, but... IYKYK.
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Going nuts over here waiting for yet ANOTHER Lord Going nuts over here waiting for yet ANOTHER Lord Edgington by @benedictbrownauthor novel. Sigh. I dont think this is what Solomon was talking about when he said, "A virtuous woman, who can find?"
Clearly,  he wasn't talking about me, considering the whole patience being a virtue thing.
Sigh
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Life as a podcaster... #AmRecording #BecauseFictio Life as a podcaster...
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Sometimes, things just combine in a way that make Sometimes,  things just combine in a way that makes my heart sing. Today, @archerandolive knocked it out of the park. I think this might be 3 different collections in a journal from a sub box. Well done, guys.
#journalsupplies 
#journaling 
#ArcherAndOlive
One of the best things I did for my prayer life wa One of the best things I did for my prayer life was to learn to "pray on the page." So glad the Lord showed me that. Seeing answered prayer weeks, months, even years later... so cool.
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A quote from Old Herbaceous.#readmorebooks A quote from Old Herbaceous.#readmorebooks
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