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Chautona Havig

Chautona Havig

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Writing

soundtrack of my writer's mind

The Soundtrack of My Writer’s Mind

There are a few memos I didn't get as a writer back when I started.  No. Seriously.  I missed a few. Things like, "writer's block" and "tortured souls".  Yeah. We're supposed to have those things.  Who knew?  Not me! Oh... and we're supposed to have these elaborate soundtracks for our books.  No Continue Reading

authors blow it

When Authors Blow It (nearly, anyway)

Picture the scene. There I was, blithely editing Past Forward (I think volume 3), when I saw the date.  February 14.  It was supposed to a big deal--a huge day in the lives of characters from a related book coming out soon.  Just one problem. A year before, on that day, almost all the characters Continue Reading

hobby

Hobbies? You Mean There’s Life Outside Writing?

What? When I was five, I made a purse.  That sucker was hideous, but I made it. Sometime around that same age, my mom taught me to make "broomstick lace" by crocheting onto a broom handle.  And yeah, we used a real broom handle.  We were thrifty in those days.  Sure wish that idea had rooted Continue Reading

write what you know

Write What You Know: What it really means

You've heard it. I'm sure you have. The ubiquitous advice for all would-be authors: "Write what you know." Half of me wants to say, "That's totally true.  Do it."  The other half of me says, "That's garbage.  If we only write what we know, we'll never explore the greatest parts of our Continue Reading

Why My Editor Is Losing Her Hair

Why My Editor Is Losing Hair: & other stuff

My editor probably doesn't know it.  But she is.  I do it to her with every book. Let me set the scene.  This is how I imagine things go when she opens that email with the subject line: "Here You Go!"  (That really is usually the subject line.  Just sayin'.) (note: links in this post may be Continue Reading

What’s Christmas Fiction? (And why do I write it?)

Christmas books?  Why? Let's start with what Christmas Fiction is.  Oddly enough, my Internet search didn't show a definite definition.  So I started looking at the popular ones I've read and enjoyed, and I've come up with a definition for you. Stories centered on the basic themes of giving, family, Continue Reading

annals of wynnewood

In the Heart of Medieval England, Adventure Awaits

Adventure among the trees! Picture it. One little  Toyota zipping across Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina.  And there I sat, between oohing and awing over the gorgeousness of trees turning vibrant colors and white-knuckling it through the freeways of Nashville, plotting out new books.  I finally Continue Reading

when a book consumes you

When a Book Consumes You

That's the only word I know to describe the past six months--consume. When I got the idea for Shattering Secrets, I was excited about it. I knew it would be difficult, but it seemed important. How I prayed about whether to make it a Christmas book or just one that happened near Christmas!  I chose Continue Reading

NaNo's Raven

NaNo’s Raven Is Rapping:

It's become a habit of mine to write a parody of different poems or stories as a prelude to NaNoWriMo each year.  Some I posted on Facebook or private message boards, but you can find two of past years' parodies HERE and HERE.  This year, I played with Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven."  It's not a good Continue Reading

Conquering NaNoWriMo

Conquering NaNoWriMo: How I “Win” Every Year

Just days before November 1, 2006, a friend asked, "Have you seen this NaNoWriMo thing?" My response?  Totally predictable.  "NaNo-what, what?" But, of course, when I heard it was about writing--you know, that "wri" part?--I went to look it up. And signed up.  Needed a book idea.  I went Continue Reading

speak now like a fungus

Speak Now Is Like a Fungus: It grew on me

And just how is Speak Now like a fungus, you ask? Well, c'mon.  I already answered up there.  It grew on me.  Not quite literally, but you know.  It happened.  That growing thing. Note: links in this post may be affiliate links, providing me with a small commission at no additional cost to Continue Reading

characters and order

Author Q & A: Characters & Writing Order

One of the things I like most are the questions I get from readers about my characters or my process.  Megan G sent an email last year that addressed both! I thought I'd share it. Megan wrote: ... one more thing, do you always write your books in chronological order? For me, it's hard to write Continue Reading

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Part of the Westward Home & Hearts Mail-Order Brid Part of the Westward Home & Hearts Mail-Order Brides series, Penelope's Pursuit is on sale for $0.99 to celebrate six years of mail-order bride novels and novellas. Penelope is a bit different from most stories. It shows the potentially dangerous side without being too heavy. Check out the Facebook group for more books on sale by the series' authors!
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Sometimes, I fall in love with a character in my b Sometimes, I fall in love with a character in my books. Someone like Lewis in The Lights of New Cheltenham or Rory in Not a Word. But... in Twice Sold Tales, I fell in love with a cast of characters.  Harper the store owner, Noah the single-dad just learning how to be one, Bennie, the adorable ballet-loving little boy... and Mrs. Klair. Oh, how I loved Mrs. Klair.
I also love the town of Red Wing, Minnesota.  I infused as much of it as I could into the book--places to eat and explore, people I love dearly (family!), and the feel of a small town inside a modest city along Lake Pepin (of Laura Ingalls fame). I also learned that there is actually a lake monster there!  Pepi!  You wont want to miss him!
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#BookishBooks
#Bookstrings
#ChristFic
#KindleUnlimited
On the reading shelf... Working on @suzannewoodsfi On the reading shelf...
Working on @suzannewoodsfisher 's flower novella collection. Four interconnected novellas featuring florists and their troubles. So cool. Loving it.
The I finished the first Reen and Joanie mysyery by @kdibianca . So much fun. I loved that she showed how things kids might think they'd never need can be useful... even to kids. So much fun.
Gotts get my review up on GoodReads.
#AmReading 
#ChristFic
#ChristianRomance 
#ChristianMiddleGrade
That moment a reader (thanks @mommynificent ) asks That moment a reader (thanks @mommynificent ) asks if a book will be in Kindle Unlimited (you know, the only one in the series that isn't right now) and you realize that it never got the important little box checked. Oops. Well, it is now!
If you liked Aggie and crew, The Trees of New Cheltenham is the book for you!
#AuthorWoes
#KindleUnlimited 
#ChristmasInNewCheltenham
Part of the Westward Home & Hearts Mail-Order Brid Part of the Westward Home & Hearts Mail-Order Brides series, Penelope's Pursuit is on sale for $0.99 to celebrate six years of mail-order bride novels and novellas. Penelope is a bit different from most stories. It shows the potentially dangerous side without being too heavy. Check out the Facebook group for more books on sale by the series' authors!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0921KHWBV
#ChristianHistoricalFiction
#ChristFic
#Kindle99
#KindleUnlimited
Sometimes, I fall in love with a character in my b Sometimes, I fall in love with a character in my books. Someone like Lewis in The Lights of New Cheltenham or Rory in Not a Word. But... in Twice Sold Tales, I fell in love with a cast of characters.  Harper the store owner, Noah the single-dad just learning how to be one, Bennie, the adorable ballet-loving little boy... and Mrs. Klair. Oh, how I loved Mrs. Klair.
I also love the town of Red Wing, Minnesota.  I infused as much of it as I could into the book--places to eat and explore, people I love dearly (family!), and the feel of a small town inside a modest city along Lake Pepin (of Laura Ingalls fame). I also learned that there is actually a lake monster there!  Pepi!  You wont want to miss him!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLKCDYKR
#BookishBooks
#Bookstrings
#ChristFic
#KindleUnlimited
Part of the Westward Home & Hearts Mail-Order Brid Part of the Westward Home & Hearts Mail-Order Brides series, Penelope's Pursuit is on sale for $0.99 to celebrate six years of mail-order bride novels and novellas. Penelope is a bit different from most stories. It shows the potentially dangerous side without being too heavy. Check out the Facebook group for more books on sale by the series' authors!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0921KHWBV
#ChristianHistoricalFiction
#ChristFic
#Kindle99
#KindleUnlimited
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