What Genre is it Anyway?

It’s funny, but sometimes it’s easier for me to communicate in writing, and especially when it comes to talking about my book. I know that one day I’ll need to be able to “pitch” the story in an effective and concise manner, and I think it’s going to take lots of practice for me. There’s [...]

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Why Olney?

When I wrote the discovery draft of this novel last November, I created a rural Illinois setting and was careful to select names that were nonexistent, or at least to my knowledge and a Google search. But in my mind as I wrote the story, I pictured real places. Like the church I visited as [...]

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