I wanted the Willow Tree Nativity set for ages but never spent the money. One year, I bought the Holy Family for myself with birthday money from my mom. Each year after that, I’d use mom’s birthday money to buy another set to add to my Nativity. I found two Wisemen at the thrift store …
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Christmas Gift Ideas for Book Lovers
An Anne of Green Gables Mug and My favorite coffee Door County Christmas or My favorite tea Good Earth Sweet & Spicy A fun book tee-shirt And another one Book lover socks A cozy blanket for snuggling under while reading A Merry Bookmas ornament A library card journal for tracking books read, reviews, or …
October Book Suggestions—Fall Reads
I enjoy a good suspense book now and then. I have a friend who says I read creepy books…..well, kind of. But I don’t like evil thrillers just for the sake of being creepy. Most of the creepy books I read are by Christian authors and have some sort of redeeming message. If you’re looking …
Kindness Matters
While working on research for a possible sequel to The Road Home, I had a lovely conversation with my dad’s elderly cousin. Betty shared stories of growing up in the Appalachian mountains and talked about people she knew. She grew up with my great-grandparents in the same place my grandma grew up. The Road …
A Bit of Info About Writing Murder Goes Solo
This is my 2nd novel, but I released a Christmas novella in July. I’m still new to figuring everything out and doing a little “fake it til you make it”. I enjoy several cozy mysteries–Murder She Wrote show, Monk (is he cozy? not sure), Seaside Knitters Mystery series, and several random cozies. I grew up …
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Out For Coffee with Rosie–Piper’s BFF
Out for coffee with Piper’s BFF Thanks for inviting me out today. I love coffee. I’m glad you could come what’s your favorite? Lavender latte with extra cream or anything spicy What are your plans today? Today I’m painting the preschool room in Piper’s academy. Music notes butterflies, positive sayings…you know fun stuff. What …
Meet Piper Hadyn Interview by Malissa Chapin ~A New Cozy Mystery Series
When I was trying to get to know Piper, I took her out for coffee and interviewed her. (wink) Perhaps you’d like to get know Piper a little better too! (I’m in bold and Piper is the opposite.) Piper! So nice to meet you. How are you today? So busy! How’s the academy? Great—full …
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Write What You Know
“They” say, write what you know. That’s why there’s knitting, Wisconsin, faith, vintage treasures, and pianos in my stories. Every story I write won’t be set in Wisconsin. Every story won’t have a pianist. Every story might not have a knitter. But every story will share an element of faith and elements of the things …
True Confessions –Writing Hope For Christmas
When I saw this cover for sale on my cover designer’s page, I fell in love with the colors, the style, and the feeling. I didn’t have a Christmas story in the works, so I kept looking at it when I went to her site. Then I started to worry. “What if someone else buys it?” Aack! …
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Hope For Christmas A Novella for Christmas In July
My fun Christmas novella is on pre-order, just in time for Christmas in July. I started writing it last December and in my notes wrote, “Let’s make it a little Hallmarky”. Merry Noel is a busy woman with no time or patience to celebrate holidays. But when she’s fired after going berserk at the office …
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