December 2013

When Feeling Called to Write a Life Story

Stories bind us. Stories help is find our place in the world. ~ Mary Ann Kirkby,  author of I Am Hutteritie I just responded to a LinkedIn Women's Memoir Writing group discussion and then realized this is a great blog post to end the year with. Kathleen Pooler asked a great question: "How do you handle painful memories that are part […]

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Christmas Thoughts

The other day while I was grocery shopping, I encountered a woman in a parking lot outside the store. She was walking with a cane and she asked if I would like for her to take my cart back. She said it would help her. I turned the cart around in the right direction, thanked her, smiled, and wished her

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Pre-Ordering Signed Copies of Bonnet Strings

I wanted to announce that you now have an online option for pre-ordering signed copies of Bonnet Strings: An Amish Woman’s Ties to Two Worlds from my website. Several of you have already found this option and placed your orders, literally minutes after my website person and I posted the order form on my website. Thank you! I am printing out

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Bonnet Strings: An Amish Woman’s Ties to Two Worlds Available for Pre-Order

Another milestone! Bonnet Strings: An Amish Woman’s Ties to Two Worlds is available for pre-order — Yay! Here’s how you can pre-order your copy: You can go to AmazonYou can pre-order it directly from Herald PressOr if you want a signed copy shipped directly from my house, you can go to my website and place an order there. Within a few days,

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Book Trailer for Bonnet Strings: An Amish Woman’s Ties to Two Worlds

Here is the book trailer for my new memoir: “Bonnet Strings: An Amish Woman’s Ties to Two Worlds.” I would like to thank the photographer, Wayne Gehman, for the beautiful job he did. I would also like to thank my niece, Leanna Mast, for modeling me in my younger years. She did a wonderful job and actually makes me look

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Announcing a Book Contest and Giveaway of my new memoir “Bonnet Strings: An Amish Woman’s Ties to Two Worlds”

The launch date for my new memoir, Bonnet Strings: An Amish Woman’s Ties to Two Worlds is less than two months away. That official date is February 3, 2014.  My publisher, Herald Press, is doing a survey to gather people’s feedback on two separate book covers. They are offering a chance to win one of two free copies of the

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