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Bi-monthly Blog
The Green Ember Series
Meet S. D. (Sam) Smith
Privileged to have met with Sam Smith today, author of The Green Ember series (now ten books), our Zoom interview is a must-see. Such a humble, talented author.
You’ll get a glimpse of the man behind the stories, including:
Research Is Fun!
Author Update
Researching farming for Heartstrings has been fun this past month. I’m a city girl who’s always dreamed of living on a farm, or at least a little homestead., so I had a lot to learn. First, I listed all the crops a dairy farm would need for their animals: alfalfa, barley, and oats. In 1893, they had horses, not modern tractors, which led to HOW, how often, and when these crops were harvested. Very interesting stuff!
Stephanie Landsem, Author
Where Fact Meets Fiction
Sometimes truth is unbelievable. Meet Stephanie Landsem, a historical fiction author who shares how fact meets fiction. Her latest novel, Code Name Edelweiss, is about real history - that no one knew about -- that, if not for one man, would have changed history. WWII would have been inside America.