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Author Interview – Traci Hunter Abramson, Part Two — Future Projects

Thank you for joining us for part two of our interview with author Traci Hunter Abramson. If you missed part one, click here. Traci, when we left off yesterday, you were telling us about your published books. What projects are you working on now? Believe it or not, I have several novels I’m working on right now. “Freefall” is due out in the spring of 2008 from Covenant Communications. For people who have read “Undercurrents,” they might remember Matt’s younger sister, Amy Whitmore, who is the main character. Amy is taken hostage in the fictional country of Abolstan and Brent … Continue reading →

Author Interview – Elizabeth Petty Bentley (part one) On Genealogy

Today we are joined by LDS novelist and publisher Elizabeth Bentley. Beth, thank you for taking time out to talk with us today. You’re the author of “The Genealogist’s Address Book.” Is that your first published work, and can you tell us more about it? My first published genealogical work was an index of the census of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. I self-published it, and when I later went to work in the office at Genealogical Publishing Company (GPC) in Baltimore, they carried it along with books by other publishers in their catalog. Then the editor had an indexing project for … Continue reading →

Author Interview: Leigh Bale (part three) Religion in Writing

Thank you for joining us for part three of our talk with award-winning inspirational romance author Leigh Bale. If you missed part one or two, click here to catch up. Leigh, when we left off, we were discussing your novel “The Healing Place,” which has inspirational elements in it. Was it difficult to blend romance with religion? Not at all. My own marriage with my husband is based on profound love and respect for one another and our deep religious beliefs are at the foundation of our relationship. Romance and religion comes very natural for me. Just because I’m religious … Continue reading →

Author Interview — James Rada Jr (part three) A Few of His Favorite Things

Thanks for joining us for our third and final installment in our interview with award-winning journalist and author, James Rada. If you missed parts one or two, click here to catch up. Jim, when we left off yesterday, you were telling us about how you became interested in writing historical fiction. What’s your favorite thing about it? I like learning something new. At this point in time, I’m writing about American history so with each book or article I write, I learn something new about my country. I like seeing how things that happened in the past have impacted the … Continue reading →

Author Interview — James Rada Jr: On Historical Fiction

Yesterday we began a fascinating conversation with award-winning columnist and author, James Rada. Thanks for joining us for part two. Jim, what are the names of your novels, and can you give us a brief synopsis of each? “Logan’s Fire” (1996) – Logan Hanson is an out-of-control teenager. His belief that he was responsible for his mother’s death in a fire has caused him to lose his faith in God. When he begins to lead others away from their faith, the Three Nephites are sent to help Logan. They find that Logan’s work has done his work well, perhaps too … Continue reading →

Author Interview — James Rada Jr: Newspapers and Novels

James Rada is an award-winning newspaper columnist and fiction novelist. I’m excited to share with all of you a recent interview I conducted with Jim, and I appreciate the time he took out of his busy schedule to talk with me. Jim, you’re a newspaper man as well as a novelist. Which came first? Neither. I was an advertising copywriter first. That’s the guy or gal who writes all the words in an ad. I graduated BYU with an advertising degree and worked for my first couple years in that field and enjoyed it. Then my wife and I decided … Continue reading →