by Olivia | Dec 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
In the first installment, set in 1971, Bill Byler returned to the small town of his childhood in northeastern Arkansas in search of the answer to unfinished business. This installment begins with a flashback to Bill at age nine. We hear the segments from the 1940s in...
by Olivia | Dec 20, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Two weeks ago I got one advance copy of The Dilemma of Charlotte Farrow. Last week I got my box of author copies. It’s a fun moment. I’ve had this wondrous experience first with The Pursuit of Lucy Banning and then with Accidentally Amish. And now this...
by Olivia | Dec 17, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Last Wednesday I had a good day of work. With a water exercise class that I love at lunch time. Yes, a good day. Evening plans included homemade pizza and an Advent vespers service. In between, I thought I had time for a walk on a route around the neighborhood and a...
by Olivia | Dec 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
This installment begins the serialization of The Corner Trumpet. Two brief chapters will go out through my newsletter each week. Sign up here for the latest chapters. Installments will appear here on the blog after a delay that gives newsletter readers a head start....
by Olivia | Dec 13, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Believe me, I was ecstatic when I first saw the cover of The Pursuit of Lucy Banning. Even before that, when the art director at my publisher sent me a photo of the dress they proposed to to put on Lucy. Gorgeous. I cannot tell you how many remarks I’ve heard...
by Olivia | Dec 10, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Are you a mall rat? I’m not. Sooo not. A writer friend and I often sit across from each other on Saturday mornings at a local coffee shop. We talk some, but not a lot. We write. A few weeks ago she said she was not going to make it on Saturday because she had...
by Olivia | Dec 6, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Charlotte Farrow in 1893 Chicago. Annie Friesen in 2012 Colorado Springs. That’s a thousand miles stretched across almost 120 years. So what on earth could they have in common? Except for the fact that they both stomped their ways through my brain and into a...
by Olivia | Dec 3, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Twenty-five years ago, my son was born on the first Sunday of Advent. Five days late, mind you. (I certainly minded.) As my due date came and went, and Advent approached, waiting took on a whole new meaning. Thinking that any minute now my son would come squalling...
by Olivia | Nov 29, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Of course I love many things about my son! Okay, sometimes he makes me a little crazy, but he has brought great joy to my life. And I’ve learned a few things from him. (Nope. I’m not going to tell you all the lacrosse trivia I’ve learned.) My son...
by Olivia | Nov 26, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Heads up! On Thursday, November 29, I will be the guest of Suzanne Woods Fisher on her live internet radio program, Amish Wisdom. I’d love to have you listening in between 4:00 and 4:30 Central Time as we talk about my book, Accidentally Amish. Catch us at...
