{"id":3234,"date":"2021-11-04T14:38:02","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T20:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pelicanbookgroup.com\/?p=3234"},"modified":"2023-05-26T09:14:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T15:14:03","slug":"a-covert-cowboy-christmas-pre-order-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/a-covert-cowboy-christmas-pre-order-today\/","title":{"rendered":"A Covert Cowboy Christmas &#8211; Pre-order today!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tHello Carol\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTell us about yourself.\n<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Are plots based on someone you know or events in your own life?<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tMost of the central ideas for my plots come from Christian song lyrics, a Bible verse, or a point from a sermon. Often one little phrase will grab my attention, and then the more I think and pray about it, the more it grows into a plot for a book.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>What is your next project?<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tI&rsquo;m working on a full length novel based on the Secret Drawer Society (SDS) which began at Longfellow&rsquo;s Wayside Inn in Sudbury, MA. In it, the hero and heroine pass letters back and forth by hiding them in a secret drawer in one of an inn&rsquo;s bedrooms. And neither of them suspects the other as being one of the authors. Several years ago, I stumbled across the SDS on a vacation and knew I&rsquo;d write a book based on the idea.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Is there anything you find particularly challenging when it comes to your writing?<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tI&rsquo;m a very slow writer. Once I have an idea, I have to think about it, mull it over, let it germinate before I begin putting ideas on paper (or the computer screen this day and time). Some books I&rsquo;ve written have taken years to complete.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Did you learn anything from writing this book? What was it?<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tI always learn something from writing. In this book, I learned that what most of us call cedar trees are actually Junipers. I did some research about a group of people called the Cedar Choppers who made fence posts and rails in Texas in the 1800&rsquo;s. (There&rsquo;s a conversation in the book about this.) Rebekah learns that Ethan is more than just a handsome face.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>In no more than<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tTen (10)&nbsp;words, what is the spiritual takeaway for your reader?<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tWe must learn to trust God&rsquo;s perfect timing.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>What is your hero&#39;s main character flaw?<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tHe&rsquo;s relied on himself for so long, he struggles to rely on God for his future.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>What is your heroine&#39;s main character flaw?<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tInflexibility prevents her from being open to God&rsquo;s plan for her life, rather than her own.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>What makes your hero heroic?<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tA determination to be true to his faith and not bow to societal pressure.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>what makes your heroine heroic?<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tShe has a faithful heart.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tPre-order your copy today!\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Covert Cowboy Christmas (Christmas Holiday Extravaganza)\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"1080\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_iEVOeLIAF4ers5&#038;asin=B09J1Q89PW&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Carol &nbsp; Tell us about yourself. Are plots based on someone you know or events in your own life? Most of the central ideas for my plots come from Christian song lyrics, a Bible verse, or a point from a sermon. 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