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A Writer’s Life–Part 6

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THE DAVID YEARS

 

With the release of The David Years, I thought I’d share about how the book came to be. The David Years is the second in my Puzzle House series so before I can tell you about The David Years, I have to tell about Puzzle House first.

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The stories I usually write are mystery and suspense novels. Puzzle House and The David Years are anything but mystery or suspense, so how did that happen? When a writer’s life changes dramatically, their writing life usually changes in some way as well. In 2012, my life changed dramatically! I was diagnosed with bilateral brain tumors and a rare genetic condition called Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). The tumors are almost always non-cancerous, but that didn’t stop them from affecting my health in so many different ways.

I’ll share a writer’s secret with you. Writers often use their writing as therapy–at least I do. In 2016, I felt the need to write something different–a story where the main character has the same type of brain tumors I have as well as NF2. And Puzzle House was born! The story is definitely NOT autobiographical–it’s not about me. The only similarity is that the main character and I have the same type of brain tumors because of NF2.

After that–it’s pure fiction!

Puzzle House is a much more spiritual book than my mystery and suspense books. Because of that, I wrote a devotional book to go along with Puzzle House and called it DEVOTIONS FROM PUZZLE HOUSE. My publisher classifies it as Women’s Fiction, but I simply call it a Christian Fiction novel. By the way, men like it as well!

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OOOPS! I’m out of time for now so I’ll finish this story in the next edition of A Writer’s Life.

 

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To celebrate the release of The David Years, I’m having a giveaway–actually TWO different giveaways! The grand prize is a $25 Amazon gift card and your choice of one of my ebooks. To enter that giveaway, CLICK HERE and follow the directions!

I’ll also pick FIVE lucky winners to receive their choice of one my ebooks (except The Sisters of Choice trilogy) here.  To be entered in that giveaway, simply leave a comment here. EASY-PEASY! And if you want to get an extra entry, post something about me or THE DAVID YEARS on your Facebook account or any other social media. When you leave a comment tell me where you shared the information and you’ll have an extra entry.

Don’t forget to leave a comment here or on any of the other DAVID YEARS posts so you can be entered to win a book! Thanks!

GOD BLESS & GOOD READING!

Meditation is NOT a Dirty Word!

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When Puzzle House was released, I also released a devotional to go along with it–DEVOTIONS FROM PUZZLE HOUSE. And to celebrate the release of The David Years, it’s FREE right now on Amazon. Simply click on the link and it will take you to Amazon.

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Anyway to continue the tradition, I wrote a new devotional to go along with THE DAVID YEARS. The title is MEDITATION IS NOT A DIRTY WORD! How I got that title is that at one point in The David Years, Nia gets involved with a questionable group that promotes meditation. I won’t give away the plot, but…it’s an interesting story line.

And the good news is that this devotional is also FREE right now for a limited time!

Meditation is NOT a Dirty Word! by [Duncan, Lillian]

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Why are they free? Because I don’t really care about making money from them. I’m not against making money, but that’s not why I write devotions and these devotional books. I want to share what I’ve learned about the amazingly, awesome power of God’s Word. So don’t miss out, they’ll only be FREE for a few days so click on them right now.

To celebrate the release of The David Years, I’m having a giveaway–actually TWO different giveaways! The grand prize is a $25 Amazon gift card and your choice of one of my ebooks. To enter that giveaway, CLICK HERE and follow the directions!

I’ll also pick FIVE lucky winners to receive their choice of one my ebooks (except The Sisters of Choice trilogy) here.  To be entered in that giveaway, simply leave a comment here. EASY-PEASY! And if you want to get an extra entry, post something about me or THE DAVID YEARS on your Facebook account or any other social media. When you leave a comment tell me where you shared the information and you’ll have an extra entry.

Don’t forget to leave a comment here or on any of the other DAVID YEARS posts so you can be entered to win a book! Thanks!

GOD BLESS & GOOD READING!

PUZZLE PUZZLE HOUSE Giveaway Winners!

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I want to thank everyone who entered the contest for the Amazon Gift Card and the other goodies. So here’s the winners…

 

$25 Amazon Gift Card and choice of one my books plus Devotions from Puzzle House.–Congratulations Tammy Doherty!

These 5 lucky winners win their choice of one of my books as well as Devotions from Puzzle House:

Linda Moffit

Lelandandbecky

Beth Nagy

Joan Arming

Pamela

These 5 lucky winners receive a copy of Devotions from Puzzle House

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FishingJan

Danielle H.

DK Stevens

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So…I have a bit of surprise for all my winners! Devotions from Puzzle House has been free on Amazon these past few days so you might have already “bought” it. It doesn’t seem like much of a prize since it was free but…my publisher put one of my books, GAME ON, on sale these past few days and it’s still on sale for 99 cents! Not only that but it’s the #1 Christian suspense/mystery on Amazon at the moment. So instead of giving you Devotions from Puzzle House, I’m going to give all 11 winners a Kindle copy of Game On. If you still want an ecopy of Devotions from Puzzle House, I’ll be glad to send you that as well.

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For those who won a book from me, the gift of Game On doesn’t affect your other choice so use the contact form to let me know what other book you’d like. You can choose any book except the Sisters by Choice trilogy even Puzzle House. Thanks everyone for entering! If you didn’t win, you can still purchase Game On right now for 99 cents!

GOD BLESS & GOOD READING!

 

 

 

PUZZLE HOUSE–A Different Sort of Book

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So PUZZLE HOUSE is completely different from the other books I’ve written. I classify it simply as a Christian story–a parable if you will. My definition of a parable is an earthly story with a heavenly message. I like to think that defines all my books, but certainly PUZZLE HOUSE.

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Here’s the blurb:

 

Life isn’t a box of candy—it’s a puzzle!

Rachel Summers is all about Rachel Summers…until the day she crashes headlong into a semi-truck. As her life hangs in the balance, she has a visitor who asks a very simple question.

Does she want to be healed or to be a healer?

She makes her choice, but the journey doesn’t go quite the way she expected.

And so Rachel now runs Puzzle House. Every guest is different and yet the same. They all come to the Puzzle House for one reason and one reason only—to be healed, usually from a life-threatening illness. Sometimes they receive their miracle, and sometimes they discover there’s more than one kind of healing.

Nia is a fifteen-year-old African-American girl who is dying. The doctors have told her there is nothing else to be done. No more treatments. No more hope. No more life. And she’s angry about that. Very angry. Against her wishes, Nia’s aunt brings her to The Puzzle House.

Together, Nia and Rachel will take a journey that will change both their lives.

 

PUZZLE HOUSE has a much deeper spiritual message than my suspense and mystery novels. And because of that, I’ve written a companion devotional book to go along with it–Devotions from PUZZLE HOUSE.

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DEVOTIONS from PUZZLE HOUSE takes the puzzle theme from the novel and delves deeper into God’s Word.

PUZZLE HOUSE GIVEAWAY!!

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It’s that time again! A new release for me means a giveaway for you!

PUZZLE HOUSE will be released today–October 6! To celebrate the release of PUZZLE HOUSE, I’m giving away a virtual basket of goodies! ONE lucky winner will win a $25 Amazon Gift Card plus their choice of one of my books (not Puzzle House) and an e-copy of Devotions from Puzzle House, the devotional companion book to Puzzle House. FIVE more lucky winners will receive their choice of one of my books (Not Puzzle House) and an e-copy of Devotions from Puzzle House. FIVE more lucky winners will receive an e-copy of Devotions from Puzzle House. That’s ELEVEN winners in all!

To enter, simply leave a comment on any of the posts that have PUZZLE HOUSE in the title, including today’s post. The last day to enter the contest will be NOVEMBER 9!

GOD BLESS & GOOD READING!

 

 

FREE DAY!

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Today’s the day! Devotions from Puzzle House is FREE on Amazon today and tomorrow. So be sure to get your copy and tell all your friends about it as well!

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God Bless & Good Reading!

Devotions From PUZZLE HOUSE

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PUZZLE HOUSE (releasing in October) will be my twentieth release–sort of! I’ve had a few experimental books over the years that I’ve self-published that I don’t count. Anyway, PUZZLE HOUSE is a complete departure from my normal suspense and mystery novels. I would simply classify it as Christian fiction but my publisher classifies it as women’s fiction.

Either way, the main character is Rachel Summers and…just like me, Rachel has brain tumors because of Neurofibromatosis Type 2. I know it sounds as if it could be a depressing book but I promise that’s not the case. In fact, the subtitle of the book is a novel of healing and hope. Puzzle House has a much deeper spiritual message than my suspense and mystery novels and so to go along with the novel, I’ve written a companion devotional book to go along with it–Devotions from Puzzle House.

And I’m happy to announce Devotions from Puzzle House is now available on Amazon. Here’s the link to go to Amazon. Devotions from Puzzle House looks at eight different puzzle pieces that will help you create a beautiful picture out of the chaos of your life. I’ll be talking more about Puzzle House and Devotions from Puzzle House in the coming weeks.

This is a first for me–creating a devotional to go along with a novel. What do you think of the idea? Love it or hate it?

 

God Bless & Good Reading.

PS. Devotions from Puzzle House is not about making money. (Not that I’d be opposed to it!) So I’ll be having FREE days on the book from time to time. The first free day will be on August 10th. Don’t worry, I’ll post a reminder on that day. Thanks.