(April 2012)
After you’ve read Beth Wiseman's new novel Need You Now, you may be asking, “What do I read next?” Here’s a list of ten suggested authors from our crack team of experts.
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Amish Fiction Author Features and Profiles
Here you'll find feature stories, profiles and Q&A's with many of your favorite Christian authors who write fiction about the Amish and the Plain People, and about their simple way of life. You'll find Amish fiction by such best-selling authors as Beverly Lewis, Wanda Brunstetter, Amy Clipston, Beth Wiseman, Jerry Eicher, Mary Ellis, Linda Byler, Suzanne Woods Fisher, and many more! Just click on any of the article titles below to read the full feature and to learn more about each author!28 item(s)
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(April 2012)
“As with all of my Amish books, I double-check my details by referring to books and also talking to my Amish friends and other contacts in Lancaster County.”
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(March 2012)
"Not only do I get to do something I love and share what I’ve learned along my spiritual journey—I learn by letting His hand guide me by helping to write those stories."
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(February 2012)
"I think many writers will agree when I say the stories often choose me."
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(February 2012)
"Sometimes the real persons are sort of like a character in one of my stories, other times a lot like a character, and other times I combine the traits of two people to make up one."
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(February 2012)
"I’m the commonest of clay jars, and it brings a smile to my lips every day that God actually dwells in such a humble abode."
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(January 2012)
"The chaos in Mexico in the wake of the Mexican Revolution makes for a dramatic backdrop."
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Rel Mollet
(January 2012)
Bonnets and buggies have captured readers’ imaginations over recent years, as the genre has exploded in popularity.
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(November 2011)
"I remember writing an essay for civics class in elementary school that eventually won a state contest—I was hooked."
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(November 2011)
"These very private people might dress differently, avoid the use of electricity and modern conveniences, but they are just like everyone else."
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Kathi Macias
(November 2011)
In September, the American Christian Fiction Writers announced the winners of The Carol Awards and The Genesis Contest. Author and Carol Award nominee Kathi Macias reports.
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(November 2011)
"I try to keep my plots nice and fresh. Just because I keep writing Amish settings doesn’t mean they’re going to be the same old, same old."
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(October 2011)
"While these stories are still a work of fiction, I've tried to be as true to the lifestyle and faith of this Amish community."
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(September 2011)
"I was able to conquer my own anxiety by reminding myself that God never abandons us, even through times of extreme trial."
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(August 2011)
"This series grew from a conversation I had with an elderly Old Order Amish man while visiting in his son’s home.”
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(July 2011)
"I'm a seat of the pants writer and don't plot things out. So, it was so fun watching this book come together."
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(June 2011)
"Fiction is, first and foremost, about telling a good story, about drawing characters who engage the reader in a way that evokes an emotional and/or intellectual response."
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(May 2011)
“I try to find amazing, true stories and then I craft the novels around those stories.”
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(May 2011)
"Rose and Hen are close sisters, but one is staunchly in the Amish church, while the other is married to a worldly outsider."
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(May 2011)
"I think people have a deep desire to get back to the basics. The Amish are an example to us in that respect."
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