Category Archives: A Peek Behind the Curtain

My publisher had their acquistions meeting yesterday, but I haven’t heard a thing! I did have good news about Christian Book. The Goldtown Adventures series–for the first time ever–was selected to go in their Christmas Fiction 2025 print catalog. With only two pages for middle grade, I feel blessed. Keep scrolling for the read reasonContinue reading “Photo Friday-Cover Playing”

Note: Don’t forget to head over to the Circle C YouTube channel to learn who won the 500 YouTube Subscribers Giveaway > Half the fun of writing “Andi” books is finding peeks “behind the story” that I can share to make Andi’s adventures come alive. This peek goes along with “Summer on the Sound,” oneContinue reading “Peek Behind the Story: Mud Crabs & Kelp”

I’ve been cleaning out Andi’s blog (pages and posts) and goodness! There are “lost” pages that I don’t think anyone has ever scene. They are buried amidst the 600+ posts and pages scattered everywhere, and they have no “category” so it’s hard to find them. For example, this is on a page and it shouldContinue reading “Missing Scene from The Last Ride”

Okay, I have to apologize. This post has been sitting in my “drafts” since January. Most of you have probably already seen some version of this, especially if you are on my Circle C Newsletter list. But it’s either post it now or delete it. And that would be crazy to delete a post IContinue reading “Feeding an Orphan Calf”

Find more Peeks Behind the Curtain >> Before we get to the “peek,” you might want to read this post Mrs. M created last year regarding those popular “visiting” or “calling” cards of the 19th century. It includes the story of when Andi went shopping for calling cards. Calling cards >> In “Adios, Jeffrey Sullivan,”Continue reading “Calling Cards”

See more “Peek Behind the Curtain” posts in Andi’s Attic >> The Justin Quiz launched yesterday, so in honor of Justin, I’m sharing a fun Peek Behind the Curtain. Near the end of Price of Truth, Justin tells Andi about a birthday gift Chad has picked out for their mother’s upcoming birthday. He asks ifContinue reading “Buffalo Hunt Painting”

You can find more Peeks Behind the Curtain in Andi’s Attic >> Jed Hatton returns in “Specter from the Past” in the new Stranger in the Glade: And More Tales from Memory Creek Ranch. This peek behind the curtain gives you a look at why I wrote what I did when Jed is about toContinue reading “The Thief on the Cross”

See more Peek Behind the Curtain posts > I started a new category, “Peek Behind the Curtain.” These will be fun posts, sharing where I came up with the ideas for various characters or plots. I am often asked, “Where do you get your ideas?” or “How did you come up with the Circle CContinue reading “How Did I Create Jenny Grant?”