by Laura Frantz | Jan 15, 2020 | Book Covers, Books, Frontier, Heroes and Heroines, History, Inspiration, Uncategorized
When my debut novel released in 2009, I never dreamed my books would make their way to Dutch readers. But the Dutch were the first to pick up The Frontiersman’s Daughter as a foreign-rights edition. Over time the covers have changed. Some of the titles have...
by Laura Frantz | Jan 6, 2020 | Authors, Book Covers, Books, History, Inspiration, Newsletter, Novel News, Reading, Reading Friends, Uncategorized
2019 was a banner year for books and 2020 is looking just as fine if not finer. Here are a few of my most anticipated reads for the first half of 2020. No doubt some wonderful novels have eluded my reading radar. Please let me know, if so! I am always delighted so see...
by Laura Frantz | Dec 31, 2019 | Authors, Books, Heroes and Heroines, History, how readers help, Inspiration, Novel News, Reading, Reading Friends, Uncategorized, Writing
Recently I ‘sat’ down with readers for a day in December and invited their questions. We talked Christmas and books! I’ll be doing these chats once a month on my Facebook author page and would love for you to join me next time on Thursday, January...
by Laura Frantz | Nov 30, 2019 | Authors, Books, christmas, Uncategorized
There are so many reasons I love Christian fiction. This image by my publisher, Revell, captures it beautifully. UNWRAP HOPE & LOVE THIS HOLIDAY. So much of what the world offers fails in this, especially fiction. I recently asked readers on my Facebook author...
by Laura Frantz | Oct 12, 2019 | Books, Last Lines, Reading, Writing
This post is dedicated to Letia, a remarkable reading friend whose return to reading after a bookless season inspires me! After penning a post of first lines from my last eleven novels, the idea emerged to honor last lines, too. I don’t recall them off the top...
by Laura Frantz | Oct 8, 2019 | Books, First Lines, History, how readers help, Inspiration, Novel News, Uncategorized, Writing
So I’m about to begin another novel. Years ago, when the publishing door opened, I felt I’d be blessed to publish one book. Now, ten years later, I thought it might be fun to revisit those first lines of past novels if for no other reason than I...
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