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 | Jun 24, 2019 | Authors, Books, Frontier, Heroes and Heroines, History, how readers help, Inspiration, Newsletter, Novel News, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing News
SO happy to share novel eleven with you! Here are my cover thoughts from my newsletter… I love the up-close image of Tessa Swan, our heroine. She has a simple beauty and strength. I asked that her hair be messy and those dangling strings of her cap be left...
by Laura Frantz | May 2, 2019 | Book Covers, Books, Frontier, Heroes and Heroines, History, Inspiration, Uncategorized
My favorite time of year in the publishing world is titling and cover art. The best book titles should be intriguing and true to the novel. For novel 11, An Uncommon Woman even has a poetic ring and works well for historical fiction. I hope you like it, too! Next...
by Laura Frantz | Apr 6, 2019 | Frontier, Garden, History, History in the Tasting, Home, Recipes, Uncategorized
Every spring we sow several rows of pea seed in our garden. One of my favorite things is shelling peas on the porch and then steaming them for supper. I just add a wee bit of butter and some salt and pepper before serving. Until I went to a Colonial Culinary...
by Laura Frantz | Mar 11, 2019 | Events, Frontier, History, History in the Making, History in the Tasting, Inspiration, My Kentucky Kitchen, Uncategorized
Daniel Boone would have chuckled to see us frontier fans concoct a meal in the leanness of late winter that they only dreamed about. And at Fort Boonesborough, to boot. While I longed to eat with a pewter fork on a pewter plate, modern paper reigned. Water, so often...
by Laura Frantz | Feb 25, 2019 | Books, Daughters of the American Revolution, Events, faith, Frontier, History, Home, Inspiration, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing
Spring has nearly sprung! After a very snowy season out west during which I felt I was living in a snowglobe, March is nearly here and I’m packing for some fun events and also family time. Kentucky in spring is such a beautiful place {all those dogwoods} and...
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