Tag: author
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Meet Beth
A Fan-Fiction Interview of Deena Adam’s Character from Stronger Than the Storm Amy: Today, I’m sharing a table with a woman who looks like she has it all together… until life proves otherwise. Meet Beth Holbrook from Stronger Than the Storm. Amy: Beth, welcome to the café. What sort of tea would you like this…
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Amy’s Characters through the Decades
A Special Morning at Character Cafe Amy: Good morning, Character Café friends! What a treat today is. I’m sharing breakfast with leading ladies from nearly all my published novels. As many of you know, I tend to linger in three favorite eras: the 1880s, the 1930s, and the present day. Each group of characters is…
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Do You Love Word Games?
I do! Me! Me! Me! Some of my favorite memories are playing Jotto with my mother. (That was the 1980s forerunner of Wordle — so much fun!) My Grammy and my brother would always beat me in Boggle, but I would keep trying. The whole family would play Scrabble together — and then UpWords, which…
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Introducing Apollonia
A fanfiction interview at Character Cafe Amy: Today at the Character Café, I’m welcoming a young woman who looks as though she’s walked straight out of another time—and perhaps another trial entirely. Her name is Apollonia Nowak, and when she arrived, she paused at the door as if unsure whether she was allowed warmth, comfort……
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Meet Ashton, a cowboy from Montana
Amy: Welcome to the Character Café, Ashton. Coffee? Tea? Ashton: Coffee. Black. No frills. Anything too fancy is too much like dessert. I’d rather have a Cowboy Cookie or a brownie Amy: You’ve been gone a long time. What was it like seeing Saddlehorn again? Ashton: Like riding a horse you know by heart—except the…
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Featuring Olivia from Not Exactly Mr. Darcy
Mornings at Character Cafe — Fanfiction Interviews Amy: Good morning, Olivia. Welcome to Character Cafe! You look like you are in need of a tasty treat and a good cup of tea. Olivia: Thank you, Amy. Yes, I admit I could use a little pick-me-up. Amy: Oh, I could feel your angst from the opening…
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What in the World has Amy been up to?
Since school started at the end of August, life has been nonstop. Mostly good things, thank God! I had a new release in November. My FIRST EVER science fiction piece. My story is about “The final hours of a centuries-long reality show in Earth’s orbit — “The Great Selection.” There are about a dozen other…
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A Morning at Character Cafe with Henrietta
Meet Henrietta — or Henry Mason when undercover as a journalist in 1905 Brockton, Massachusetts. Join us for a bookish talk, two fabulous recipes, and a GIVEAWAY at Character Cafe!
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Mornings from Character Café with Gwen
An Interview with Gwenllian Powys from The Lady’s Companion Welcome back, friends, to Mornings from Character Café! Today, we have a very special guest with us, fresh from 1873. She’s a young Welsh woman whose journey takes her from her beloved home in Cardiff all the way to Scotland—and beyond. Please give a warm welcome…