Tag: fiction

• Mornings at Character Café – Featuring Hope from Stacy T. Simmon’s A Journey of Hope

  Welcome to Character Café, Hope Fuller!  I heard that congratulations are in order! Aww, thank you, Amy!  Yes, I am the proud aunt of the sweetest little niece, Isabella Catherine Georgia Gaines.  I’ll be in town for a few weeks to help take care of her.  I bet her big brother just adores her.  Who…

  amylynnwalsh

  February 5, 2023

  Mornings at Character Cafe

  aunt, characters, children, fiction, Hallmark, inspiration, memorial, romance, small town, Stacy T. Simmons

• Chronicles of Courage — Episode 4

  

  Christmas at the West Mountain Sanitarium In the 1930s As I researched Voices in the Sanitorium, I spent many hours poring over old newspapers. What an adventure each edition of The Scranton Republican and The Scranton Times became! The most mentions of the hospital on West Mountain always happened during the months of November and…

  amylynnwalsh

  December 14, 2022

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  adventure, American Lung Association, author, christian fiction, Christmas, christmas seals, fiction, haunting, history, literature, mystery, pandemic, suspense, tuberculosis, urban legend

• Mornings at Character Café — Featuring Molly from Dress Shop Miracles

  Hi Molly, I’m so glad you accepted my invitation to come to Character Café.  Our special today is Apple Cider tea and Nutmeg Ginger Apple Snaps.  Want to give them a try? Sure they sound delicious. Thanks, Terri! You’re so welcome. So, tell me, Molly, how did you come about wanting to own a dress…

  amylynnwalsh

  December 9, 2022

  Mornings at Character Cafe

  author, character, christian fiction, Christmas, fashion, fiction, Hallmark, holiday, interview, literature, romance

• A Morning at Character Cafe — Biblical Times

  Welcome our new book barista, Terri Lynn Flowers! So Aban, it’s my understanding that you may become a prominent figure in your city. Is this correct and can you explain? Yes, I’m an acolyte and just recently I was in the process of receiving my “First Rights” to become a priest when an old man…

  amylynnwalsh

  November 13, 2022

  Mornings at Character Cafe

  adventure, author, christian fiction, fiction, interview, literature, suspense

• A Night at Character Café — VOICES!

  

  If we hadn’t gone through this summer of torture with Aislyn, I wouldn’t have learned the importance of family communication and connectiveness.

  amylynnwalsh

  October 29, 2022

  Mornings at Character Cafe

  author, Christian, diary, fiction, ghosts, interview, investigative fiction, journal, literature, local history, mental illness, mystery, paranormal, psychology, romance, spooky, suspense, urban decay, West Mountain Sanitarium

• Mini-History Lessons for A Dark Lustre

  (These are from the back matter of the novel. The links were not listed in the paperback version.) Castle Garden On the southern tip of Manhattan, Castle Garden began as a military fort, then became an entertainment center which included a restaurant and a theater.  But from 1855 until 1890, it was the immigration center…

  amylynnwalsh

  September 18, 2022

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  author, Castle Garden, christian fiction, fiction, history, immigration, literature, mining, Pennsylvania, Poland, romance, Salvation Army, Volunteers of America

• Mornings at Character Café — The Promise

  

  Are you okay? You look like you could use some TLC. Let me just finish cleaning off this table, and you can sit down right here. We believe a great hot drink and some comfort food is great therapy here at Character Café. Thank you. My name is Dakota… Taylor (sniffs). I’m from Boston, Massachusetts.…

  amylynnwalsh

  August 17, 2022

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  author, Christian, christian fiction, fiction, interview, law enforcement, literature, novel, public servant, romance

• Mornings at Character Café

  

  Episode 2 – Glory Ann from The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery Welcome to Character Café, Glory Ann! And oh my goodness, I guess congratulations are in order! Yes! Thank you! This big belly is getting in the way. I can barely even do the dishes without getting myself soaked with dishwater these days.…

  amylynnwalsh

  June 27, 2022

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  60s, author, character, christian fiction, fiction, interview, literature, mystery, romance, secrets, women's fiction

• Wisdom from a Wordsmith – Episode 20

  

  Welcome to Writing on Walsh Mountain, Jodie Wolfe! I recently began reading Protecting Annie, and contacted Jody about an interview. And, it didn’t register until a couple days ago that Jody was one of the blog stops on the Celebrate Lit tour for my novel Elsie Whitmore. I think it is fun that I am…

  amylynnwalsh

  January 25, 2022

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  adventure, author, fiction, interview, literature, romance

• Wisdom from a Wordsmith – Bonus Edition

  

  I am happy to introduce you to one of my favorite teens — Violet Perry! Violet is such a talented blogger and website designer. She is an awesome supporter of authors — especially indie authors! Violet is constantly reading and reviewing books. Enjoy this interview with a teen who is willing to go above and…

  amylynnwalsh

  November 17, 2021

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  author, avid reader, book blog, fiction, indie authors, interview, literature, teens