Christmas, Love, and War

Announcements:

Today we announce the 2 lucky winners of series giveaway. Check out the video below to see if you are one of the lucky winners of Mary Connealy’s series Brothers in Arms!

Tomorrow at 11:00am EST, indie and traditionally published author Sara R. Turnquist will dive into formatting software for authors. Her training will look at three formatting softwares: Vellum, Atticus, and Scrivener. Sarah will provide a brief overview of formatting in general. Then we will discuss some pros and cons of each software.

This training is free for HCRW members and $17 for non-members. You can find a link to join below the blog post for this episode.

 Our first Writers Wednesday aired this past Wednesday and I hope our author friends found it informative and inspirational. The next episode will air on February 28th featuring author Liz Tolsma as we talk about writing deep point of view.

That’s it for this week. Let’s jump into today’s book discussion!

Episode Notes:

In this episode Tiffanie and Melissa discuss Tamera Alexander’s novella Christmas at Carnton. This is a lively discussion in which we touch on some hot topics of today that were present during the Civil war.

We talk about:

·      Women in the military

·      Southern viewpoints of the Civil War

·      How women fight the war on the home front

·      Visiting Franklin Tennessee where the entire Carnton series takes place

LiteraryScape gives the following ratings to each of the story elements.

(Espresso = an expression, Mocha = Medium amount, Latte = A lot)

a.     Romance = Espresso

b.     Suspense = Espresso

c.     Action = Espresso

d.     Mystery = Espresso

e.     Drama = Espresso

f.      Inspiration = Espresso

LiteraryScape gives Christmas at Carnton by Tamera Alexander 2 lassos. You will be hooked by this sweet romance.

(1 lasso = a throw and a miss, 2 lassos = hooked, 3 lassos = hooked and hog-tied)