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My life was saved by a gun, as are millions of American lives every year.

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The dawn of hope highlights the damage as Emmaus emerges from the deadliest winter in American history.

The fundamental transformation of the United States of America continues as the beleaguered survivors of the apocalyptic winter gather to form a new government, only to recognize the divides are deep and the bickering nations of the American experiment may not be able to manage a grand compromise.

Meanwhile, darker forces wrangle to take their own version of control and put Shane Delaney and his fellow delegates in the crosshairs of danger.

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The dawn of hope highlights the damage as Emmaus emerges from the deadliest winter in American history.

The fundamental transformation of the United States of America continues as the beleaguered survivors of the apocalyptic winter gather to form a new government, only to recognize the divides are deep and the bickering nations of the American experiment may not be able to manage a grand compromise.

Meanwhile, darker forces wrangle to take their own version of control and put Shane Delaney and his fellow delegates in the crosshairs of danger.

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What would you agree to in order to survive?

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It’s coming! After a bit of a struggle with the scheduled book in the “What If Wasn’t” series, I decided to work on the next book in the “Transformation Project” series – “Corralling Liberties”. Having survived the apocalypse, Emmaus sends a delegation to the constitutional convention, only to discover that someone doesn’t want the end of the world as they knew it to stop.

It’s in final editing phase now and will go to formatting soon, so it’s time to reveal the cover.

And not to worry. The next book in “What If Wasn’t” is back on track and publish toward the end of the year.

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Many of the scenes of places I’ve traveled to find a home in my books.

The featured town in Transformation Project is a town in Kansas where we stopped for gasoline and lunch many years ago. I changed the name and several details to avoid making that annoying error where you read a book set in your hometown and it takes liberties with your home. But I also include the Fairbanks Airport and locations in Columbus (which I’ve not been to) and Seattle, which I know pretty well.

In my romance that is nearing final draft, I set a lot of the action in Maui, which is my favorite island in Hawaii. Why not use what you know and enjoy. I also use the Denver Airport because I was once stuck there for several hours.

The town of Port Mallory in What If Wasn’t wasn’t a favorite vacation spot, but I did enjoy a lunch there with my husband’s uncle, so again, I used the town as a template but changed the name and details. The description of the downtown and harbor are my memories from about 20 years ago.

I set a short story about Alaska in the valley where our cabin build is located.

In my fantasy series Daermad Cycle, which you wouldn’t think would have a foot in the real world, I have scenes based on places I’ve visited. Janara and Donyl hike the Copper River “Highway” (actually an abandoned railroad bed) and cross the mighty Copper River (renamed the Dragon’s Milk), Padraig rides through a meadow we once found on a multi-day hike, and Ryanna is trapped in burned-over taiga in the Gatelands.

Why Not Just Start from Scratch?

Because there is so much that goes into building a world and sometimes, it is simply easier to base the build on the real world. Does Emmaus Kansas have national gas? What’s the weather like in November or April? How deep would the snow get if the streets weren’t plowed? Why make up a bunch of stuff when you can look it up? This helps readers to believe they’re really in Kansas and it doesn’t limit me to writing Alaskana.

By wrapping my fiction around kernels of truth, I hope I create a sense of authenticity that might not exist otherwise.

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Today’s topic: Do you have advice for changing perspective? For example, switching from writing exclusively in the third person and switching to the first person? Or do you have a reason for staying with the perspective you do?

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Welcome to another blog hop. I’m away at the caravan at the moment, and so might have to check other blogs out on Thursday after I’ve returned home if the internet is patchy. Anyway, here’s this week’s topic:

Do you have advice for changing perspective? For example, switching from writing exclusively in the third person and switching to first person? Or do you have a reason for staying with the perspective you do?

In my novel A House Without Windows I wrote the first half of the book in the first person, as several characters tell the story as it happens. Mid-way through I switched to the third person to write from the point of view of an observer who carries the story forward regarding the aftermath of what had already happened. By writing this way it is easier to distinguish between past and present.

I’ve only ever used both…

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Welcome to another edition of Open Book Blog Hop. This week’s question is: “Do you have advice for changing perspective? For example, switching from writing exclusively in third person and switching to first person? Or do you have a reason for staying with the perspective you do?” You can click here to participate in this week’s hop and read other responses.

I don’t change from third to first person point of view or vise versa in the middle of a story, even if I’m switching characters. To me, that’s disconcerting, like switching horses in mid-stream. Most of my stories are told from either first or third person point of view of one character.

But Why Grandma Doesn’t Know Me is told from first person point of view of four main characters. I thought I could tell the story more effectively that way. My other novels, The Red Dress and We…

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