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My 2020 Writing State of the Union Address

January 11, 2020 | by Kelly Irvin| in Blog

As usual, time sprang a new year on us right after Christmas. I knew it was coming, but I was so busy writing in 2019, I couldn’t really give 2020 much thought. Today, I’m forcing myself to take a short breather to assess what I accomplished last year and what this crazy writer’s life might …

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Amish Fiction: Does it portray the Amish accurately?

December 7, 2019 | by Kelly Irvin| in Blog

Recently while perusing Facebook—procrastinating instead of writing—I came across a reader’s query regarding Amish fiction. How realistic is it, she asked? Does it accurately reflect how the Amish really live? It’s a great question and one I’m sure many readers ask themselves. It’s also one I’ve longed to answer for myself as the author of …

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Accessibility project gave purpose to my weakness

August 4, 2019 | by Kelly Irvin| in Blog

I arrived at church recently to find a shiny new addition nestled near the stairs that lead from the sanctuary building to the education building. Since I started using a walker ninety percent of the time, I rarely look that direction because I can’t navigate the steps necessary to access the breezeway that leads to …

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Sunday school: It’s not just for kids

July 21, 2019 | by Kelly Irvin| in Blog

Some people like me who grew up going to church tend to think of Sunday school as something we did as kids. I have vivid memories of walking to church with my four brothers and sisters every Sunday. We’d stop and pick up the newspaper at the Arcade on our way home and buy some …

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Novel research leads to deeper story, insight

July 14, 2019 | by Kelly Irvin| in Blog

One of the aspects of doing research for my novels that I really love is finding a story line that hasn’t occurred to me.  That’s exactly what happened when I went to Montana last summer to research my Amish of Sky Country series. I intended to write three books, each about a different Amish friend …

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Smoke jumper interview enriches Montana novel

July 6, 2019 | by Kelly Irvin| in Blog

One of the most challenging parts of being a novelist is writing authentically and with detail on topics about which I know nothing. It’s like being a newspaper reporter again. Which means doing my research. Readers rightly expect writers to create a fictional world based on accurate details. So I do my best and learn …

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