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Amish Fiction: Does it portray the Amish accurately?

December 7, 2019 by Kelly Irvin 5 Comments

Longest suspension bridge in Montana

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…  Read More

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Novel research leads to deeper story, insight

July 14, 2019 by Kelly Irvin 4 Comments

burned trees

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…  Read More

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New year filled with new books, new contract

January 7, 2018 by Kelly Irvin 7 Comments

Beneath Summer Sun cover

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas season and a blessed new year celebration.  2018 promises to be a busy year for everyone, but readers always make time for their favorite activity—reading. That’s why I’m excited to share with you my great news. I’ll have two new books release in 2018, as…  Read More

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Stories reflect effort to honor Amish world view

May 26, 2017 by Kelly Irvin 5 Comments

I published my first inspirational Amish romance five years ago. I didn’t start out to write about the Amish. Quite frankly, it was my dear agent Mary Sue Seymour’s suggestion. I wasn’t sure I wanted to do it. I did a great deal of research before starting that first book, To Love and To Cherish….  Read More

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Amish newspaper offers peek into daily lives

January 8, 2017 by Kelly Irvin 148 Comments

Budget Newspaper

A key research tool I use for all of my Amish romance novels is a biweekly publication called The Budget. It’s a thick broadsheet newspaper filled with letters from “scribes” who write about what’s going on in their Amish and Mennonite communities across the country. I love settling onto the couch and leafing through the…  Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Amish, Amish fiction, Amish romance novels, Every Amish Season, horse and buggy, scribes, The Budget, Through the Autumn Air

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