Official Blog of Candace Simar
Historical Research at the Gale Family Library~Guest post by Blue Cottage Agency
Where it all happens…. Let me introduce myself, I am Krista Rolfzen Soukup, Candace Simar’s publicist and agent. I have promoted and represented Candace and her writing since 2009 and love every minute of it. Her book, Abercrombie Trail, was the book that inspired me
Birdie!
It’s Happening! Don’t you love this new cover for BIRDIE? Five Star/Cengage recently purchased the large print/hard cover rights for The Abercrombie Trail Series. ABERCROMBIE TRAIL was released in large print in October, POMME DE TERRE comes out any day
First Stage to Fort Abercrombie
My great grandfather, as a young, Norwegian immigrant,drove the stagecoach to Fort Abercrombie, Dakota Territory . This was back in the 1860s. This bit of family genealogy resulted in my historical novel, Abercrombie Trail. This picture is an actual painting entitled,
Capture Those Memories
CAPTURE THOSE MEMORIES One of the delightful results of writing historical fiction set in Minnesota has been hearing family stories from readers across the region. Today I enjoyed a telephone conversation with an elderly woman in rural Browns Valley,
Brainerd Writer’s Alliance Fall Festival 2013
Although I’m not usually a violent person, I have been investigating ways to kill the passive voice in my writing. On Saturday, I shared my discoveries with other writers at the Brainerd Writers Alliance Fall Conference held at the Brainerd
Cold Spring Grasshopper Chapel
This chapel in Cold Spring, Minnesota, stands testimony to a miracle that happened in 1877. Crop failures due to Rocky Mountain Locust infestations occurred in 1873, 1874, 1875, and 1876. Each year the hoppers ate everything in sight, laid their
History Through Fiction Podcast Interview
Season 6, Episode 5 of History Through Fiction: The Podcast has Candace Simar, the author of Sister Lumberjack. During the interview, host Colin Mustful talks
Candace Simar Interview On Rendezvous With A Writer
Award-winning author CANDACE SIMAR joins hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell for an engaging conversation about her historical fiction novel SISTER LUMBERJACK. We follow a cast of unforgettable characters in a
Book Review of Sister Lumberjack by Charlie Johnson
SISTER LUMBERJACK By Candace Simar 488 Pages Published by North Star Press of St. Cloud, MN ISBN 168201150X SISTER LUMBERJACK by Candace Simar is one
Pencil To Paper: Write Your Way Through Winter Workshop Series
Registration Now OPEN! Pencil to Paper 2024: Write Your Way Through Winter Just as musicians practice scales to improve their overall performance, so writers study
Sister Lumberjack, Finally!
Sister Lumberjack, finally! Sister Lumberjack, my soon-to-be-released historical novel, is set in a Minnesota Logging Camp in 1893 at the height of the white pine
Candace Simar To Appear At Morning with Minnesota Authors Event in Wadena, MN – Saturday, November 4th.
I’ll be talking about frontier housewifery, complete with old recipes and remedies. It will be fun! Hope you can come.
Historical Research at the Gale Family Library~Guest post by Blue Cottage Agency
Where it all happens…. Let me introduce myself, I am Krista Rolfzen Soukup, Candace Simar’s publicist and agent. I have promoted and represented Candace and her writing since
Birdie!
It’s Happening! Don’t you love this new cover for BIRDIE? Five Star/Cengage recently purchased the large print/hard cover rights for The Abercrombie Trail Series. ABERCROMBIE
First Stage to Fort Abercrombie
My great grandfather, as a young, Norwegian immigrant,drove the stagecoach to Fort Abercrombie, Dakota Territory . This was back in the 1860s. This bit of family
Capture Those Memories
CAPTURE THOSE MEMORIES One of the delightful results of writing historical fiction set in Minnesota has been hearing family stories from readers across the
Brainerd Writer’s Alliance Fall Festival 2013
Although I’m not usually a violent person, I have been investigating ways to kill the passive voice in my writing. On Saturday, I shared my
Cold Spring Grasshopper Chapel
This chapel in Cold Spring, Minnesota, stands testimony to a miracle that happened in 1877. Crop failures due to Rocky Mountain Locust infestations occurred in
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