Official Blog of Candace Simar
New Cover for POMME DE TERRE
I just received the image of the new cover for POMME DE TERRE as it comes out in large print/hard cover from Five Star Cengage. What do you think? I love the way it looks with the updated cover
Sons of Norway
The older I get, the more I appreciate my Scandinavian heritage. I’ve been visiting Sons of Norway groups, Scandinavian lags and even a Danish Sisterhood Meeting. Each time I am reminded of the common bonds we share as Scandinavians. Yesterday
Abercrombie Trail Hard Cover and Large Print Editions Coming in September!
Great news! Five Star Cengage Publishing purchased the large print/hard cover rights for ABERCROMBIE TRAIL. It will be released in September and is available for pre-sales now. Many people are waiting for a large print version–please help me spread the
D.B. Jackson, Western Writer from Otter Tail County
You can imagine my surprise when I was introduced to another Otter Tail County native who writes western fiction. I met Wrangler Award Winner D.B. Jackson at the Western Writers of America Convention last week. Turns out he is
Western Writers of America 2013 Convention at Las Vegas
What fun to attend the 2013 Western Writers of America convention with my publicist, Krista Soukup. We’ve met great writers and discussed books, writing and marketing to our hearts’ content. Yesterday 70 authors participated in a mass
The Greatest Generation
Candace Simar Reads Greatest Generation Our veterans deserve the best. During my nursing career I cared for veterans from all of America’s 20th century wars. I even knew one patient who served in the Spanish American War as a young
Escape to Fort Abercrombie Releases in German and English
How amazing to see ESCAPE TO FORT ABERCROMBIE translated into German and English. THANK YOU EK-2 Publishing for supporting my work. Seeing this is a
Beta Readers at Work
I finished my upcoming book, Montana Matrimonial News. North Star Press of Saint Cloud Minnesota will release it fall of 2025. I’m encouraged by the
New Opportunites With EK-2 Publishing
Escape to Fort Abercrombie has been out of print since its publisher, Five Star Cengage, went out of business in 2022. Happily, it has been picked
The Irish Girl by Ashley Sweeney
My publicist Krista Soukup of Blue Cottage Agency recently asked me to read and review The Irish Girl by Ashley Sweeney, another Blue Cottage Agency
Sister Lumberjack Reviews
It’s wonderful to receive feedback from readers. Last night a reader from North Dakota sent me the following: “I finished Sister Lumberjack
History Through Fiction Anthology
History Through Fiction Releases New Anthology 3/1/25 and my story, Those Bereaved, is included. Yay!
Escape to Fort Abercrombie Releases in German and English
How amazing to see ESCAPE TO FORT ABERCROMBIE translated into German and English. THANK YOU EK-2 Publishing for supporting my work. Seeing this is a
Beta Readers at Work
I finished my upcoming book, Montana Matrimonial News. North Star Press of Saint Cloud Minnesota will release it fall of 2025. I’m encouraged by the
New Opportunites With EK-2 Publishing
Escape to Fort Abercrombie has been out of print since its publisher, Five Star Cengage, went out of business in 2022. Happily, it has been picked
The Irish Girl by Ashley Sweeney
My publicist Krista Soukup of Blue Cottage Agency recently asked me to read and review The Irish Girl by Ashley Sweeney, another Blue Cottage Agency
Sister Lumberjack Reviews
It’s wonderful to receive feedback from readers. Last night a reader from North Dakota sent me the following: “I finished Sister Lumberjack
History Through Fiction Anthology
History Through Fiction Releases New Anthology 3/1/25 and my story, Those Bereaved, is included. Yay!
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