Fabulous Friday Feature-Darlene Franklin

Today I welcome author: 

Darlene Franklin

To win a copy
of Darlene's new releases:
Christmas Visitors
or
An Apple for Christmas

Scroll to the end of the post 
to see how to get your copy.

I enjoy meeting authors. Darlene has such a unique writing setting. Be sure to read her bio. It's very encouraging. I asked Darlene to share with us how God has led her on her writing journey. This is what she said:

** Also, special note, Darlene fell this week. Please pray for her as she heals.

The Times I Felt Strong and Called

Certain dates in my writing journey stand out clearly. At the age of ten, I listed “writer” as one of five jobs I might like to do some day. That didn’t happen for a long time. In 1991, in the wake of my divorce, I began writing about the lessons God taught me.

My first published piece, a devotional, came out in 1993. After that, I had maybe one piece published a year until my first book came out in 2005. Fourteen years—call me crazy or determined, but it finally happened.

The final step, writing full time, happened in 2009, when I moved from Colorado to Oklahoma to be close to my son and his family.

What I couldn’t lay out on a timeline were the frequent ups and downs, the times I felt strong and called, the times when I wondered if my time to write had come to an end.

God has always said “not yet.” He either gives me the encouragement I need to continue on my current project, or a promise that the next thing will happen in time.

I’m going through one of those times right now. The book club I have written for since 2005, Heartsong Presents, has closed. I don’t know what combination of indie publishing—such as the two books I am giving away today—and traditional publishing lies ahead. But I do know this: God knows my future.

Here’s an obvious truth that some other writers struggle with, as I do. Don’t compare yourself to someone else’s journey. No two writers’ paths are the same. Praise God!

Darlene Franklin’s greatest claim to fame is that she writes full-time from a nursing home. She lives in Oklahoma, near her son and his family, and continues her interests in playing the piano and singing, books, good fellowship, and reality TV in addition to writing. She is an active member of Oklahoma City Christian Fiction Writers, American Christian Fiction Writers, and the Christian Authors Network. Poetry is her newest passion. She has written over thirty novels as well as more than 250 devotionals. 

You can find Darlene at:

Facebook:  Poet.Darlene.Franklin. 

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Christmas Visitors is available for preorder. Although the date available says December 17th, I hope to have it up by December 7th. 

Five years ago Cora Grace allowed a traveling couple into her home when the wife went into labor. After her death, Cora helped the widower Alex Miller raise the baby. Now three visitors from the East arrive--with business with Alex. Their presence shakes the comfortable world Cora and Alex have made for themselves--will it draw them even closer together, or push them apart?

CLICK HERE to get your copy of Christmas Visitors

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An Apple for Christmas is book 4 of the Christmas Traditions series.

Ruby Nelson trades her job in the laboratory for teaching in a small girls’ school in Vermont. Twin sisters challenge her position—and their father captivates her imagination. Will the orchard grower graft Ruby onto his heart?

CLICK HERE to get your copy of An Apple for Christmas

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Thank you, Darlene, for Joining us This Weekend!

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It's so easy to compare ourselves to others, even though we need to remember God made us the individuals we are.  

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