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It's Free

I thought my title might get you to read my blog post. Everyone likes something free. It gives you a high knowing you received something without paying for it. Come on, I bet you’ve enjoyed doing your grocery shopping when there are free food samples? Do you go to the department stores early in the morning the day after Thanksgiving so you can get free doughnuts and coffee? It’s definitely not to beat the crowds anymore. Everyone seems to go earlier and earlier each year after turkey day. You consider opening a bank account because you will receive a terrific free gift. Of course, it might not actually be “free” if the value is reported as interest and has to be included when you file your income tax. My daughter got her iPod this way when she opened her student banking account, only to learn later the value of it was listed as interest.

Never the Same in Print on Aug. 21 and Contest!

Never the Same
By Diane Craver
Genre: Contemporary Mainstream
http://www.dianecraver.com

Never the Same has received some great reviews…
Shayla from Romance Junkies said, “I loved the realistic characters…It was wonderful to read a story about something that could actually take place; a tale that, with its believability, could draw me in so deeply. This book is for my keeper shelf.”

Sherry from My Book Cravings said, “Ms. Craver has written a very poignant, emotional story…This is a book filled with struggle, pain, tears and happiness. This story builds to an emotional climax that will leave you breathless, as you realize second chances are God’s way of making us realize what is really important in our lives. And sometimes things are ‘never the same.’”

My favorite inspirations, what are yours?

Emily, one of my five daughters, asked me, “Did you write your blog post yet?”

I shook my head. “Not yet. I’ve thought of various topics, but after I write a few sentences I get stuck and can’t continue.”

She grinned. “Write about me. Your favorite daughter.”

“Sure. I might do that.”

No Greater Loss is available!

No Greater Loss
by Diane Craver
www.dianecraver.com
www.dianecraver.com/blog

NO GREATER LOSS and A FIERY SECRET both release in print on Feb. 20th so I’m very excited!

While writing Jennifer’s story, I thought of a wonderful quote that fits her character so well. It is from Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms” and I’d like to share it with you now.

“The world breaks everyone, then some become strong at the broken places.”

Book Versus Movie

Through the years I have seen so many movies based on books I have read. I’m sure you have too. It is easier to follow the movie plots if you have previously read the books. Sometimes I have been disappointed in the film version. Maybe the scriptwriters made too many changes to the plot for the movie or the actors didn’t seem right to me for the characters I loved in the book. A few times though I have actually liked the films better than the books. Whenever I read a book I especially like, I share it with my adult daughters. Christina, April, Emily and I seem to go to a lot of movies together or especially now with the cold weather, we stay inside to watch DVDs.

A Fiery Secret is available!

A Fiery Secret
By Diane Craver
Chick-Lit Mystery
Available in ebook now
and Print Release Date: February 20, 2007
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