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Harsh Nazi Parenting Guidelines May Still Affect German Children of Today

May 13, 2025

If you’ve read The Sunflower House, you likely found Schwester Ziegler’s nursing rules (and those of Hochland Home) to be harsh and harmful. They were based on a popular Nazi-sanctioned book. In 1934, a German pulmonologist called Johanna Haarer wrote “The German Mother and Her […]

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The Sunflower House, The Writing Process, Uncategorized, Writing Inspiration

A Playlist for The Sunflower House

November 24, 2024

I used dozens of pieces of music to write The Sunflower House, since music is a huge part of my creative process. Music always get the words flowing because it helps me get into character.

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The Editing Process, The Sunflower House, The Writing Process, Uncategorized, Writing Inspiration

What’s Your Muse?

August 22, 2023

What’s your muse? For me, it’s always been music. Music is the most reliable way to tap into the emotions I need to write honestly.

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Finding My Voice (Again)

March 20, 2021

When it comes to crafting voice, emotion is even more important than technique. You have to be in touch with your MC’s joy and pain.

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The Deep Dive: Research

February 15, 2021

Taking a deep dive into research always helps me craft an authentic voice for my characters, because it gives them the freedom to move through a world in full color.

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So Many Reasons to Love Your Local Library

February 4, 2021

What do I love about my local library? Too many reasons to count, but here’s a starter list:

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If you’re comfortable, you’re probably not growing

October 29, 2019

Rejection is often uncomfortable, but if you’re comfortable you’re probably not growing. Feedback, even when it feels brutal, is essential to improve.

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So I Guess I’m a Plantser?

September 20, 2019

Are you a Plotter or a Pantser or somewhere in between? Turns out this devoted Pantser might actually be–gasp–a Plantser!

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Finding Balance: When Life is Out of Control

September 9, 2019

How do you write when commitments are pulling you in a half dozen directions? That’s the question I have this week. Not the answer, mind you. Only the question.

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Pitch Parties: Find Your Agent on Twitter

August 27, 2019

Today we’re tackling an exciting way to grab their attention: Twitter pitch parties.

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  • Harsh Nazi Parenting Guidelines May Still Affect German Children of Today
  • A Playlist for The Sunflower House
  • How U.S. Eugenics Policies and Racial Laws Inspired Adolf Hitler
  • Finding Light in the Darkness
  • Writing About Hope

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THE SUNFLOWER HOUSE @stmartinspress ORDER AT LINKS BELOW 📚 author, book lover, cat mama, optimist, she/her. Repped by @victresslizz

This beautiful and compelling cover is for the Cze This beautiful and compelling cover is for the Czech translation of The Sunflower House.

Thrilled and grateful to publishers who are sharing this book with their audiences. I find the different titles and cover artwork fascinating, as each is designed to appeal to their unique markets. Will be sharing more covers as each book is released this summer and fall.

In this case, the title, “Domov Hochland,” is Hochland Home, and the subtitle, “Továrna na děti,” translates into “factory for children,” or “children's factory.”

@knihygeorge - Děkuji, že jste se s čtenáři podělili o Allinin příběh! Thank you for sharing Allina’s story with your readers!

#TheSunflowerHouse #DomovHochland

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Domov Hochland přináší příběh Alliny Strauss, mladé ženy, která jedné osudné noci, poté co ztratila všechny, které milovala, je donucena pracovat jako ošetřovatelka ve státní továrně na děti zvané domov Hochland. Tam se stává svědkem i účastnicí hrůz bezohledného eugenického programu Heinricha Himmlera, známého jako program Lebensborn. Ženy „čisté“ krve zůstávaly v těchto domovech s jediným cílem. Zachovat árijskou populaci – a rodily tisíce dětí, které byly adoptovány „dobrými“ nacistickými rodinami.

Allina musí skrývat svou židovskou identitu a zároveň čelit nelidským praktikám programu, který proměňuje děti v pouhé nástroje ideologie. Zároveň však nachází spojence v Karlovi, důstojníkovi SS s vlastními tajemstvími, a společně riskují vše, aby zachránili nevinné životy.

Je to příběh o odvaze, mateřské lásce a nezdolné síle lidského ducha. 

U nakladatele 30% slevou:

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Day 153 ❤️ Today's inspiration is from Iain S. Day 153 ❤️ Today's inspiration is from Iain S. Thomas and is definitely what I needed to see today. May we choose to look for the beauty in this world  and treat each other with love and compassion.
A bit of a photo dump 😜 of a local place in Cha A bit of a photo dump 😜 of a local place in Chandler that got me out of the desert mindscape yesterday.

The Lavender Farm at Chateau de Vie reminds me a bit of the old houses in the Hudson Valley. It operates as a lavender farm, and offers tours of the chateau, classes, and an incredible gift shop. If you love lavender it's a great place to pick up soap, lotion, tea, body wash, and just about anything lavender-related. Plenty of variations on the theme - lavender vanilla is my favorite, but they offer citrus and rose and other lovely scented things!

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Day 151 ❤️ Today's inspiration from author Nat Day 151 ❤️ Today's inspiration from author Natalie Goldberg.
Alas! 🤣 This is why I will never get to the bot Alas! 🤣 This is why I will never get to the bottom of my TBR pile. Too many good books, not enough time. ❤️📚
Day 149 ❤️ Today's inspiration is from Tiny Bu Day 149 ❤️ Today's inspiration is from Tiny Buddha and a gorgeous reminder to BE TRUE TO YOURSELF.
Careless people, indeed. Riveted, disturbed, and d Careless people, indeed. Riveted, disturbed, and disheartened by this book. Whistle-blower Sarah Wynn-Williams gives an insider's perspective of Facebook, all the main decisionmakers at the time, their pettiness, and the absence of anything resembling a moral compass. A tragic example of how power corrupts. I shouldn't have been surprised about anything inside this book, yet I was.

Highly recommend. You'll never see Facebook the same again.
Thrilled to see The Sunflower House on this Summer Thrilled to see The Sunflower House on this Summer 2025 Reading List from @jendellazanna -- and to be in such wonderful company! 💛🌻💛

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#TheSunflowerHouse
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Today we remember and honor those who gave everyt Today we remember and honor those who  gave everything for our freedom.
Congratulations to @writerslager on the release of Congratulations to @writerslager on the release of her new historical novel this week, CONTESTS OF STRENGTH. I was fortunate to read an ARC, and it is absolutely terrific! It took me into a world I knew absolutely nothing about and has stayed with me. Highly recommend! 

My review on the second slide. You can find out more about how to purchase on Melissa's page.

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It’s 1699, and a quick-tempered warrior, Dushuuw, struggles to tap the spiritual guidance he needs to help his beloved brother in the whaling canoe and to regain his good name in the community. Meanwhile, Amuun'ax̱sum fills her role as a spurned slave, helping the village shaman, all while aching to return to the noble life she once enjoyed. In a society governed by strict cultural rules, each of their secrets is fraught with danger—and Dushuuw’s and Amuun'ax̱sum’s choices could make them deadly as well.

The danger is mirrored by a seaside landscape of crashing waves and rugged cliffs, with hints of impending disaster building at every turn. When the earth violently shakes on a winter’s night in 1700, a wall of water is sent rushing toward Dushuuw’s and Amuun'ax̱sum’s village.

Will their dreams survive—if they survive at all?

The answers are rooted even deeper in the past…
It's Day 143 ❤️ but I've lost track of the day It's Day 143 ❤️ but I've lost track of the days. Been focused on the latest manuscript, finally got it to my editor on Wednesday.

This quote is today's inspiration and a reminder about the necessity of compassion. There is a heartbreaking lack of it in the world and this country. If we can't find it in our leaders, and if we are heartbroken by what we see, then we must practice it ourselves.
Fire in the sky this morning. Fire in the sky this morning.
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