Janice Dembosky's Blog
April 13, 2023
Ventured into a new Genre
I know I'm not very good at keeping up with Goodreads in general or with this blog in particular. I apologize.
The last time I blogged, the Amish Series was a trilogy. It became a 5-book series, all 5-star books. I thank you for that.
Now I've ventured into historical fiction with Roza: The Runaway. It has been on the backburner of my mind for many years. It was not easy to write because it is based on the true fact that my mother, whose middle name was Rozella, ran away from home when she was 15, walked nine miles to Indiana, PA, and was helped by a stranger who directed her to the college campus where she was given a job as a maid/waitress.
In writing it, I wanted to honor my mother for the brave girl she was and for the strong woman she became despite many obstacles to overcome.
The book is well researched and set In Indiana County, PA. I hope you will read it and write a review. So far, the response has been very good.
The last time I blogged, the Amish Series was a trilogy. It became a 5-book series, all 5-star books. I thank you for that.
Now I've ventured into historical fiction with Roza: The Runaway. It has been on the backburner of my mind for many years. It was not easy to write because it is based on the true fact that my mother, whose middle name was Rozella, ran away from home when she was 15, walked nine miles to Indiana, PA, and was helped by a stranger who directed her to the college campus where she was given a job as a maid/waitress.
In writing it, I wanted to honor my mother for the brave girl she was and for the strong woman she became despite many obstacles to overcome.
The book is well researched and set In Indiana County, PA. I hope you will read it and write a review. So far, the response has been very good.
August 16, 2017
It Became a Trilogy
I have said all along that I thought I'd be a "one book wonder,' just taking a story idea I had and writing and publishing it. Little did I know that that story, The Bond Woman: An Amish Woman's Love for a Man on the Outside, would grow into a trilogy!
It happened because of the enthusiastic readers who found my first book, and I have them to thank for motivating me to keep writing.
The Bond Woman Trilogy now includes The Bond Woman, The Covering and The Sparrow's Song.
I dislike having my books described as "Amish books" because they are not typical of the genre, compared to Amish books I've read, which have simple plots, flat characters and much less Amish research than I display in mine, and I am NOT Amish, Mennonite or any branch of the Plain People.
The stories in The Bond Woman Trilogy do center around an Amish woman but she is a complex character, as are the other characters in this 3-book series. The plots are described as "unpredictable" and "page-turners."
I know that the Amish genre is popular. Can anyone recommend to me Amish books that you really, really, liked?
It happened because of the enthusiastic readers who found my first book, and I have them to thank for motivating me to keep writing.
The Bond Woman Trilogy now includes The Bond Woman, The Covering and The Sparrow's Song.
I dislike having my books described as "Amish books" because they are not typical of the genre, compared to Amish books I've read, which have simple plots, flat characters and much less Amish research than I display in mine, and I am NOT Amish, Mennonite or any branch of the Plain People.
The stories in The Bond Woman Trilogy do center around an Amish woman but she is a complex character, as are the other characters in this 3-book series. The plots are described as "unpredictable" and "page-turners."
I know that the Amish genre is popular. Can anyone recommend to me Amish books that you really, really, liked?
