The Pink Heart Society is delighted to welcome Love Inspired Historical author Allie Pleiter as she talks about how her hobbies sneak into her writing...
I like to have fun in my writing. I figure if I’m having fun, you the reader will have fun, too. Plus, life’s just too short not to have fun, don’t you think?
This explains why knitting shows up in so many
of my books. It’s not just that readers knit and knitters read—that’s a happy symbiosis.
And Ihave a knitting blog that lets me go on and on about my love for yarn and
needles, so it’s not as if my muse
is lacking expression. I run our church’s prayer shawl ministry, so I knit for
charity as well as for myself. I’ve got plenty of outlets for my knitting
obsession.
Knitting ends up in many of my books because
when I pour my passions—like
knitting—into books, they
become better books. I write about
things that interest me, excite me, and call me on adventures. I like to think that interest, excitement,
and adventure overflows off the page and into your reading experience.
I feel the same way about French macarons, but I
haven’t put too many of
them in books yet. Guess I have a little
work to do. Anyone for a French pastry
chef hero?
Of course, an historical romance isn’t about knitting, it’s about history and romance.
The Doctor’s Undoing is about much more than just orphans who get gifts of hand
knit socks. Knitting and painting are
just two of the ways Ida Lee Landway infuses her world with color. And it’s a world that needs her infusion—Doctor Daniel Parker is all about efficiency and duty. He’s
left his joy behind somewhere, and Ida is just the woman to help him find it
again. When Daniel and Ida discover love, it overflows their hearts and into
the lives of all those children in their care.
What about you?
What are your passions? Have you
found ways to integrate them into new areas of your lives?
Allie's latest knitting-infused book is The Doctor's Undoing, available on Amazon now:
When Dr. Daniel Parker requested an army nurse to help with his
orphanage, he expected an organized, sensible matron. Instead he gets
young, beautiful, obstinate Ida Lee Landway, whose vibrant outlook and
unrelenting optimism turn his work and his life inside out.
Army life was easy compared to the discipline at her new workplace.
Yet Ida is immediately smitten by the children in her care…and
impressed by Daniel's unfaltering dedication. Adding color and warmth to
her new surroundings is one thing. Can she also help the good doctor
embrace joy—and in so doing, find the family they both deserve?
Scrapbooking isn't necessarily a passion, but I do enjoy doing it once I settle down with it. It seems to have spun into special birthday/anniversary/etc. cards, though. Since I have all the stickers and embellishments, it makes sense to use them on handmade cards, envelopes, and presents (all matching) - usually with one of my homemade poems integrated into it too. One thing just keeps leading into another....
ReplyDeleteI have friends who are marvelous scrapbookers, but I've never caught on to the craft. I do love to look at the inventive and colorful pages, though.
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