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Must Read Books About the Oregon Trail

May 4, 2022March 14, 2025 / Meredith Allard / 2 Comments

Are You Reading The Duchess of Idaho? Here is a huge thank you to those of you who purchased The Duchess of Idaho, a time-travel love story set on the Oregon Trail. The Duchess of Idaho was #6 on the Time Travel Romance chart on Amazon and #4 on the Amazon Hot New Release chart … Continue reading Must Read Books About the Oregon Trail

The Duchess of Idaho is Now Available

April 5, 2022September 29, 2023 / Meredith Allard / 2 Comments

How about this gorgeous cover from Jenny Quinlan? The Duchess of Idaho is Finally Here The Duchess of Idaho, a time travel love story set on the Oregon Trail, is now available. I came up with the title for The Duchess of Idaho about 20 years ago when I was living in Idaho. There's a … Continue reading The Duchess of Idaho is Now Available

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    Since I finished The Professor of Eventide, I’ve had some time to think about how I know when a book is finished. At what point is the book done done and at what point am I still tinkering just for … Continue reading How I Know a Story is Finished (Or Not)
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    I feel a little funny saying this, especially since I was the executive editor of a literary journal for 23 years, but I hadn’t paid much attention to the word trope until a few years ago when it seemed like … Continue reading The No-Tropes Manifesto: Why I Choose the Unknown Over Formula
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  • Why Character Matters More Than Plot in Literary Fiction
    Many writers are familiar with the long-standing debate over whether character or plot is more important. If you’re into Greek philosophers, Aristotle believed that, when speaking of tragedy, plot is more important and character is secondary. Others, who are not … Continue reading Why Character Matters More Than Plot in Literary Fiction

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