The Ancestral Pen

Author: amygennut

  • Book One of Pack Saddle Ranch Done. What Next?

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      Hello, dear readers! I’m thrilled to share that Book One of the Pack Saddle Ranch series is now available in paperback-link below! If you haven’t grabbed your copy yet, now’s the perfect time. What’s Next? I’m finalizing the outline for Book Two and will begin writing within the next couple of days. My goal is to have it…

  • The Beauty of Fall

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      Hi everyone! I’m writing to you from my favorite spot—my chaise lounge by the big window, looking out at beautiful fall colors. It’s too foggy to see much today, but a few days ago I caught a glimpse of snow on Switzer Mountain peaks. Winter is just around the corner! The seasonal preserving is…

  • Book Release: The Rancher’s Healing

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      Book Release 👉 Get your copy on Kindle today! And if you enjoy it, leaving a quick review on Amazon helps more readers discover the series than you can imagine. 💛 Thank you for being part of this journey — from my research notes to your Kindle screen. I’m still finalizing the paperback cover, but…

  • The Art of Finishing Strong

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      Grab your coffee. It’s newsletter time, and I’m elbow-deep in apples. This morning I’m starting the final preserve of the season—apple cider. My mom’s farm blessed me with another harvest, and I’ve spent weeks transforming those apples into butter, sauce, and fermented goodness. But cider? Cider is the grand finale. I’ll cut up every…

  • Why I Write Like I’ve Lived It (Because I Have)

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      And no, I’m not talking about a ghost story or other forms of woo-woo. I’m writing this newsletter on my laptop while jars of applesauce, apple butter, and fermented apples cool on the counter. My daughter just came in from collecting eggs, warning me that Butt Head (yes, that’s really his name) is being…

  • From Amy’s Pen – Weekly Newsletter

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      Meet Evelyn Bennett. She’s a city girl. A nurse. Completely out of her element on a rural Idaho ranch in the middle of nowhere. She was just doing her job—caring for a man foolish enough to blow himself up with dynamite. But to do that job properly, she needed to whip three bachelor brothers…

  • 52 Ancestors: Flora May (Manning) Connor & Baby Geneva

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    I wrote this post back in 2009 on my other blog, “Untangled Family Roots.” This is one of my favorite treasures from my genealogy research days. Some day I’ll write a book about this experience and Grandma’s life. However, it’s one of those books that I keep starting and then putting down because it holds…

  • Banjo Roads and Dynamite Dreams: Inspiration in the Wild

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      Banjo Roads and Dynamite Dreams: Inspiration in the Wild Last week, I shared that I was writing a new trilogy, Pack Saddle Ranch. This week I have exciting news! You can now grab your copy of Until We Meet Again (link below in Button), the prequel, to tide you over until I finish Healing the Rancher’s Heart.…

  • Stories the Live Within Us Newsletter

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      My Motivation This makes all the hard work so worth it. It was made even sweeter because my husband’s 90-something-year-old aunt took the time to sit and write this to me. She loves my Woolsey Saga books, which I’m already thinking of adding another book to that set before our country celebrates its 250th…

  • A Good Ghost Story

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      View in browser  Well, summer is almost over. For me, that means canning season is about to begin—but this year, I’ve added writing a good ghost story into the mix. In my last newsletter, I shared that I’m entering the Writers of the Future contest. The work is well underway: I now have a…