Thanks for stopping by for a quick Q and A, Dana. Let’s get to know you a little better before we dive in.

Dana R. Lynn is a USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author who believes in the power of God to touch people through stories. She met her husband at a wedding in Pennsylvania and told her parents she had met her future husband. Nineteen months later, they were married. Today, they live in rural Pennsylvania and are entering the world of empty nesters. She is a teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing by day and writes stories of romance and danger at night.

Dana is an avid reader, loves cats and thinks chocolate should be a food group. She is a Selah Award winner, a Daphne Du Maurier Award winner, a Maggie Award winner, and has been a Holt Medallion finalist. Dana loves connecting with readers! Readers can contact her or sign up to receive her monthly newsletter at www.danarlynn.com.

Dana and I have lots in common – especially the cats and chocolate! That makes me smile. Let’s jump in and find out more about Dana and her writing.

What inspired you to write your latest book?

I was inspired to write my latest book by a conversation I had with a friend several years ago while riding on a train to a writing conference. We were brainstorming, and as often happens when you are hungry and tired, our ideas kept getting stranger and wilder the longer we talked. One idea, however, stuck with me. What if an Amish girl fled her home in the middle of the night to avoid a looming marriage proposal, but was forced to return because a killer was after her? It may sound ridiculous, that was the spark that grew into Miriam Troyer’s backstory in HUNTING THE AMISH WITNESS, book 20 in my Amish Country Justice series.

Can you share a bit about your writing process? Do you have any rituals or routines that help you stay creative?

Years ago, an editor told me that when I become stuck in one scene, rather than staring at a blank page, I should move on and write a different scene. I took that advice to heart. In every book I write, I tend to write three or four chapters, then I skip to the end and work backwards for a few chapters. I go back and forth, connecting the threads. Often, this leads to new characters emerging as a threat, or new red herrings. Even when I have the book plotted out, I tend to work in this manner.

What has been the most surprising or rewarding aspect of your writing career so far?

There are many rewarding aspects of my writing career. The one I didn’t expect, however, is the many great relationships I have forged with other authors, industry professionals, and readers. Some of my readers have become dear friends. And for an introvert like me, the joy of having a group of like-minded people who think like me is amazing.

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