by Alena Mentink | Apr 9, 2025 | Books, Christian Author Spotlight, Home to Osceola
Giveaway time! Want a chance to win a copy of A Time of Proving? Whether you want to read the book for yourself or grab an extra copy for a friend, here’s an opportunity to potentially win not just A Time of Proving but also the Fingerprints in the Frost...
by Alena Mentink | Mar 7, 2025 | History
Have you ever taken time to read through an old newspaper? I did so quite a bit as I researched for A Time of Proving. Newspapers give an excellent feel for the writing style of the time and also provide insight into what occupied people’s minds....
by Alena Mentink | Mar 6, 2025 | Books, Home to Osceola
My Home to Osceola series is fictional. The characters are created out of my own head and the plot is formed as I put those characters through hard circumstances. You won’t find my stories in the history books, sorry to say (or perhaps not so sorry since no real...
by Alena Mentink | Mar 5, 2025 | Books
With another book that just released, now seems like the perfect time to talk about why I choose to write historical fiction. There could be a couple answers for that. The History, of Course. I love diving into the past and exploring the way things used to...
by Alena Mentink | Mar 4, 2025 | Books, Home to Osceola
With most of my books, I can remember the moment an idea took fire and started spinning itself into a book. One scene jumps to life vividly, and then bit by bit, the rest of the details of the story follow. Not every author works that way. To each their own...
