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Love story Lawrence author has had more than 20 romance novels published
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Lawrence High School girls’ soccer player Amber Wooding keeps the ball away from opponents during a game this season against Ewing. (Photo by Todd Cloward, Toddc LLC.)
how far would Wooding goes from nervous you go if they were sick? freshman to stellar sophomore The sophomore collected two Wooding would not deny it. goals and an assist in leading “After scoring those two goals It was opening day for the Lawrence to a 4-2 victory, and my confidence went up a lot Lawrence High girls soccer the fuse was lit for a breakout going into the season,” she said. team, and the Cardinals were season. “I had a mentality to never give locked in a war at Hightstown. “I think that helped with her up, bring energy to the team to Amber Wooding, who was a shy confidence this year,” coach win as a whole and to always Welcome toago, Capital Health. freshman just one year was Emily Palombo said. “She just have that fearless look on your See WOODING, Page 5 ready to stand firm. elevated her game from there.” When someone you care about is sick, you’ll do whatever it takes to make sure they get the best care. And so do we.
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Lawrence-based writer Carrie Turansky has just released her latest of 20-some novels, The Legacy of Longdale Manor. Turansky was born and raised in Oregon but has lived in Lawrence with her husband, Scott, and their children for more than 30 years. The Legacy of Longdale Manor is described by publisher Bethany House as a story about two women—-a century apart—who embark on a journey to healing, faith, forgiveness and romance. Turansky began writing her novels in 2005 but had previously worked on short stories, essays, devotions and articles. She started writing shorter novels to break into the industry and has since been writing 60,000-word stories and has shifted from the contemporary romance genre to focus on historical fiction. Turansky prioritizes her research and takes time to compile the information she needs before creating a novel, and the process usually takes her about a year. As a result of her writing time table, her editor suggested
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that she move towards writing standalone novels instead of series. She spent a year in Kenya with her family, and due to frequent power outages, “there would be a lot of time to use your imagination or to read.” When she returned to America, Turansky missed Kenya, and decided that she wanted to write a book that would take place there. Turansky shared that she let the story “pour out” of her, and admitted that she was inexperienced writing fiction at the time. “All I knew is that I had a great imagination,” Turansky said. The first time she attended a writer’s conference, she saw a red slash across the copy of a chapter she had shared with an editor, and was told to work on her writing. The experience caused Turansky to temporarily doubt her abilities, until she started to learn more through creative writing books. Taking the time to focus on learning how to write creatively, she went on to join the American Christian Romance Writers, now the American Christian Fiction Writers, a professional organization dedicated to Christian fiction. Through ACFW, Turansky joined a critique group that consisted of five women. Together they shared their work and proSee TURANSKY, Page 4
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