{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"W'burg author releases first book &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3f6kPG4855\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wburg-author-releases-first-book\/\">W&#8217;burg author releases first book<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wburg-author-releases-first-book\/embed\/#?secret=3f6kPG4855\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;W&#8217;burg author releases first book&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"3f6kPG4855\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Now she has written her first book \u201cForged Hearts\u201d thanks to that retort. The idea to write the book came about indirectly for Pace, who home schooled her two children. \u201cMy daughter was first and you have them write essays and things. She was good at writing. I really enjoyed her writing. She was funny. For years after that, I kidded with her and tried to get her to write because we always like to read Christian romance novels,\u201d Pace noted. \u201cFinally one day I asked her why I couldn\u2019t get her to try and write one. She said, \u2018Why don\u2019t you just do it?\u2019 Honestly, I kind of did it just to show her it could be done, and I found that I loved it. I love writing.\u201d \u201cForged Hearts\u201d is a historical romance set in 1888. The locale for the book is primarily Williamsburg although portions of it take place at Cumberland Falls. The girl in the story becomes a schoolteacher, and the man is a blacksmith with a wounded heart, who was jilted by his girlfriend. \u201cThey go to Cumberland Falls together, and they go through a big snow storm that actually took place. A lot of it is historically correct. It has a lot of information about the falls and plants and different things,\u201d Pace said. \u201cIt is just a romance. They get through the snow and life.\u201d Pace, who is 57 years old, admits that it is a little late in life to start on a new adventure, like becoming an author, but that it has been very rewarding. It is something she encourages others to try. She thinks writing is something that could give older people, who have retired and whose kids have moved away, more of a sense of purpose in life. \u201cI would encourage them to write. It is easier now than it ever has been. You used to have to pluck it out on a typewriter,\u201d Pace said. She encourages people to try other things too, such as painting, singing or taking up an instrument. \u201cIt is things that can be a blessing to people. They need to try. I feel like now I have a little bit of talent for this, but I never knew it until I tried. I have really enjoyed it. It has been a blessing.\u201d As a Christian, Pace noted that the book is also a form of witnessing. \u201cIt has just been a blessing,\u201d she added. Pace, who has a full-time job as a special needs assistant at Whitley North Elementary School, said it took her about 10 years to write her first book. At first, she didn\u2019t really know how to type, but that improved tremendously thanks to some software that her brother-in-law loaned her. A teacher at school helped her learn how to set up the paragraphs correctly in her story. Then it was a matter of finding time to write in between the realities of real life. \u201cThe second one is going a lot quicker. It will be the brother to this one,\u201d she added. \u201cHopefully it won\u2019t take me that long.\u201d Getting the book published took less time. Pace was discouraged after the first publisher she approached, Love Inspire, didn\u2019t want the book. The second publisher she approached was Christian Faith Publishing, which wanted the book but wanted her to pay them to publish it. Pace then went to Electio Publishing, which agreed to publish the book. People can purchase the book online at www.electiopublishing.com. It is also available on Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com. and at iTunes. The actual book is selling for $14.99, but the e-book version is available on Amazon.com for $4.99. While she loves writing, the promotional aspect of being an author is another story. \u201cIt is against my nature a little bit,\u201d she said. Pace will be having a book signing at the Whitley County Public Library on Monday, July 30 from noon \u2013 3 p.m. She will be selling the book there for $14."}