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D'Ann Mateer

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Welcome

Are you looking for Anne Mateer? Guess what? You are in the right place! When I received my first publishing contract in 2010, my publisher asked me to tweak my name. So I did. To avoid confusion, I used Anne not only for my books but also in all of my writing and online life. I now have the opportunity to re-release my previously published book under my given name–and to use my real name on new projects. This has made me so happy! So whether you arrived seeking Anne or D’Ann, I’m glad you are here!

Hi, I’m

D’Ann

While I have been reading and writing for almost my whole life–and editing others for the past 15 years–these are things I do, not who I am. At the core, I am a woman trying to live her life in a manner pleasing to Jesus. Over the years, He has taken an insecure, fearful, sometimes angry girl and has turned her into a more trusting, peaceful, grace-filled woman. I want that woman to be clearly visible online, in person, and in the books I write.

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Guideposts’ Secrets From Grandma’s Attic series: When Pearl Allen passes away the day after her 100th birthday, her granddaughter, Tracy, finds a worn, marked-up King James Bible and a trove of journals and scrapbooks in her cedar chest. These volumes record the joys and tragedies of life, beginning with Pearl’s Depression-era childhood. The diaries reveal the story of five generations of Tracy’s large family in poverty and wealth, sickness and health, sadness and joy.

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Quotes from D’Ann’s Books

Playing by Heart

“To go would be to honor Mama and repay Jewel. To stay here would be to please Daddy and to take a stand for every woman who desired to further her education. My heart pulled and stretched, breath-prayers rising to heaven in desperation.”

A Home for My Heart

“I drew the ledger and several blank sheets of paper in front of me and stared at the numbers on the Expenditures page. All I had to do was make sense of them the way other people did.”

At Every Turn

“We walked into church together, whispers trailing behind us. I ducked my head. Did he hear them, too? I glanced up again. His chest puffed out a bit now, and his gait took on a swagger. He obviously felt no shame to be linked with an old maid of twenty-two. One with bobbed hair and a car of her own, who bore the name of the most influential man in town. Maybe, just maybe, Lawrence Trotter was God’s answer to my prayers–in more ways than one.”

Wings of a Dream

“Dan wiggled his way into my lap, tucking his head beneath my chin and pulling his knees to his chest. My arms circled his warm body as I sighed. I wasn’t sure how long I’d be in Prater’s Junction with the children, but I was certain my time here would not be dull.”

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Book Extras

Discussion questions, behind-the-scenes research, pictures, and inspirations.

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Editing Philosophy & Process

Self publishing or submitting a manuscript? I can help you with story issues and writing weaknesses.

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Online Classes

I teach two online classes each year, one on writing historical fiction, one on historical research. Both classes are taught in affiliation with Margie Lawson’s Writers Academy.

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Latest Posts from the Blog

It’s All in the Simmer

May 19, 2022

I’m not a cook. I don’t like it. I’m not good at it. But there is one category of food where I feel somewhat confident: soups.  Not complicated cream soups,…

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Reminding Myself

May 12, 2022

As my adult children are getting themselves settled into houses and jobs and children, I’ve been praying—a lot! Those are big things. And each brings with it other ups and…

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God Doesn’t Give Busy Work

May 5, 2022

I’m sure you are familiar with the concept of “busy work.” It’s the work given in an educational setting that keeps the students occupied for a period of time but…

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April Reads

April 28, 2022

This has been one of those months where I’ve been reading several books at once. And just when I felt like I wasn’t making any progress on any of them,…

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Two Re-Releases!

April 21, 2022

This spring I worked hard to get my second and third novels up for purchase under my real name. I’m happy to say that both At Every Turn and A…

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New Glasses

April 14, 2022

You might remember I’ve mentioned my eyesight before. I am extremely near-sighted. As in, “No, Lasik isn’t possible for you.” As in, “You’ll see great one day after you have…

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A Writing Retreat

April 7, 2022

Way back in March of 2020 (which seems a hundred years ago, not two!), my long-time critique partners/friends and I planned to take a writing retreat. Then you-know-what sent us…

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March Reads

March 31, 2022

I feel like I’m little bit back to normal in my reading life, although I am currently making my way through 3 non-fiction books in between the fiction, so there’s…

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Don’t Overlook the Big Picture

March 24, 2022

This post originally appeared on the Lawson Writers Academy teacher’s blog. I’ve been writing historical fiction for a long time, so you’d think by now I would have learned. But…

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Spending Spree

March 10, 2022

I received a few Amazon cards for my birthday recently, and while I did spend part of those on a new lap desk for my office, the rest I dedicated…

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My New Favorite Task/Calendar App

March 3, 2022

I like lists and calendars, schedules and systems. Well over 10 years ago, after I decided I liked having a calendar and to list in my digital pocket, I subscribed…

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February Reads

February 28, 2022

Finishing up revisions on Hidden Riches, due out in November, put a damper on my reading time this month. And the short month itself didn’t help matters. I’m currently in…

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