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Amanda Hamm

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Most of Amanda's books are love stories featuring Christian characters, which sounds way less preachy than Christian love stories. Two books have received the CWG Seal of Approval: Andrew's Key (2014) and The Art of Introductions(2021). Three books have earned Catholic Media Association Book Awards: They See a Family (2019), What Goes Around (2021) and The Art of Introductions (2022). ...more

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Amanda Hamm I’ll answer this one backwards. There is no description on the book page because it’s due to release in November. It is barely August. I’m still worki…moreI’ll answer this one backwards. There is no description on the book page because it’s due to release in November. It is barely August. I’m still working on it.

I took the picture when I was visiting family last Christmas. I grew up in that town and while I’m not going to tell you its current name, it was originally called Hartford. That’s where I got the name for the town in the books so it seemed appropriate to use it on the cover.

I appreciate the rare compliment on one of my covers. (see here for details) More often I end up with stories like this one:

After I put myself on the cover of The 4th Floor Lounge, I was afraid I’d be given a hard time for being vain enough to think I’d pass (even from the back) as the gorgeous college student described in the book. But I ended up zooming in more than I originally planned and a surprising number of people didn’t even notice there was a person on the cover. My husband showed it to a friend at work who happens to be a graphic artist. Just in case it wasn’t embarrassing enough to have my work in front of a professional, my husband told him that I was on the cover. Then the other guy actually said, “She’s a chair?” (less)
Amanda Hamm I’m not sure yet. I want to call it Sofie Waits. When I told my husband, however, we had a conversation that went something like this:

Him: She waits? …more
I’m not sure yet. I want to call it Sofie Waits. When I told my husband, however, we had a conversation that went something like this:

Him: She waits? She just waits? That makes it sound like nothing happens.
Me: You’ve read my books, right? It’s not a thriller.
Him: Yeah, but she waits? That’s not even an action word.
Me: Something happens when she waits. It makes sense when you read it.
Him: It doesn’t matter how clever it is if no one reads it.
Me: Do you know how long it took me to come up with that?
Him: Do you want people to read the book?
Me: Yes. And I like that title.
Him: That doesn’t make anyone want to read it.
Me: I would read a book called Sofie Waits. If it had an interesting description and a good cover and…

He was just shaking his head at me at this point so I gave up trying to convince him. Now I’m trying to decide if being stubborn about the title would be tenacious or just pig-headed.(less)
Average rating: 3.97 · 551 ratings · 140 reviews · 43 distinct worksSimilar authors
The 4th Floor Lounge

3.64 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions
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Everything Old (Love in And...

4.10 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions
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Said and Unsaid (Coffee and...

3.91 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions
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Andrew's Key (Stories From ...

4.54 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions
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Meet Cute: 5 Romantic Short...

4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions
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The Christmas Project (Stor...

4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions
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They See a Family

4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions
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Sofie Waits (Coffee and Don...

4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions
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Jealousy & Yams (Stories Fr...

4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions
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Waiting For the Bus

3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions
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Permission to Keep Writing Whatever I Want

I thought I had a great plan for writing my blog post this month. I had scheduled several hours of sitting in a hospital waiting room. (No worries, everything went smoothly.) It seemed as though being trapped in a quiet room with nothing else to do would be the perfect place to knock out a few thoughts on writing.

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Said and Unsaid Sofie Waits A Perfectly Good Man Not Complicated
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Everything Old Into the Fire By Its Cover What Goes Around
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The Art of Introductions The Art of Patience The Art of Communication The Art of Friendship
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Evelyn's Granddaughter Sarah's Friend Eve's Brother Simon's Mother
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I wouldn't call it life-changing or anything, but this was an interesting read if you're willing to spend a little time with it each day. This title is slightly misleading. Though the author occasionally mentions her children or being a mom, most of ...more
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“Yes, his ear. I was attracted to his ear. While I was in church. I'm pretty sure that solidifies my position as the weirdest person on the planet.”
Amanda Hamm, The 4th Floor Lounge

“Angry people scared me. Angry people who thought I was in charge scared me even more.”
Amanda Hamm, The 4th Floor Lounge

“I did the only thing I could. I said the dumbest thing any man has ever said to a woman, “Yeah, it’s just me and my trash can here,” as I patted its lid and started pushing it up the driveway.”
Amanda Hamm, Meet Cute: 5 Romantic Short Stories

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“The world does not need more Christian literature. What it needs is more Christians writing good literature.”
C.S. Lewis

“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.”
C.S. Lewis

“Act as if everything depended on you; trust as if everything depended on God.”
Saint Ignatius of Loyola

“I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.”
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“Why was it that thoughts and plans always made more sense when confined to one's mind than when they exited one's mouth?”
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