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This week we have the fabulous and very knowledgeable Morgan Tarpley Smith with us to talk about split time, time slip, and dual time fiction. She’ll define each of those terms for us, tell us how and when and what authors started this category of fiction, and tell us where she sees the industry going from here.

Morgan is a reader just like you who has an affinity for split time fiction. She has put together a number of amazing resources so you can find just the right split time novel for yourself. Here are some that we talked about on the podcast:

A Split in Time Facebook group led by Morgan.

Split Time Fiction That Travels on Goodreads, also led by Morgan.

timeslipfiction.com run by Melanie Dobson

Visit Morgan Tarpley Smith’s website and be sure to sign up for her newsletter.

Here are a few of the books that we talked about throughout the show:

The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley

The Lady of Hay by Barbara Erskine

The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner

Though Waters Roar by Lynn Austin

And here’s a link to my split time fiction novel, A Promise Engraved.

Author Morgan Tarpley Smith writes inspirational fiction that transports women to faraway places and weaves past and present to explore questions of truth and faith. She also co-authored a non-fiction book with award-winning author Melanie Dobson –A Split in Time: How to Write Dual Timeline, Split Time, and Time-Slip Fiction. 

Besides writing and traveling to over a dozen countries, Morgan’s interests include hanging out at coffee shops, listening to records, and researching genealogy. She works as a newspaper reporter and lives in Louisiana with her husband and son. For more information, connect with her on social media or her Facebook group.

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