{"id":5976,"date":"2022-08-13T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/?p=5976"},"modified":"2022-08-13T06:35:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T12:35:21","slug":"the-songs-that-could-have-been-interview-and-giveaway-with-musician-author-amanda-wen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/es\/2022\/08\/13\/the-songs-that-could-have-been-interview-and-giveaway-with-musician-author-amanda-wen\/","title":{"rendered":"The Songs That Could Have Been-Interview and Giveaway With Musician\/Author Amanda Wen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Songs That Could Have Been-Interview With Musician\/Author Amanda Wen\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ng48-infneE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Professional musician, native of Wichita, Kansas, and inspirational fiction author who shares my same maiden name, Amanda Wen is an author I personally couldn&#8217;t wait to interview! Listen to the end for a special performance by Amanda and me as we &#8220;hymnprovise&#8221; on Amazing Grace!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/id\/88519092#\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"138px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Although surprisingly we aren&#8217;t related, she&#8217;s a kindred spirit whose books ring true and strike a chord that resonates with me, and countless other readers as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter Giveaway for a chance to win a paperback copy of Amanda&#8217;s new release <em>The Songs That Could Have Been<\/em> and <em>Ashley&#8217;s A Change in Tune<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/ce063a5c3\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-raflid=\"ce063a5c3\" data-theme=\"classic\" data-template=\"\" id=\"rcwidget_ixeljssa\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Amanda-Profile-Image-Amanda-Wen-Author-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Amanda-Profile-Image-Amanda-Wen-Author-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Amanda-Profile-Image-Amanda-Wen-Author.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Amanda Wen\u2019s debut novel, Roots of Wood and Stone, released to both reader and critical acclaim. The book was named a 2021 Foreword INDIES Award winner and was a finalist in both the Christy and Carol Awards. In addition to her writing, Amanda is an accomplished professional cellist and pianist who frequently performs with orchestras, chamber groups, and her church\u2019s worship team, as well as serving as a choral accompanist. A lifelong denizen of the flatlands, Amanda currently lives in Kansas with her patient, loving, and hilarious husband, their three adorable Wenlets, and a snuggly Siamese cat.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" type=\"text\/html\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?asin=B0B15J747M&amp;preview=inline&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_VJQ9NS6FE3JBJEBVYFKC&amp;tag=rcdc0a-20\" width=\"336\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">\"Just a basic seventh chord.\"...Ephraim rested his fingers on three white keys. \"Like, okay, this here's C major, right?\"\n\nThe bright sunshine of the C-E-G combination resonated throughout the empty choir room. C major. That, she remembered.\n\n\"So then just throw in this note here-\" He added a B-flat with his pinky, and the chord shifted from sunny to sultry...\n\nWhite keys. Black keys. Ebony and ivory. A piano wouldn't be a piano without both.\n\nSo why couldn't people get along like piano keys did?\n\n-Amanda Wen,<em> The Songs that Could Have Been, <\/em>p. 68-69.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" type=\"text\/html\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?asin=B08QYG69SH&amp;preview=inline&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_CNZ3XRSKJZSP0YY3J0E2&amp;tag=rcdc0a-20\" width=\"336\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-amanda-wen wp-block-embed-amanda-wen\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oeZmuW8gFU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amandawen.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; Amanda Wen\" src=\"https:\/\/amandawen.com\/embed\/#?secret=nTwRQWmQgT#?secret=oeZmuW8gFU\" data-secret=\"oeZmuW8gFU\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>This is My Story, This is My Song<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fmusic_book_club%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fmusic_book_club%2FThe_Songs_That_Could_Have_Been-Interview_With_Musician_Author_Amanda_Wen.m4a&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rescotcreative.com%2Fes%2F2022%2F08%2F13%2Fthe-songs-that-could-have-been-interview-and-giveaway-with-musician-author-amanda-wen%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_m4a\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/music_book_club\/content.blubrry.com\/music_book_club\/The_Songs_That_Could_Have_Been-Interview_With_Musician_Author_Amanda_Wen.m4a\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/es\/?powerpress_pinw=5976-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/music_book_club\/content.blubrry.com\/music_book_club\/The_Songs_That_Could_Have_Been-Interview_With_Musician_Author_Amanda_Wen.m4a\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"The_Songs_That_Could_Have_Been-Interview_With_Musician_Author_Amanda_Wen.m4a\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional musician, native of Wichita, Kansas, and inspirational fiction author who shares my same maiden name, Amanda Wen is an author I personally couldn&#8217;t wait to interview! 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