<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Author Randy Overbeck]]></title><description><![CDATA[AuthorRandyOverbeck ]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:37:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[WASHINGTON SPY RING--THE MODEL FOR THE CIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[The story of the Culper Ring, the secret spy ring created by George Washington himself, is one of the lesser known heroic stories of the Revolutionary War. Over a period of five years, this small band of six men and one woman risked everything to deliver essential information about the British army and navy to Washington. Besides providing the commander with regular updates on the enemy, the ring was responsible for unearthing British secrets that helped turn the tide of the war. For example,...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/washington-spy-ring-the-model-for-the-cia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5ba598830cbda37bbf0382</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_80bc167463504e06a821af57424a4348~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Washington, a Complicated Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of what I’m to share here may upset some readers and for that I apologize. First of all, let me say George Washington was a great leader and perhaps the most important founding father. There is little question about that. But, I leaned from the extensive research into the American Revolution I did for my new novel, ABIGAIL TRENCH, George Washington was not the myth he's  been made out to be. He was truly human, vulnerable, full of faults and contradictions. First, the undeniables. He was...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/george-washington-man-not-myth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a24cacd7af0f73356943cd6</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 01:56:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_4c8682dea67c41db9ba66a3b44446ceb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_466,h_404,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[TALK ABOUT FAKE NEWS]]></title><description><![CDATA["Fake news,” has become a common refrain of President Trump and other politicians lately.  Sometimes what is tagged in the media as possible fake news is a story or misinformation plot planted by Russia or some other adversary and even a bot. But often, what politicians refer to as “fake news” today is a news story with a slant or opinion they believe is wrong, though seldom is the news completely fake or made up. 	 The same could not be said of “reporting” in the time of our founding...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/talk-about-fake-news</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ff94acecab90113754b8e9</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 21:02:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_b175c9632a5f406bb942f548bb4f0b1e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_412,h_71,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women of the American Revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[History is written by the victors…most of the time by men. So it is hardly surprising that women are given little mention in the telling of the founding of our nation. If students are taught about any women famous for this time, they may have learned about Betsy Ross, who’s given credit for sewing the first flag for the new country. Or if they had a particularly insightful American History teacher, they may have learned how Abigail Adams, devoted wife of John Adams, became the advisor and...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/women-of-the-american-revolution</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e1837c45b641fceca14324</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:11:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_9626c1ac87f6442181c44b79d1afe08a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_442,h_810,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Plot?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I met an aspiring writer who asked, “Do you plot your stories out so you know where you going or do you wing it and see where it takes you?” she asked. “I’ve heard both can work.”                   My answer was, “Of course both can work. I know writers who succeed using either method.”                   The young lady persisted, “But what about you?” 	I explained, “Basically , I’m part plotter and part pantser.” 	For my Haunted Shores Mysteries, I do an extensive amount of...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/how-i-plot</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699264ef6afbe985b7a15b47</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:54:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_86957f8b617745549979cbc24bf2a832~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Human Trafficking]]></title><description><![CDATA[“There are more people in slavery now than at any time in human history.”                   At my latest visit to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, I was chilled by what I learned about the history of slavery in this country. The curated exhibits with the actual shackles, the cramped slave pen where 12 bodies struggled to find space on the floor and the detailed blueprint of a slave ship complete with an illustration of slaves shoved together in...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/modern-human-trafficking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69606a0f0572be2e10b4fd84</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 03:20:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_3d2167cb679744db9fcffbd29eb781da~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_638,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the mouths of babes--]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few years ago, when I was still active in my work in schools, several of my talented primary teachers had their students write letters to Santa. From time to time, these teachers would share a few, especially when the messages made you bend over with laughter or rip your heart out. Sometimes it takes children to remind us about the meaning and fun in Christmas…and perhaps put a mirror up to ourselves. I wish I’d kept some of those dandies but I wasn’t that smart or prescient. Or probably...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/from-the-mouths-of-babes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693ed658a3f485898127f5b8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 15:43:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_8d0bd6e5994247d48bf2654ff6946bd7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_535,h_361,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Talk Native...Ghosts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Each October,  I offer a blog about the world of ghosts. For 2025, I thought I’d go Native, Native American, that is. As I’ve shared my ghost talks with more than 150 groups and organizations across the country, I discuss how the belief in ghosts is integral to every religion in the world. Whether believers are Christian or Jewish, Hindu or Muslim, one part of the dogma of every faith is the belief in ghosts. The same is true of ghosts in Native American religions. Since my new novel Red...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/let-s-talk-native-ghosts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f188bf50873aaf5db0926f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:33:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_6ab41d0b4d14423aacd958b3565f601b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_974,h_770,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 14th First Chapter]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few years ago, when the first entry in my Haunted Shores Mysteries was released by the Wild Rose Press, I was doing a book talk at a...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/the-14th-first-chapter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cb6206345efb3a8836be24</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 02:04:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_7f900048ba324aeda6d21d38d8ae7214~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_644,h_432,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do You Do This?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, I met a friend and former colleague for lunch. We hadn’t seen each other in a while, so first we got caught up on our families’...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/why-do-you-do-this</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687852e9036729d520b18e97</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 02:16:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_95c24b4dd6e146fd8ac469dfc309443c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_742,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Kind of Giving Reflects the True Meaning of Christmas?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christians have been celebrating Christ’s birth for more than 2000 years, honoring this event by doing what God did, showering those we...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/what-kind-of-giving-reflects-the-true-meaning-of-christmas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">675e2d4401f95e6e98a4f4a7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 01:39:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_be3ae607725847c8b9eeea312d590df1~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_202,h_350,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[GREAT THANKS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving is a great holiday. No presents to buy, no lists to make. Just a day set aside to gather together with those you love, enjoy...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/great-thanks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">673f84e311c2083d9495fe73</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 19:34:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_cdb90eeecefc4e82ab827d67043042fe~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_300,h_168,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Just Love the Fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[First of all, I confess I love the fall. I love feeling the temperatures drop from the sultry 80’s and 90’s to the way more comfortable...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/i-just-love-the-fall</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66f9f26a412de0857992cda1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:53:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_0fd564a30c6a426f91e4a3c761f7f389~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hardest Thing Being a Writer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What’s the hardest thing about being a writer? At one of my recent speaking engagements, I was asked this question and I had to pause a...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/the-hardest-thing-being-a-writer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">664bafec18c4143927c37fe3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 20:34:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_6833f16ad7064380b57b8a020aeb8491~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_746,h_394,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Few Things I've Learned]]></title><description><![CDATA[After five published novels and eleven national awards, what have I learned about writing books? This past fall the Wild Rose Press...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/a-few-things-i-ve-learned</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65ce75142bac421977f6f179</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 22:51:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_5503d2556128493f9cfdf8b4774d74b2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_399,h_637,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Please Remember to PAY IT FORWARD]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we approach the end of another year and jingle bells are ringing in the air, I wanted to pause to remind my readers about something...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/please-remember-to-pay-it-forward</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6579d04c9630b0851553b341</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2023 15:33:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_1b23be5c69c44d4d83a10973d35f5be0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_237,h_296,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Great Partnership for the New Novel!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, the Wild Rose Press released my newest work, CRUEL LESSONS, and the professional reviewers are weighing in....]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/a-great-partnership-for-the-new-novel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6531dd7129b3bdd69df3e211</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2023 03:09:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_66b124a0179546f8b347f35b9092dbce~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why So Anonymous?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my bestselling Haunted Shores Mysteries series, the tales are as much about the location as the murder mystery. For example, I chose...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/why-so-anonymous</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65089471f4e7f0bf3e559bf4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 19:09:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_0677c540243843c4a9b843909b8c7846~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_100,h_150,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's Old Is New Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Sooner or later, everything old is new again.” This quote from Stephen King came to mind when I thought about my newest work. In...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/what-s-old-is-new-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64daa496e8a3dca04dbb2bf5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 23:54:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_1f2e1336516649fa93c45ee46e977a22~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_428,h_686,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blessings to You!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I feel especially blessed this month. First, I am blessed because my wife’s recovery has gone well. For those who may not know, the past...]]></description><link>https://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com/post/blessings-to-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">640bd94d76aeb38225bd8b6b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 02:08:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aefb20_e75bfeb7654e43e1af642a9d584a229a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randy Overbeck</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>