This is a video about Of Love and Sacrifice With Gordon Buttars

In this episode of Roundy’s Rants, Raves & Reviews, Tanya interviews author Gordon Butters about his life and writing, including growing up farming in Burley, Idaho, retraining in computer programming, being laid off in 2001, developing debilitating tremors, and turning to self-publishing. Gordon discusses his books—Worlds Without End, the 10-volume Flyboy series, Frosty (inspired by his mother’s brother lost in WWII), a four-volume pioneer-era series set in Clarkston, Utah, and his latest novel, Marney, a 1973 Burley-based historical fiction story of young love, conversion, and sacrifice featuring a wheelchair-bound heroine and Ben Howard. They talk about weaving real places and events into fiction, letting testimony shine through without preaching, and using AI for research, illustrations, and promotional interviews, plus where to find his work on Amazon and his website.
https://gordon.buttars.me/Author/

00:00 Welcome and Introduction
00:38 From Farming to Programming
02:07 Layoff and Bookstore Dream
03:07 Tremors and New Calling
03:56 Discovering Self Publishing
04:56 Books and Works in Progress
06:47 Dream That Sparked the Novel
08:03 Writing as Spiritual Gift
09:55 Burley Idaho Time Capsule
12:33 Ben and the Big Sacrifice
15:36 Doubts Faith and Humor
18:26 Romance Done Tastefully
21:13 Polygamy in Pioneer Fiction
22:28 Researching Real History
23:28 AI as Research Partner
24:07 AI Photo Illustrations
25:21 Getting Details Right
26:50 AI Marketing Interviews
27:29 Marnie Tells Her Story
31:13 Reading Habits and Writing
33:30 Poems and Personal Faith
36:24 Where to Find the Books
38:36 Testimony and Farewell

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