It's been a long time since I've published a "You Heard It Here First" blog post. It's been an even longer time since I first began writing Half-Truths. My first blog was in 2007 when I wrote about attending a SCBWI-Carolinas conference and finding my character's voice. Since then, I've written over 100 blog posts about this… Continue reading YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST- HALF-TRUTHS HAS A HOME!
I honestly can't remember where I read about Brooke White, but when I did, I knew she was someone I wanted to showcase on my blog.Brooke is a fifth grader at Charlotte Preparatory School in my hometown of Charlotte, NC. You can read her first interview here when she was featured on her school's blog. Besides… Continue reading IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START: An Interview with author, 5th grader, Brooke White and her "agent" mom, Colleen
As promised on last week's blog, A.J.Mayhew, author of Tomorrow's Bread answers more questions on the art of writing fiction, being a White author writing from a Black POV, and dealing with doubt. Secondary Characters CAROL How did you pick Eben and Persy as your secondary characters? A.J. It may sound weird, but I feel like they… Continue reading Author Interview with Anna Jean Mayhew- Part II
As a fan of historical fiction, I love it when a book seems so real that it could have happened just like the author described it. That's how I felt when I read Tomorrow's Bread which I reviewed last week. (If you haven't already read my review, please do that first. This interview will make more… Continue reading Author Interview with Anna Jean Mayhew: Part I
Congratulations to Linda Andersen who won an autographed copy of Linda Phillips' ARC, CRAZY. My last few blogs have been heavy on text, so I thought I would do something different for the next two weeks. Today I'm going to share some of the photographs I consult while writing Half-Truths. Next week, you'll meet a… Continue reading Picture This: A Behind The Scenes Look at Researching Historical Fiction
Last week Becky Shillington tagged me on her blog tour and as you'll see at the bottom of this post, I'll tag three more writers. I hope you'll enjoy this post and check out my fellow bloggers. What are you working on right now? As many of my faithful blog readers know, I'm writing my first… Continue reading I'm On Tour!
Yesterday I posted information about my writing classes. Here are other writing classes in the Charlotte, NC area focusing on book publishing, food writing and travel writing. Classes start Sept. 13 and 20, Oct. 11 and are led by author/teacher Jodi Helmer. Pre-registration is required for all classes; email jodi@jodihelmer.com to register. Travel Writing: Write Your Way… Continue reading Or, if You Prefer Food & Travel Writing….
If you live in or near Charlotte, NC and you're interested in writing for teens, then mark your calendar for the free panel, "The Rise of the Young Adult Novel" sponsored by the Women's National Book Association. When: Tuesday, Februrary 15 from 6:30-8 Where: Quail Hollow Estates Club House. 7301 Quail Meadow Lane, right off Park/Johnston Road. Who:… Continue reading Young Adult Literature Panel
You may associate the title of this blog with the popular Dr. Seuss book of that name. But in this case, I’m referring to the places that an author such as myself goes to in order to research historical fiction. On Tuesday, that meant going to the celebration of the United House of Prayer’s 84th… Continue reading Oh the Places You'll Go!
When I was in Spain two months ago, I enjoyed oodles of pastries, delicious hake (left) served with shrimp with their heads and tails intact, tortillas (which are similar to omelets) with asparagus, and delicious ham and cheese croquettes (right). In the “Supermercado” I saw rows and rows of fish and shell fish, as well as these interesting… Continue reading Don't Make Me Eat My Words