When Lisa Kline asked me if she and Joyce Hostetter could interview each other about their recent books, of course, I said yes! Both authors are North Carolina friends, terrific writers, and have been featured on my blog several times. Without further ado, here they are--interviewing one another!LISA KLINE's INTERVIEW With JOYCE HOSTETTERI read and loved Joyce… Continue reading Double Interviews with Lisa Kline and Joyce Hostetter and Double Giveaways!
Last October I was privileged to host Lisa Williams Kline's cover reveal for her newest YA book, ONE WEEK OF YOU (Blue Crow Publishing, 2019). At that time Lisa shared her path to publication and the book's backstory. Since then I've had the opportunity to read this well-written and engaging story (I didn't want it to end!)… Continue reading One Week Of You: A Review and Giveaway
Writing a book from two points of view (POV) is not easy. Although I'm following Mary Kate Castellani's advice to write Half-Truths from both Kate and Lillie's POV, there have been times I've wondered if I can successfully pull it off. It's challenging to: Write a story with two separate character arcs. Write a story that has its own "big picture" arc interweaving… Continue reading Three Books. Two Points-of-View. One Giveaway. (Make that Four.)
Last fall I wrote several blog posts about the Plot & Structure class I took with the Center for Writing Excellence. You may remember the concept of objective correlatives which enables authors to "show, not tell." I have fallen in love with the idea. In her lesson about objective correlatives, my instructor Bethany Nuckolls, wrote: "This… Continue reading Objective Correlatives and a White Belt
Last year at this time I attended the Free Expressions seminar, Your Best Book. If you missed my recap of that great writing workshop, today I am guest blogging about it at Write2Ignite. I hope you'll click on over to learn more about "Creating Voice and Deep Point of View." Lorin Oberweger, Brenda Windberg, Emma… Continue reading Guest Blogger for Write2Ignite
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I had the pleasure of participating in two giveaways today. I brought my almost-10-year-old neighbor, Celie, to Park Road Books so she could meet Lisa Kline and see Lisa's new books, Sisters in All Seasons. Lisa called on Celie to pick a name out of the bowl to receive a copy of Summer of the… Continue reading And the Winners Are….
I thought my mother would enjoy deciding who would win Lisa Kline's book, Summer of the Wolves. We put all the names in a hat, My mother reached in, and pulled out, Esther Wanliss! And believe it or not, out of the 9 entries I had, Esther and her children, Sophia and Grace, are the… Continue reading Margaret Picks The Winner