Scrapbook of Secrets ARC Giveaway!
This is the first in a few SCRAPBOOK OF SECRETS ARC giveaways I’ll be offering. In case you don’t know, ARCs are bound copies of the book, but they are not final, meaning you may catch a few typos in the text. As you know, I’ve been blogging about my characters for a few weeks. All you have to do is look back through my blog posts and tell me which of my characters you’d like to have a cup of tea and a slice of pie with—and voila! You are entered. Here’s a list...
Read MoreMeet Paige, Cumberland Creek Cropper & Red Velvet Cake Expert
Paige Swanson grew up just outside of Cumberland Creek proper—sort of between Jenkins Mountain and the town. She grew up in the modern Mennonite church, which means that to look at her, you’d never know she was a Mennonite. In fact, you might think “aging hippy” when you first see Paige, even though that is not what she is at all. She is fond of tie-dye shirts and dangly earrings. In fact, when Annie first meets Paige she thinks her name doesn’t suit her at all. “She looks more...
Read MoreMeet Sheila Rogers, another Cumberland Creek Cropper
As promised, another installment of “meet my characters” from SCRAPBOOK OF SECRETS. Sheila is one of the most interesting characters in the book—she is the scrapbook consultant who refuses to allow her children into basement, where she holds her weekly scrapbooking crops. She is also an avid runnier, rarely missing a day. Sheila and Vera grew up together—their mothers were best friends. Sheila mom passed away years ago from breast cancer—and so this is an issue that is near and dear...
Read MoreHave you seen Pinterest?
Pinterest is a virtual pin board. And I’ve been having some fun with this. As I am deep into writing the third book in my series, sometimes it helps to “play” with my characters and certain spots in my fictional town of Cumberland Creek. Sometimes it’s visualizing Annie’s pink kitchen or Betty White as Beatrice. This morning I thought of Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony—a secondary character in the first book, a more important character in the second, and so far,...
Read MoreThe Cumberland Creek Croppers: DeeAnn
So, in my last post I introduced you to my main three characters in my upcoming novel, SCRAPBOOK OF SECRETS—Annie, Beatrice and Vera. Three other regular croppers meet every Saturday night—DeeAnn. Paige, and Sheila, who is the scrapbook consultant in the group. Since my last post was a bit long, I thought I’d keep it short this time and tell you a bit about DeeAnn. DeeAnn has been in Cumberland Creek for twenty-five years—and she’s still considered a newbie. She married a local...
Read MoreMeet the Women of Cumberland Creek
My first novel, SCRAPBOOK OF SECRETS, will be published four months from now. I’m not counting the days or anything. Grin. But I think it’s about time that I introduced you to the characters that have become like old friends to me. Seriously. Now that I’m working on the third in the series, when I sit down to write, it feels like I’m visiting old friends. My Cumberland Creek Mystery series revolves around a group of women in a small but growing Southern town. They get together to...
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