Diary of a Writer: Sweet Caroline & Helping Others Pt 2

Rachel Hauckfiction, miracles, Susan May Warren, Sweet Caroline, writing 4 Comments

… So there I am. Zombied on a Sunday afternoon, knots in my stomach, talking to Susie Warren on the phone. “Send it to me,” she says. “What? My manuscript?”  Gulp. It’s horrible. She’ll be the first to see I can’t write. But I was desperate. I emailed it. Oh, praise the Lord for email, seriously! She called me an …

Real thank you speech

Rachel HauckACFW, ACFW Book of the Year, Christine Lynxwiler, Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Susan May Warren, Sweet Caroline 2 Comments

Caught in a swirl of busyness between teaching a continuing ed class at ACFW and leading worship, I didn’t think much about the Book of the Year Award. Probably, a bit of that on purpose so I wouldn’t focus on winning or losing. Saturday night, I wasn’t prepared to hear my name and book called. I’d not prepared a speech, …

Book Clubs

Rachel Hauckbook clubs, fiction, reading, Sweet Caroline 6 Comments

I love book clubs. There’s a resurgence of them these days – as well as things like knitting clubs. I met a fifteen year old girl who loved to knit. Tonight I was honored to join a book club who’d read Sweet Caroline. It was fun to meet and talk about the book, hear how the reader interpreted relationships and …

Behind the Scenes 4: Sweet Caroline

Rachel Hauckbehind the scenes, books, Christian fiction, Sweet Caroline, writing 1 Comment

While I felt Caroline’s story turned out well, I wasn’t sure the readers and reviewers would agree. I wondered if people felt a once-in-a-life-time change in Barcelona was “over the top.” Would the Cafe scenarios and repairs come across realistic? I had to do quite a bit of research on that part. Did I show how Caroline was a servant …