Do you love to books? Do you enjoy tweeting about books, sharing through Facebook, putting customer reviews on websites like Amazon.com and Goodreads? My publisher is ramping up to give away 100 early copies of Firefly Island… FREE!If that sounds interesting to you, keep reading below for more information. — What is a book ambassador? Why… someone who spreads the …
Because Writers and Readers Reached Out
This week we’ve been involved in a discussion dear to my heart, Writers and Readers Reach Out 2012. Having the belles join me in it has been especially heartening. For a number of years, my readers and I have reached out to the needy through an annual Thanksgiving drive. Designed to coordinate with the idea of 30 Days of Thankfulness, …
Kitchen Belleicious visits Southern Belleview!
Greetings SBV community! I made a fast road trip to Houston this week where my youngest grandson, the adorable Connor Maher, had tubes put in his ears. Connor had a serious bout with RSV last spring and has suffered recurring infections ever since. The doctor has assured us that these tubes are going to make a world of difference and I’m happy to …
Saying Goodbye (Sniff!)
It is with much sadness that I am announcing my decision to no longer contribute to the porch discussions over here at SBV. Though I have loved my time here and was hesitant to say goodbye, due to family demands and some changes with my writing, I simply have to scale back. As I told the SBV girls, this is …
Dating #101 from Years Gone By
It’s been a lot of fun this week hearing the other belles address a question taken from FIREFLY ISLAND by Lisa Wingate, la story of love at first sight that brings a city girl to a remote ranch as a modern day mail order bride. Is there an “out of the box” love story in your family? Several weeks ago …
Out Of The Box
This week brings us to the end of our Table Talker series. Our final question is this:In FIREFLY ISLAND by Lisa Wingate, love at first sight brings a city girl to a remote ranch as a modern day mail order bride. Is there an “out of the box” love story in your family?I guess my out of the box love story …
When Old Friends Find Us
The thing about women is, we change our names when we get married, which can make it hard to find us. Enter Facebook, and a happy friend request I received out of the blue one day with a message that said, “I don’t know if you remember me but…” The message was from my freshman year college suitemate and constant companion that …
Diary of A Writer: Crash. And Burn
Well, as you can see it’s been a month of Sunday’s since I blogged here. Why? Busy! Using my words for other things! I had a revelation. Most writers try to blog three times a week. Less some, more others. I blog once a week at Southernbelleview.com and once a week at MybookTherapy.com. Each post takes me about an hour …
Seaside by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson
It was spring of ’08. I was weeks away from going on tour with Sue Ellen’s Girl Ain’t Fat, She Just WeighsHeavy and scanning my itinerary from Penguin when I noticed a longer than usual driving distance and off time between two of my Florida events. Now, I don’t know about my fellow authors, but once I do all the …