Β Do you love to books?Β Do you enjoy tweeting about books, sharing through Facebook, putting customer reviews on websites like Amazon.com and Goodreads?Β Β 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?Β Why… someone who spreads the …
Because Writers and Readers Reached Out
This week weβve 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.Β Β 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!Β 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.Β The doctor has assured us that these tubes are going to makeΒ 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
Β It’s been a lot of fun this week hearing the other belles address a question taken fromΒ 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.Β Β Is there an βout of the boxβ 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:InΒ 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 βout of the boxβ 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, whichΒ can makeΒ 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 β08. Β I was weeks away from going on tour with Sue Ellenβs Girl Ainβt 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.Β Now, I donβt know about my fellow authors, but once I do all the …