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 …
A Favorite Vacation Spot
This week’s table talker question is based on my books. Which means my answer is probably a given– Sunset Beach, NC where my books are set! When the experts say “write what you know” I’m a prime example. I didn’t have to look very far to find a perfect setting for my novels, The Mailbox and The Guest Book (and …
My Dream Job
Is it cheesy to say I’m living my dream? That I still marvel at the reality of these people who call me mom? That I get to see books (plural!?!) with my name on the cover? That I have the pleasure of interacting with readers and other writers on a semi-regular basis and call that work? That sometimes I get …