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 …
Beyond Miscommunication
We all do it. Say what we think is clear only to find out it wasn’t clear at all. This happened to me the other day. My husband and I were talking about buying a new mattress for our bed. (It’s time. Our other one is 17 years old. I know, that’s like, illegal. But with six kids splurging on …
Table Talker: It Gets Better
She walked through the pool gate pushing a stroller loaded down with all the accountrements needed to host little ones for a day in the water. But it wasn’t just the heavy stroller weighing her down. She also had four little appendages– satellites to her orbit– in tow. I recognized the look of a frazzled mother of young children. I had …
The Belles of SBV are Pinning!
Greetings from Houston, TX, home of the All Things Southern Baby Beau Czars. That would be my adorable grandsons who are napping as we speak, I mean, as we type. You should read that as time is limited and we must get it while the getting is good. I do hope y’all have enjoyed the conversations about connections. I …
Table Talker: Rachel Hauck’s “The Wedding Dress” Question
This week we’re talking about Rachel Hauck’s book, The Wedding Dress, and how in the book a dress is a connection point for four women over time. How are our connections formed? Of course I’ve heard the debates about whether or not social media forms true connections, whether the internet is making us more connected or merely deceiving us into …
Opportunities and Guest Books– One and the Same?
Marybeth Whalen could just be single-handedly boosting the paper industry with the growing popularity of her latest novel, The Guest Book. At the heart of this engaging story is a guest book that may hold the key to a love the protagonist thinks she’s been looking for her whole life. Then again, the aged and yellowing book may lead …
The Guest Book Entry I’d Like To Read
We’re continuing our table talker series this week. We hope you’re enjoying these questions and being inspired to ask some questions around your tables! Today we’re talking about guest books, which is something I’ve spent the summer doing as I’ve traveled around and met readers at book events. My new novel, The Guest Book, seems to evoke nostalgia in the …