Geek girls – Real or Fake? The idea of the “Fake Geek” – usually a girl – has popped up on my radar recently and I did some searching and found this article: Dear Fake Nerd Girls, Go Away Basically, the article says that if you want to call yourself a nerd or a geek, …
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Today my guest is J. J. Nite. J. J. Nite lives in North Alabama with her husband, 3 kids, 2 dogs, and 5 goldfish. She writes young adult sweet romance for Astraea Press and loves reading as much as possible. J.J.’s also found that if she doesn’t write something every day, her mood is that …
Today my guest is Lucie Ulrich. Lucie Ulrich took her time becoming a writer. Not much of a reader as a child, writing was of no interest to her–until she joined a church drama team. The desire to write a skit, and not simply act out someone else’s was so strong, that once she started, …
Welcome back, my lovelies! Today my guest is Joan Duszynski. Joan Duszynski lives in Virginia with her husband and their three kids. Woods surround her home and she loves the privacy and quiet it brings. She wasn’t always a reader, so that moment when she picked up a book and found herself engrossed in its …
Happy Tuesday, everyone! I’m not 100% this morning as I had to drive to New Orleans at around 10 pm last night. It’s a drive of about an hour and fifteen minutes. My husband landed early actually, so we didn’t have to wait long. He came home after being gone twelve days in Beijing. Anyway, …
So, we’re a little late today, mostly because I have been a bit of a mess with family visits and my husband traveling all over the world this summer, leaving me as a single mom. Today my guest is Susan Dulin Rush. Susan grew up in Charlotte, NC and has a psychology degree from Furman …
Today my guest is Elizabeth Belyeu. Elizabeth Belyeu is 29 years old and lives in Alabama, where she supports herself, her cat, and her steadily growing TBR pile as a library assistant. She graduated from Troy University in 2008 with a bachelorʹs in English (Creative Writing minor). Secondhand Shadow is her first novel, but she …
Welcome to the first episode of “Getting to Know You!” Today my guest is Krysten Lindsay Hager. Krysten Lindsay Hager is an author and book addict who has never met a bookstore she didn’t like. She’s worked as a journalist and also writes middle grade, YA, humor essays, and adult fiction. Her debut novel, TRUE …
In 2004, my first book came out. Fabric of Faith was the book of my heart. I really believe God gave me that book, because for the first and only time in my life, I knew the whole story when I got, beginning, middle and end. I don’t do much as far as promoting Fabric …
Jo, Wendy, Carla, and I spent last week submerged in the world of books. We attended the 2014 RT Booklovers’ Convention in New Orleans. I don’t know if their experience was like mine, although I suspect it was, but I’m going to give you a sample of what I learned. 1. Readers love books, and …