Please visit the gorgeous post over on Instagram created by A Blue Box Full of Books. She pairs Southern-Fried Woolf with a copy of Mrs. Dalloway! It gives me goosebumps to see my work side by side with Woolf’s. One of the quirkiest characters in my book is Briscoe’s mother Jules. Let’s get into it.Continue reading “Day Nine: Briscoe’s Mother, Jules Jenkins, and Blair Mountain”
Monthly Archives: January 2023
Day Eight: Why Briscoe Has an Eating Disorder
TW: Talk of A Character’s Eating Disorder, Discussion of Virginia Woolf’s Possible Anorexia Thank you for visiting my blog on Day Eight of my book launch! I’m delighted to have you here. First of all, let me say that though I have the utmost sympathy for those struggling with eating disorders, I haven’t ever hadContinue reading “Day Eight: Why Briscoe Has an Eating Disorder”
Day Seven: My “Plumfield” and A LONG LISTING for SFW!
Welcome to Day Seven of my blog tour, sponsored by Madame Writer of Wrongs. So many thanks to her for sharing my book! https://www.madamewriterofwrongs.com/ First up, I just discovered that Southern-Fried Woolf has been chosen for the 2022 Somerset CIBAS Long List for Literary and Contemporary Fiction! I’m so pleased and honored! One of theContinue reading “Day Seven: My “Plumfield” and A LONG LISTING for SFW!”
Day Six: This is What Saturday Looks Like
Hey there, friends! This is Day Six of ye olde blog tour. The lovely Kat of Cornwall, England, has shared about my book on her website, and I’m so grateful. Yes, please sign up for prizes and read chapter one if you haven’t yet over there! And thank you, Kat! Today, Barry and I recordedContinue reading “Day Six: This is What Saturday Looks Like”
Day Five: Books I’m Reading
I’m grateful for Sadie over at Sadie’s Spotlight for sharing about my novel today on this, the fifth day of my blog tour. Thank you, Sadie! You know the drill…go register for those goodies! Sorry that I’m getting around to posting this so late, but it’s been a full day. But hey, I’m about toContinue reading “Day Five: Books I’m Reading”
Day Four: Belated Happy 141st Birthday, Virginia!
Last night I was visited by an old friend. Well, actually she’s been staying with me for three days, or should I say nights. Insomnia. As a result, today will be a truncated post. You don’t mind, do you? First up, let me give my deep appreciation to Steph over at “A Dream Within aContinue reading “Day Four: Belated Happy 141st Birthday, Virginia!”
Day Three of the Tour: Flowers
It’s Day 3 of the Southern-Fried Woolf blog tour! Thanks so very much to Virginia Lee for spotlighting my book! As a blanket statement, if you visit any of these stops you can sign up to win that bookshop.org gift card. Go get it! While I can’t say I’ve ever been one to pay muchContinue reading “Day Three of the Tour: Flowers”
A Deep Dive into the Woolf Conference Chapter
Day 2 of my virtual book tour for Southern-Fried Woolf is here! So many thanks to Two Cool Chicks for sharing. BTW, you can sign up to win a $25 gift card to bookshop.org over there, too! There were a couple of neat tidbits that I wanted to dig out to share with you, butContinue reading “A Deep Dive into the Woolf Conference Chapter”
Let the (Virtual) Book Tour Begin!
Southern-Fried Woolf is HERE!! If you want to buy a print copy, I recommend this bookshop.org link for the best price. (I’m all about that.) Here’s the Kindle version. Thank you to Mythical Books for sharing the first chapter of my book on this first stop on my tour. I appreciate it so much, andContinue reading “Let the (Virtual) Book Tour Begin!”
Happy Book Birthday (Tomorrow) to Southern-Fried Woolf
The other day I stared out of the kitchen window and allowed myself to celebrate finishing this novel. I allowed the pride of creation to fill my eyes, acknowledged the bravery of sharing something that is so precious to me. This novel has been the most difficult thing I have written so far. Those IContinue reading “Happy Book Birthday (Tomorrow) to Southern-Fried Woolf”