One of my good friends and writing partner, Morgan Tarpley of "Pens on a World Map," asked me to participated in a blog hop tour. The questions are about the novel I wrote last year.
Also a friend and fellow blogger will be continuing this blog hop tour and answering these questions too for next week, so please check out her blog (information at this post's end). Thanks!
1) What is title of your working
book?
Permelia Cottage
2) Where did the idea come from
for the book?
I think I was born an Anglophile! And
I love English cottages--old English cottages. I would like to live in one for
at least a month and tour the countryside. Sorry--I digress--the thought of
being in a rural English cottage started thinking of storylines that could take
place there. The plot just grew from that.
3) What genre does your book fall
under?
A lovely cottage I saw in England |
Christian Contemporary
Fiction
4) Which actors would you choose
to play your characters in a movie rendition?
My lead
characters would be played by Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Alexis Biedel and Jensen Ackles.
5) What is the one-sentence
synopsis of your book?
Can an old English cottage bring renewed faith and healing to several troubled hearts?
Can an old English cottage bring renewed faith and healing to several troubled hearts?
6) Will your book be
self-published or represented by an agency?
I met an agent at a writer's
conference and my book proposal was requested. I sent it. Currently, I am
waiting to hear back. Fingers crossed!
7) How long did it take you to
write the first draft of your manuscript?
About eight months to first draft.
8) What other books would you
compare this story to within your genre?
I'm not exactly sure which books this one would compare too, but I can name other authors who write in this genre and whose themes are similar to mine.
9) Who or what inspired you to
write this book?
I like to believe that God inspired me to write it. Most of my ancestors came from England and Scotland so the location idea came from my love of the country my family originated. The actual plot coming from life in general--the struggles we face and how we can overcome them if we focus on God.
I like to believe that God inspired me to write it. Most of my ancestors came from England and Scotland so the location idea came from my love of the country my family originated. The actual plot coming from life in general--the struggles we face and how we can overcome them if we focus on God.
10) What else about your book
might pique the reader’s interest?
Sometimes we struggle with
forgiveness. If someone does something to us--either real or imagined on our
part--we have difficulty forgiving them. I believe Permelia Cottage
teaches that we can forgive, if we turn it over to God. Isn't that
why Jesus came--the ultimate forgiveness?
Next week, January 23, please visit my
blogging friend (below) for the next stop on this blog hop book tour!
Cindy Pye: Denim and Roses
Thanks for stopping by and
reading!
Carole, what fun to meet a soulmate! Morgan said i should visit your blog. All I needed was the name "Teacup Journal" Yes! Do visit me at www.DonnaFletcherCrow.com, choose tour my garden to see pictures of my teacups.
ReplyDeletehave you read Norah Lofts' books about houses? Wonderful stuff. Also Elizabeth Goudge--the heart of the Family trilogy.
Donna, thanks so much for visiting my blog! I will be glad to visit your site and take a look. I love teacups--could you tell?!
DeleteI have read Norah Lofts--in fact I am reading Pargeters right now! Have not seen her book about houses, but I will be sure to check that out. Also, I have a copy of Glastonbury which is one of my favorite books.
So many books, so little time! So nice to 'meet' you!