Monday, July 18, 2011

Giveaway and Author Interview: In Honor Bound

Welcome to Writing for Christ DeAnna Dodson, it is great to have you here! Do you have an interesting fact about yourself the average reader probably doesn’t know? 


I’m a wannabe director.  I think that’s why I like to write.  I can have as many wonderful sets and costumes and special effects as I can imagine without worrying about the cost. I can get my “actors” to do what I want (mostly), and I can have them keep working on a scene until it’s right.  They never get tired or lose their tempers and walk off the set. 


Do you have a favorite genre to read/write?   


I love almost anything historical.  Okay, maybe not as far back as the cavemen, but anything from the Roman Empire up to WWII can be a wonderful read.  I am especially taken with the middle ages and with the 1920s and ‘30s – especially the classic mysteries of Christie, Sayers and Allingham.  The American Civil War, the Victorian Era and the Regency are also special favorites.


Do you have a nugget of writing advice that has completely changed how you view writing?


At some point you have to just sit down and write.  Planning and researching and brainstorming are wonderful, but they are absolutely worthless if you don’t finally get the actual story on paper.  Just get it down.  You can edit anything that doesn’t work, but you can’t edit a blank page. 

What do you enjoy most about being a published author? 

I love seeing something I wrote actually in print, seeing it in the store, even seeing it on various online sites for sale.  It’s like seeing a lot of really hard work actually pay off.


Places for readers to learn more about you?
The best place is my website:  www.deannajuliedodson.com
That’s where they can find out a little about me and my four fur-babies, my needlework and my favorite hockey team.  So far I’ve managed to work some sort of handcrafts and at least one cat into each of my books.  I haven’t yet figured out how to bring professional ice hockey to the middle ages.

Thank you for being with us today!
It’s been a pleasure.  Thanks for having me.

Readers, here is your chance to enter to win DeAnna's book!

Please leave an email adddress! If I draw your name and there is no email, you will not win.
For extra entries:
~Be a follower
~Be a subscriber


Contest is only open in the U.S. and void where prohibited. Chances of winning are based on the number of entries and winner is draw from a non-biased third party- Random.org. I am not responsible for any lost or damaged items for said prize.


Thanks for coming by to enter! Contest ends on July 29

30 comments:

  1. Thanks for this giveaway.

    msudawgtoo AT comsouth DOT net

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thanks for the giveaway. I would love to read this book. It sounds very good. Please enter me in contest. I am a follower and email subscriber. Tore923@aol.com

    ReplyDelete
  3. This book sounds terrific! Please enter me in this giveaway!

    lovetoread205 [at] gmail [dot] com

    ReplyDelete
  4. I am a GFC follower.

    lovetoread205 [at] gmail [dot] com

    ReplyDelete
  5. I am an email subscriber.

    lovetoread205 [at] gmail [dot] com

    ReplyDelete
  6. love to be entered in this book drawing thanks

    ABreading4fun [at] gmail [dot] com

    ReplyDelete
  7. follower
    ABreading4fun [at] gmail [dot] com

    ReplyDelete
  8. Interesting interview..thanks for the contest.
    lgm52@hotmail.com

    ReplyDelete
  9. Interesting interview..thanks for the contest.
    lgm52@hotmail.com

    ReplyDelete
  10. Follow via gfc
    lgm52@hotmail.com

    ReplyDelete
  11. email subscriber
    lgm52@hotmail.com

    ReplyDelete
  12. Thanks for offering!
    wsmarple/at/gmail/dot/com

    ReplyDelete
  13. I am a follower.
    wsmarple/at/gmail/dot/com

    ReplyDelete
  14. I am a subscriber.
    wsmarple/at/gmail/dot/com

    ReplyDelete
  15. I would love to win this book. It will be a new author for me. Thanks for the chance.
    ybutler@oppcatv.com

    ReplyDelete
  16. I subscribe by email ybutler@oppcatv.com

    ReplyDelete
  17. That is so cool think of writing a novel like a set.

    Great interview Casey!

    I'm a follwer

    crazi.swans at gmail dot com

    ReplyDelete
  18. Thanks for letting me visit, and thanks everyone for stopping by.

    I can't wait to send someone a copy of the book. :)

    ReplyDelete
  19. sounds great

    gfc follower

    email subscriber

    vidishamun@gmail.com

    ReplyDelete
  20. this books sound wonderful.Please enter me in the giveaway.Thanks for the giveaway. augustlily06(at)aim(dot)com.

    ReplyDelete
  21. email subscriber.augustlily06(at)aim(dot)com.

    ReplyDelete
  22. gfc follower..augustlily06(at)aim(dot)com.

    ReplyDelete
  23. This book sounds great.

    Blessings,
    Jo
    ladijo40(at)aol(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  24. I'm a follower

    Blessings,
    Jo
    ladijo40(at)aol(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  25. I'm a subscriber

    Blessings,
    Jo
    ladijo40(at)aol(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  26. Hello, Casey! I am a follower and a subscriber. :) Please enter me in the giveaway, and thank you to you and the author for having it!

    bharbin07[at]gmail[dot]com

    Thanks!
    Beth

    ReplyDelete
  27. I follow on Google Friend Connect
    ybutler(at)oppcatv(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  28. Id love to read the book

    trustjesus7771 at yahoo dot com

    ReplyDelete
  29. Book sounds great! Would enjoy reading it.

    plhouston(at)bellsouth(dot)net

    ReplyDelete
  30. This book sounds like a great read!
    I would love to win a copy.

    I am a subscriber!

    judyjohn2004[at]yahoo[dot]com

    ReplyDelete

Thank you so much for stopping by, I love to hear from those who traffic my blog! Have a wonderful day. :)

FTC Rules

According to new FTC rules I must let you, the reader know, that all views shared on this blog are strictly my own. Books to review are either provided for me by the author, publisher or ones I have purchased and I am under no obligation whatsoever to present anything, but my true opinion on any product. I receive no monetary compensation for anything written on this blog. Any giveaways on this blog are provided by the author/ publisher and I am not responsible for any views they express in their work or on this site. Giveaways are void were prohibited and chances of winnng are based on the number of applicants. A random winner is draw when a book is given away.

 
Blog Design by Imagination Designs all images from the Country Wildflowers kit by Laurie Ann