Giveaway and Author Interview: The Doctor's Lady

Welcome back to Writing for Christ Jody Hedlund, I am excited to have you here for a second time. J

What has changed in your writing life since you were last here?

Well, I do have a few more gray hairs and a couple of stubborn wrinkles that aren’t responding to anti-wrinkle lotion. J But other than being another year older, I’m still working hard at writing stories which keep me young at heart!

Do you have favorite authors?

I have so many authors that I love, not just because of their fantastic stories, but because I’ve become friends with them. Once a week, I try to spotlight different writer and author friends over on my Facebook Page.

What do you find the most enjoyable part of writing or connecting with readers?

I absolutely love connecting with readers! I really appreciate when readers send emails, Facebook comments, or even Tweets letting me know they read my book and enjoyed it. I particularly like the handwritten notes I get—many of them written in cursive. Most are from sweet older women who probably don’t have computers or use email.

What do you find the most ideal atmosphere for writing? Do you ever get those surroundings? J

Ideally, I like to hole away in my upstairs office where I can close the door and block out the noise and distractions that come with being the mom of five busy children! However, my office chair only gets to see my hindquarters about once or twice a week. Most of the time, I write smack dab in the middle of my kitchen where I can keep tabs on all the chaos going on around me.

Okay, something fun for those writers out there: In what point of your writing career did you surprise yourself by writing the most words ever in the shortest amount of time?

I’m actually a very slow writer. So I’ve never surprised myself with a huge amount of writing all at once, except of course in my dreams. J But I do surprise myself in that I’ve been able to finish each book in a shorter span of time. The last one took me approximately four and a half months—which had more to do with my diligence in meeting a daily word count than my speed.

Thanks for being here again! It has been a joy and we wish the very best with your novels.

Jody Hedlund is an award-winning historical romance novelist and author of the best-selling book, The Preacher's Bride. She received a bachelor’s degree from Taylor University and a master’s from the University of Wisconsin, both in Social Work. Currently she makes her home in Michigan with her husband and five busy children. Her next book, The Doctor’s Lady releases in September 2011.

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