Author Interview: The Daily Life of Hailey Grace (+ a giveaway)

Good morning, ladies and gents! Today, we have a special treat. Not only is there a giveaway, but author, Beloved, answered a few questions about writing! Read on to learn more about the book, the author, and enter the giveaway.

About the Book

For Hailey Grace, birthdays suck! She hopes with all her heart that her big day passes without gifts, or even a birthday wish. But with loving parents and two witty best friends who keep her on her toes, there’s no telling what adventure Hailey Grace will be forced to explore this time. Unexpectedly, her best friend Alex challenges her to do something she’s never done before. With that comes a whole new set of rules, and another life Hailey isn’t sure she’s quite ready for. Now questioning all that she has ever believed, she takes Alex up on the dare by asking for something that no one but God can give her. Her request also comes with a twenty-four-hour deadline. As the minutes slowly but surely tick by, Hailey’s life shifts into overdrive and she wonders if she has asked for too much too soon.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2CqFMtF

About the Author

Beloved is a ministry leader and Christian Romance Author born and raised in Miami, FL. She spends much of her time studying the scriptures and has a gift for sharing the Gospel. Through her debut novel, Beloved hopes to inspire youth to seek God whole-heartily, knowing there is nothing impossible with Him on their side!

Website: www.belovedauthor.com
Facebook: belovedchrist
Instagram: @belovedforever2018
Twitter: beloved4jesus

Giveaway

Beloved is giving away an autographed copy of The Daily Life of Hailey Grace, as well as a $10.00 Amazon Gift Card! There will be 3 book winners, and one Grand Prize Winner will receive the Gift Card in addition to their copy.

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Author Interview 

Good morning, Beloved and thank you for stopping by my blog!

1. What is your writing process? Do you outline before you start? My writing process is a bit different every time. Depending on what I’m writing and how long I’ve been sitting with the idea in my head. Typically, every story for me begins with an idea and a character that I absolutely adore. From there I listen to music that defines my character, and that process makes her even more real to me. Afterwards her words, thoughts, and actions come naturally and before I know it, I’m a few chapters into the novel.

2. How do you develop your characters? Do you use images found online, a Pinterest board, character sketches, or develop them as you write? I really enjoy this question because developing my characters are probably my most favorite thing about writing. I have to say when I’m developing my main character, I stay away from what I know and who I know. During this process I don’t usually read other books especially by authors who are writing in the same genre. I don’t want to create a clone of what is already out there. However, I do like to start with an attribute that is worthy, honorable, and godly. For example, I love the woman Ruth in the Bible! I like to create characters that encourage me to want to be better in every aspect of my life. That’s like a must for me when I’m creating my main character. I desire him/her to ultimately be someone I can learn from and look up to.

3. What is your best advice for getting rid of writer’s block? If you would have asked me something like this years ago, I know my answer would be totally different and perhaps long and drawn out. Simply put. PRAY!!!

4. If you could share one piece of advice that you wish someone else had told you to an aspiring writer, what would it be? Once again PRAY!!! That is the very first thing anyone should do before they make a commitment to do anything. Because writing is a commitment and a responsibility. Like any commitment, it shouldn’t be taken lightly, and it should both honor and serve Jesus Christ as well as those who you will be held accountable for. Writing is a ministry, and as authors we are responsible for the well-being of every reader who are drinking in our words.


5. What is your favorite genre? Hmm…that’s a tough one. I think I’m going to have to say Christian Fiction.

Fun questions:
Pizza or Pasta? Pizza!

Favorite movie? The Notebook

Favorite Bible verse? Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God." (Mark 10:27)

Coffee, tea, or water? Water

Favorite movie adaptation? Love Comes Softly By: Janette Oke

The Christmas Duet Blog Tour

Rebekah Morris and Faith Blum have teamed up for a fun Christmas Duet Blog Tour! Why Christmas Duet? Because both books have titles that have to do with a Christmas song! Be sure to check out all of the blog posts as well as the giveaway.

About the Books

His Law is Love

 Will hate and fear drown the song of Christmas love?

Amelia is eagerly anticipating her first Christmas in the west, but she soon finds that her brother-in-law's worry and her sister's exhaustion reach far deeper than the cares of a ranch and a family. A rash of fires and cattle thefts is plaguing the area, and the three young orphans they've sheltered are under suspicion from their prejudiced neighbors.

Blog Tour: Yesterday's Christmas

 

I have the privilege of joining a new writer friend's blog tour! I am looking forward to reading at least one of her books over this Christmas! A.M. Heath invites you to spend Christmas with the Tanners in a dual-timeline novel loosely inspired by Beauty and the Beast. You’re sure to fall in love again and again. To see the other posts in the tour, check out this link: https://amheathblog.wordpress.com/blog-tour-landing-page/. And make sure you check out the author interview at the end of the blog post!

About the Book

During a snowstorm, Betty Tanner finds herself stuck with her estranged husband. Spending Christmas with Glenn wasn’t what she had in mind, and her thoughts reluctantly travel back three decades to their first Christmas together, when another snowstorm caused her to wreck her car outside the Tanner home …

1954: Stranded with the Tanners over Christmas, Betty is forced into the company of Glenn, who has spurned her for years. But as the snow falls outside, the walls between Betty and Glenn begin to melt, revealing a side of him she never knew existed. A side she longs to know better.

Pride and bitterness can make a beast out of anyone. And the hardships they face in their relationship are of their own making. But can following Christ’s ways lead Betty and Glenn to the reconciliation they long for?

Lo, How a Rose Giveaway Winner

Thank you all for making this blog tour so fun! And now to pick our winner!

Congratulations to...

Julia!!!!!

You won! I'll be emailing shortly to get your address.

Blog Tour: Lo, How a Rose

Did you know that I have a lot of books published? If you've followed me much, you probably knew that, but do you know how many books I have published and what was the date my first book publication?

If you've ever asked these questions, you're in luck, because I'm about to answer them. Counting my multiple boxsets, individual books for sale in either eBook and/or paperback format, and the stories I have in anthologies, as of today, I

Author Interview: Fate of the Watchman by Chad Pettit

About the Book

Lester Sharp is a workaholic, obsessed with the success of his business and oblivious to the world around him. All of that changes when a peculiar stranger comes into his shop asking for food and help. Lester soon finds himself on an impossible journey around the world to bear witness to some of the greatest tragedies a person can know, all frozen in a single moment of time.

In this challenging and gripping novella, debut author Chad Pettit, delivers a supernatural, pulse-pounding adventure in which Lester Sharp is in for the longest second of his life and learns lessons to last a lifetime.

Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GSFMRSK

Add to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40961725-fate-of-the-watchman

About the Author

Chad Pettit grew up in Oregon with books and the mountains to help his imagination grow. After high school, he spent ten years in the Army, travelling and deploying all over the world, including two combat tours in Iraq. After the military, Chad earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Texas A&M University-Central Texas, and then he started teaching English at an early college high school in central Texas. Chad currently serves in a local church as a deacon and the Sunday school superintendent.

Follow the Author:
Website: www.chatpettit.net
Twitter: @pettit_chad
Facebook: ChadPettit.Writer
Instagram: @chad_pettit_ 

Author Interview

1. How do you develop your characters? Do you use images found online, a Pinterest board, character sketches, or develop them as you write?

I don’t even know how Pinterest works. I think I’m probably different than a lot of writers. I have no idea what most of my characters look like. I start with a story, and the characters come to life as I put the story together. It’s always funny to me when people say they can imagine the characters so vividly because I rarely describe the way they look in great detail. 

That sounds a lot like me! I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one. 

2. What is your best advice for getting rid of writer’s block?

Leave it alone. You just can’t force what’s not there. That’s your mind telling you to take a break. But if you just have to write, just start writing descriptions for things. Describe your coffee and the way it smells, feels, tastes. Maybe you feel stressed, and the coffee relieves some stress. Change your name to Bill or something and then talk about why Bill is stressed. See? I just did it! If you tell yourself you can’t write, you’re right. 

That is a cool way to do it. I'll have to try it sometime. Just without the coffee since I don't drink the stuff. ;)

3. If you could share one piece of advice that you wish someone else had told you to an aspiring writer, what would it be?

Your story is unique, and it’s perfectly fine for it to take a long time to develop. I’ve been working on this story since I was sixteen, but I hadn’t lived through enough back then, and I needed experience to find its purpose. Be patient, learn the craft, and practice. People start and never finish writing novels all the time because they haven’t developed the skill or stamina yet. 

I love that advice! Thank you!

4. What is your favorite genre?

I don’t know if I have a favorite. Growing up it was high fantasy. I learned the importance of description from reading the dark elf books by R.A. Salvatore. These days, I’m a huge Ted Dekker fan. I like the mix of fantasy and thriller, but I’m open to a lot of genres.

 

Fun questions:

Pizza or Pasta?

I have to choose?

Favorite movie?

The Martian. I love the exploration of what a person is capable of under extreme conditions. It’s also just a cool premise and well done. 

Favorite Bible verse?

Galatians 2:20. Get a good grasp on that one and everything else starts falling into place.

Coffee, tea, or water?

I like water with coffee or tea in it. Columbian roast in the morning. Chai in the evening.

Favorite movie adaptation?

The Hobbit. The whole trilogy. It was just as magical for me as the book was, and I think they honored Tolkien.

Giveaway

The winner of the giveaway will receive an eBook of Fate of the Watchman.

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Tour Schedule

Monday, October 1st

Intro Post // Kellyn Roth @ Reveries

Book Spotlight // Grace Maples @ Proclaiming His Excellencies

Tuesday, October 2nd

Author Interview // Angela R. Watts @ The Peculiar Messenger

Wednesday, October 3rd

Author Interview // Faith Blum @ Bookish Orchestrations

Author Interview // Germaine Han @ The Writing Mafia

Thursday, October 4th

Review // Rayleigh Gray @ Literature Approved

Friday, October 5th

Review // Grace Buckner @ Literatura

Saturday, October 6th

Review // Jo @ The Lens & The Harddrive

Wrapup Post // Kellyn Roth @ Reveries

A. Kaylee // Book Spotlight @ Kaylee’s Kind Of Writes