Welcome Carol
Tell us about you and your new release!
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How much of the book is based in real life? The idea for this book sprang from a visit my husband and I made to Longfellow’s Wayside Inn in Sudbury, MA, where we discovered the Secret Drawer Society. We found letters hidden in drawers in our room. Some were fictional. Some were not. One that particularly impressed me was written by a young bridegroom who was spending his wedding night there after being married in a near by chapel. Then he and his wife had returned to celebrate their fifth anniversary and he added to the letter. This gave me the idea for a hero and heroine to write letters back and forth to one another without knowing who the actual recipient would be…and hiding them in a desk. |
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Do you have a person you consider a mentor? There are so many people who have influenced me and helped me along my writing path. But the person who started me on the road was my ex-boss, Laura. She was a writer and she was my biggest encourager in the beginning. She had majored in creative writing in college, and her ideas and influence were priceless. |
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What is your next project? I am currently working on a novel entitled Always and Only You. It was inspired by a post I came across on Twitter in which a woman was wishing her husband happy anniversary and she related a little bit of their background. They had dated in high school, but she broke up with him because he wasn’t cool enough. She later became engaged to another man…well, I won’t tell you any more. But maybe you can guess from the title. |
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How can readers connect with you? I'd love for them to sign up for my quarterly newsletter at www.carol-james.com. They can also reach me by email at [email protected]. And they can also find me on most social media platforms, often under Carol James Author |
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In no more than Ten (10) words, what is the spiritual takeaway for your reader? God loves and rejoices over His children. |
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Is there anything edgy/possibly controversial in your book? If so tell us what that is in Twenty (20) words or fewer. The hero, Chance, is a recovering addict who slips out of recovery. |
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What is your hero's main character flaw? He listens to internal voices of rejection that tell him his actions have placed him beyond God’s reach. |
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What is your heroine's main character flaw? She struggles with accepting and giving forgiveness. |
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