by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 15, 2014 | Love, Reading
In 2011 I had the chance to meet Jan Karon–one of my favorite authors–and she was every bit as delightful as I hoped. Yesterday I had a chance to see her again and although she didn’t grab me and say she remembered me from that one, brief encounter...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 11, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Food
Doing the dishes isn’t particularly Appalachian–people wash up after meals everywhere–but it struck me that characters in my books often have great conversations over dish washing. Why is that? Well, probably because I’ve been part of many a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 8, 2014 | Waiting
About a decade ago I began seriously writing. I didn’t have a clue what would be involved in being published, but I figured the first step was to write something that could be published. Good plan.Then, once I finished that first manuscript, I began to stick one...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 4, 2014 | Appalachian, Friends, Reading
Today I’m hoping you’ll join me over at SouthernBelleView where author Eva Marie Everson has been gracious enough to post an interview with me. She critiqued Miracle in a Dry Season at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference two and half...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 1, 2014 | Church, Family, Food, Love, Miracles, Waiting
As I approach the one-month mark from my book’s release on August 5 I’ll confess I’m a wee bit obsessed with things like sales rank, reviews, and Facebook engagement. And while many of those numbers are squishy, there’s just enough information...
