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 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...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 28, 2014 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Nature
Last week I included an excerpt from a booklet published by the Descendants of the French Creek Pioneers. It was about my great-great grandfather and included a mention of one of his children–my Uncle Marcellus. This is particularly interesting to me because...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 21, 2014 | Appalachian, Church, Family
The 40th meeting of the Descendants of the French Creek Pioneers was just held back home in West Virginia. I wish very much I could have been there and hope to make it in 2015. Next year will be the centennial year, which sounds weird until you understand that meeting...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 11, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Friends, Reading, Waiting
Phew. Launching a book is work, but unlike digging ditches, it’s hard to see exactly what you’ve accomplished. And so, you look at reviews. There are reviews on Amazon, on Barnes & Noble, on Goodreads, on Christianbooks.com. There are reviews on blogs...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 7, 2014 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Food, Friends, Love, Miracles, Reading
The MOST special day of my life was my wedding day. The book launch party for Miracle in a Dry Season definitely comes in second. It was utterly Appalachian from the location–a little white church on a hill–to the food–cornbread and beans. But the...
