by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 28, 2021 | Reading
I LOVE looking at book covers. And yes, I will judge a book (or at least look inside) based on the cover alone. And I’ve been noticing a trend on covers that I think is fabulous. Namely, heroines in motion! So many covers feature a heroine posed just so on the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 7, 2021 | books, Reading
It’s time to get that summer reading list primed and ready for beach days, hammock days, porch-sitting days, or just any old day when you can squeeze in time for a few more pages! And you can jump start your reading plan by entering for a chance to win FIFTY...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 8, 2021 | Appalachian, books, Reading
I’ve written before about my mixed feelings regarding novel contests. And yet, here we are again, with awards season kicking off and yes, I have entered a few contests. Including the Selah Awards at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. I like...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 22, 2021 | Reading
Some friends and I are doing giveaways this week to inject a little joy into winter (which always seems interminable at the end of February!). Check ’em all out and enter to win some outstanding stories. You’ll find these on Instagram, all you need to do...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 8, 2021 | Reading, Writing
My next novel has a title AND a cover! I ran a contest on Facebook over the weekend to guess the missing word in the title . . . The Finder of FORGOTTEN Things. The guesses were great! And interestingly, the number one guess was LOST (8 guesses)–which was almost...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 3, 2020 | Appalachian, books, Reading, West Virginia
I’ve made it a point NOT to read Hillbilly Elegy and I don’t plan to watch the movie, either. Initially, I thought I should read the book. I’m an Appalachian author. I aim to read widely in the literature of these mountains. But the whole idea of...
