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 | Nov 19, 2020 | books, Friends, Speaking, Writing
Today’s the day! With the help of Sassafras on Sutton, the Black Mountain Library, and best-selling author Lisa Wingate we’re holding The Right Kind of Book Launch at 7 p.m. EST this evening. I’m so excited! And a smidge nervous. My husband was...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 12, 2020 | books, Reading, Writing
In this wacky year of limited in-person ANYTHING, I’m partnering with the Black Mountain Library and Sassafras on Sutton bookstore to launch The Right Kind of Fool virtually. I’ll also be joined by special guest Lisa Wingate (bestselling author of Before We Were...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 21, 2020 | Reading, West Virginia, Writing
It’s election season and I know we’re all tired of being told who we ought to vote for. But maybe in this instance, voting can be nothing but fun! I’ve been nominated in WV Living magazine’s Best Of series for 2020. Yup, I have the chance to be...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 31, 2020 | Appalachian, Nature, Waiting, Writing
Ginseng I have several “pet” ginseng plants. I know where they grow and I’m not telling anyone. I like to check on them to see how they’re doing and when they produce their red seed pods around this time of year, I plant them to spur future...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 13, 2020 | West Virginia, Writing
I know lots of people are passionate about their home state. But I think those of us from West Virginia are particularly so! We know all the corny jokes and can tell them before you can. We know telling someone to “watch out for deer” when they get in the...