by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 6, 2018 | Appalachian, History, Waiting, Writing
Even as I’m looking forward to the release of The Christmas Heirloom on October 2, I’m excited to be working on my next full-length novel tentatively titled Roots of the Mountain. I signed a contract with Bethany House for two more Appalachian stories with...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 20, 2018 | Appalachian, Church, Family, History, Writing
I had the pleasure of attending the French Creek Pioneers gathering this past weekend with my dad and brother. This is a meeting of folks descended from the original settlers of French Creek, Va., back in the early 1800s (before West Virginia became a state). There...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 6, 2018 | Reading, Writing
. . . or do I mean subjective? I got scores back from RWA last week. (That’s Romance Writers of America.) I entered The Sound of Rain in the “Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements” category. Spoiler alert–my story didn’t win. I...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 26, 2018 | Appalachian, History, Writing
I’m always looking for inspiration for my characters and in WV I don’t have to look far. Take, for example, the Wild Man of Clay County. First, his name was Orval Elijah Brown–a most excellent name for any character. Second, he spun his penchant for...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 2, 2018 | Reading, Writing
Carol, Rita, Christy, Inspy, Selah, Genesis, First Impressions, Badge of Honor . . . and those are just the ones I’m most familiar with. Some contests are for pre-published authors, some for published, some for traditionally published, some for independent, and...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 4, 2018 | Hiking, Nature, Thistle, Writing
We’ve all read those novels. You know the ones. The heroine has been riding in a covered wagon for two months when she meets the dashing cowboy who saves the wagon train. He finds her lovely in spite of the fact that she hasn’t washed her hair since late...
