by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 15, 2018 | dogs, Reading, Writing
While I love being a writer, one of the downsides is that it definitely cuts into my reading time. I used to read several books a month, often reading several at once, and now if I finish one or two I feel like I’m doing well. And then there are contests. If you...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 28, 2017 | Appalachian, Friends, Hiking, History, Nature, Writing
I love it when I describe something in one of my novels that I can clearly picture and THEN find that what I described actually exists. In Miracle in a Dry Season Casewell cleans out an old spring with a catch basin. Guess what my husband found in the woods on the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 20, 2017 | Family, Memories, Writing
After wrapping up the Appalachian Blessings series, how did you decide what would come next? I thought it was time to add a little variety to my Appalachian setting. I lived near the coast of South Carolina for ten years and loved the idea of taking a mountain man and...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 6, 2017 | Appalachian, Reading, Waiting, Writing
Releasing a new book just doesn’t get old. It’s kind of like my birthday. There ought to be cake and maybe some champagne. Certainly streamers and cheering. And there’s NOTHING wrong with celebrating all week long! So today, to kick off the party,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 2, 2017 | Appalachian, Family, Writing
I love my latest book’s release date. Why? Well, just look at it–all ones and sevens. Maybe it’s because Dad’s a math teacher, but for whatever reason, it pleases my eye. At any rate, my fourth full-length novel, The Sound of Rain, will release...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 16, 2017 | Appalachian, Waiting, Writing
My wonderful editor sent me an early copy of The Sound of Rain over the weekend. There’s always something special about holding the actual copy. At last, the story I’ve been living with for more than a year is REAL. This story was inspired, in part, by a...
