by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 3, 2020 | Waiting, Writing
In these days when it seems like we can’t really plan for much of anything, how about planning to read my next story? It officially releases on election day (Nov. 3) and who doesn’t want a distraction from THAT?!? Here’s a teaser to hopefully whet...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 13, 2020 | History, Writing
I love getting to visit the places where I set my stories. The Right Kind of Fool–releasing in November–is set in Beverly, WV, just down the road from my mom’s house. Last fall we went over and poked around town making it possible for me to add some...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 11, 2020 | Appalachian, Writing
I’m currently researching a story due to release in 2021 that’s set in and around Hawk’s Nest, WV. I found a newspaper account of a 1931 celebratory dinner held at the Lover’s Leap club house at what is now Hawk’s Nest State Park. A...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 4, 2020 | Appalachian, Church, Writing
Churches were still hosting revivals when I was a kid. Often held all week or maybe over a series of weekends, they were big community events meant to appeal to folks who weren’t coming to church on a regular basis. Out-of-town preachers might...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 5, 2020 | Appalachian, History, Writing
When I decided to write a story about a deaf boy who discovers a dead body (The Right Kind of Fool–Nov. 3, 2020), I knew I wanted him to know sign language. But how would a 13-year-old boy in West Virginia learn sign language? Just a little research solved the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 3, 2020 | Reading, Writing
It might SEEM like this post is a day late, but something exciting is happening today and tomorrow and I wanted to share it with you in the moment! It’s rare for a recent release to go on sale, but that’s just what’s happening the next two days. The...
