by Kathy L Wheeler | Dec 6, 2013 | Author Spotlight, Books, Commentary, Contemporary Romance
A delicious treat from the United Kingdom visits today. Some words may appear misspelled if you are not familiar with an English style of the written word. Don’t worry, they are not! (i.e., centre vs. center). Also? You might plug in a fan and have it blowing in...
by Kathy L Wheeler | Dec 2, 2013 | Author Spotlight, Commentary
Today, I’m visited by my good friend, Gina Hooten-Popp. Gina is another of my Jodi Pioneer friends of long standing. She’s written a compelling story set in the early 1900s on the hurricane that hit Galveston. Evoking emotion. Two simple words, but...
by Kathy L Wheeler | Nov 22, 2013 | Author Spotlight, Writing
Someone asked me once when I started to write and why. My earliest recollection of writing was an exercise I did in second grade. On a cold winter afternoon, I watched my teacher, Mrs. Simmons, slowly remove an album from its jacket and run a soft cloth around its...
by Kathy L Wheeler | Nov 1, 2013 | Author Spotlight, Reading, Writing
Kathy: Today, I’m hosting another Jodi Thomas Pioneer friend. (You’ve met a couple already). Mary: Mystery and romance. There’s nothing more entertaining and intriguing than a puzzle to solve and characters who get into your heart and stay there. That...
by Kathy L Wheeler | Oct 28, 2013 | Author Spotlight, Musings
Today we have another fun day ~~ with Elaine Cantrell. Elaine: I like going to movies, don’t you? Kathy: I do. Elaine: For one thing the refreshments are better than what I have at home, and for another the movie just looks better on a big screen in a dark room....
by Kathy L Wheeler | Oct 25, 2013 | Author Spotlight, Musings
I grew up in a land of eternal summer. As a child with very fair coloring my nose was perpetually burnt and freckled and my hair was naturally bleached by sunshine. I’d pay dearly for this, years later, but at the time it translated into spending time on the sea with...