Simply put: Beth Vogt is one of my favorite people around the author world. She's also the only person who has guested here at Tag(g)lines three times. And I didn't even have to bribe her!
Beth's sophomore novel, Catch a Falling Star,came out this month and it's a not-to-be-missed story, folks. The characters are heart-tugging, the plot is so well-paced and above all, I love the question at the center of her story: What do you do when life just doesn't go as planned? Who can't relate to that, right?
And...because I happen to have an extra copy of Beth's book, we're going to do a giveaway today! Leave a comment below to enter. You've got til next Tuesday at 5 p.m.-ish to enter at which time I'll use a handy random number generator to determine the winner. Happy commenting!
...about the ridiculousness of this post. photo credit: stock.xchng
Two weeks ago today I embarked on a slightly insane mission
called “Melissa spends an entire week writing and doesn’t leave her house.”
Now, here’s the thing: We’ve never really been able to
figure out whether I’m an introvert or extrovert. And by we I mean me and every
personality test I’ve ever taken. I stump Myers-Briggs, y’all.*
But even if a person is the most introverted of all
introverts, seven days alone is a little too much. Or a lot. Although it’s
great for the writing productivity, it’s not so great for the whole “Mature,
Stable, Healthy Adult” thing.
This is a field. Totally kind of relevant to the post.
Photo credit: stock.xchng
So, my coworker Denise—who is above all, fabulously fun to work with—told the funniest story in the office yesterday. She made a great meal for her husband the night before and in an attempt to pay her a compliment, her husband said, “Denise, you are a Psalm 31 wife.”
Now, the verbal typo is funny, BUT it’s even funnier when you actually read Psalm 31. Here’s a snippet:
Yup, Tag(g)lines is back today after a two-week break during which I wrote frantically. Like, Cookie Monster eating cookies frantically. Come to think of it, I also ate a few cookies. So the analogy works on multiple levels.
Okay, we have the oh-so-wonderful Becky Wade here today! Becky's book, My Stubborn Heart, which released around this time last year is up for a RITA. Yay!
And her latest book, Undeniably Yours, just came out this month. People, it is a FABULOUS read. True story: I finished reading Undeniably Yours while on a recent trip to Savannah. And I may or may not have gotten a little upset with an airline attendant who decided to start our flight boarding right when I was reaching the "black moment" of the story. Rude. Just kidding...mostly.
Once you've had a chance to read the Q&A with Becky, be sure to check out the details of a LitFuse contest for a Kindle Fire giveaway down below. ALSO, Becky is doing a Book Banter chat on the Bethany House Facebook page tonight at 7 p.m. CST. Stop by for a chance to win a copy of her new book!
p.s. And just to clarify, in the intro video when I say I was happy that I "didn't have to get dressed" all last week, please be assured...I was, in fact, attired. Flannel pants. T-shirt. M'kay? And now, here we go with the interview...
