If you like ... nay love ... good Christian suspense, you need to get over to Goodreads now. There's nine days left on DCP's current giveaway on the second book of the Running Forward series by Lynn Hobbs, River Town. At present, your chances are good at getting one of the five signed copies of the book because there's only 95 entrants. Get your entry in now!
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Here at Desert Coyote Productions, our authors are a talented and diverse group. Don Martinez, president of the company has hand-picked his authors, thereby accumulating accomplished and dedicated writers who care about their craft. In the weeks and months to come, we will showcase each author, their works, and their accomplishments. To make it more interesting and fun, each author will interview another. We look forward to a variety of interesting questions to give you a peek at each author's personality and writing style.
First up is Lynn Hobbs: Lynn Hobbs is a Texas native, mother of two sons, wife, and grandmother, a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, East Texas Christian Writers, North East Texas Writers Organization, a Life Time Member of WorldWide Who's Who, member of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, Marshall Chapter, and past treasurer and current member of East Texas Writer's Association. Her many accomplishments include 2011 winner of NaNoWriMo, won 1st and 2nd place with two short stories published in April and May, 2012 edition of ETWA Roughdraft, named a Finalist in the 50 Great Writer's You Should Be Reading Contest for 2012, and was named World Wide Who's Who Professional of 2012 representing Authorship. Interview by Patty Wiseman: It is my pleasure to interview, Lynn Hobbs, author of Sin, Secrets, and Salvation, and the sequel, River Town. You can only read her biography to see she is a talented and involved writer. I hope to bring out more of her personality in this interview. Patty: Hi Lynn, we've read your bio, so we know a little about you, but let's learn a bit more. What would people be surprised to know about you? Lynn: First of all, thank you, Patty, for the interview. People would be surprised to know I am a published gospel songwriter and published poet. I have always strived to encourage others in their daily life. A natural born storyteller, writing became another form of expression for me. Either by an incident I witness, an experience someone shares, or a deep conviction I have about an issue; writing continues to be my passion! Patty: Give us a little information about your business or career background. Lynn: I worked in the public for over thirty years, retiring from the Texas public school system where I logged over 312 credited workshop hours for my work. In between duties of attendance, discipline, accounting, Texas Grade Book Trainer, special education, etc: my "Mother Hen" instinct emerged and blossomed. Totally caught up in the lives of students, I became a mentor. Many students had divorced or incarcerated parents, and needed love and guidance. Trips, talks, listening, encouraging, "just hanging out" became a big part of my life. What happy memories of quality time, and what lasting friendships developed! Patty: If you could travel anywhere in the United States that you've NEVER been before, where would you go? Would you feel compelled to write a story about that place? Lynn: I would love to explore Natchez, Mississippi, as well as the many antebellum mansions and plantations, nearby. Dripping with history, I would relish the Southern charm and Southern cooking! Irresistible Indian mounds would also grab my attention. Writing a story about it would be a high priority! Patty: We know you write Christian Fiction, so tell us, in that genre, what is the most difficult for you to write, characters, conflict, or emotion. Why? Lynn: Christian Fiction characters can be difficult. I want them to fit in today's world while still having Christian values. My books compete against those that glamorize alcohol consumption, illicit sexual moments, or excessive violence. Mine are the alternative, while you won't be preached to; you won't get a fluffy, cookie-cutter book either. I include issues many readers can relate to. A non-Christian will enjoy my characters, also. Patty: Do you have a motto or favorite quote you turn to on tough writing days? Lynn: The scripture, Philippians 4:13, 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me' helps me meet any challenge. This is my favorite quote because as Paul wrote in Philippians, from prison, challenges are inevitable. It is important how you face a challenge. Patty: Are you a disciplined writer? In other words, do you write at a certain time each day, every day, or do you write when the spirit moves you? Lynn: I write each day and late into the night. Often, I hurry through errands to dive back into my story. I enjoy scattering bits of clues throughout a story and toward the end joining them together like a completed puzzle fitting into place. I'm amazed at the hours that fly by after each writing session. A glance at the clock will confirm my tired eyes! Patty: You must have a hobby, something to relax your hectic days away from writing. Care to share one? Lynn: I enjoy reading. A good book is my treasured pastime for a lazy evening. If a book is highly recommended by a reliable source, and the blurb makes me curious; I can't stop reading it until it is finished. Out of respect for the author, I will give a review if it deserves a four star rating or higher. I will not give a review lower as that is discouraging. If it needs to be lower; I simply will not give one. We all have to learn and are learning our craft every day. It is not necessary to be rude. We learn more through the kindness of others. Patty: When sitting down to write, do you drink coffee? Regular or decaf? Lynn: I drink iced, green tea sweetened with splenda. Not only delicious, but green tea has important anti- oxidents and compounds that help with good health. From fighting cancer and heart disease, lab studies are assuring. Green tea is also known for staving off dementia. You can always find a gallon brewed and ready in my refrigerator! Patty: Outside of your own books or those of Desert Coyote Productions, tell us your favorite book of all time. Lynn: Without a doubt, my favorite book of all time is To Kill A Mockingbird. The strong emotion displayed in everday life in the town of Maycomb pulled me deeper into that era. Interactions between the characters, the tension from the court case Atticus Finch chose to take, Scouts observations; all of it blended together perfectly. What a great example of a well written book. Patty: Lynn, it has been a pleasure interviewing you. Please share with us your website and all the links where we can find you and your books. Amazon Lynn Hobbs Author Page Facebook Goodreads Website E-mail: [email protected] Here it is ... Desert Coyote Productions is proud to reveal the cover of the fourth Phantom Squadron novel, Infernal Eighteen! This cover is a composite created by the author's wife Stacey (who sharp-eyed DCP readers will recognize as the creator of most of our covers) from one of the author's own pieces of artwork. Creating a foreboding figure that Alanna Sharpe is preparing to face, it captures the tone of the book perfectly. If that wasn't enough, the back-cover copy, accompanied by a Gustave Dore woodcut, would do it as well ...
Alanna Sharpe is going to Hell ... In hiding for half a year after discovering her father Cole Sharpe has become General Tyrelius Scolar, her feared enemy, she is brought back into the fold of the insurgency against the New Empire of America by Gabe Francis … a man she distrusts because of his habit of holding back vital information. Her friends still support her in her mission to reunite her family, but that mission takes an unexpected turn when the insurgents capture Scolar. Gabe reveals to Alanna that Scolar is indeed Cole, but is also simply a body lacking its original soul, that of her father. In a quiet moment, alone with the comatose body, Alanna catches snippets of a message. "Find me ..." The search for her father’s soul will cross over many planes of existence, from the world of the living to the mystical realm of Avalon, ultimately leading into the Inferno of Hell. Led through the many circles of damnation by a former family enemy-turned-guide, Alanna must now endure all of Hell’s torments and follow her father’s path if she ever wants to be reunited with him. To have any chance of reuniting her family, Alanna must bring her father back from damnation's grasp. Infernal Eighteen will be available on February 15th. During early February, though, keep an eye out for our Blog Tour, with giveaways, interviews, and guest blogs aplenty! Congratulations go out to the following six lucky Goodreads users, the winners of DCP's recent Destiny Never Sleeps: Quest of the Two Queens Giveaway. These six lucky winners will receive signed copies of the novel!
Congrats to ... Donna Parker, London, Ontario, Canada Toni Driver, Bringhurst, Indiana Auryana Gonzales, Portales, New Mexico Jessi Miller, Iron Mountain, Michigan Jessica Hallihan, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Michael Surgeon, Phoenix, Arizona |