A First Line Invites You into a Story

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 7 Comments

  Writers write stories they want readers to read. This is certainly true for this writer. I sometimes say that a book takes two to truly come to life. The writer who spills the story out onto the pages and the reader who then invites those words into his or her imagination to experience that story. That’s not to say …

Locust Winter Will Give Way to An Appalachian Summer

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In Kentucky we usually have several cold snaps before spring finally comes to stay. So we call them winters. Redbud winter. Dogwood winter. Locust winter. Blackberry winter. The names come from whatever is blooming when the chilly air sweeps back into the area the way it has several times this spring. This year the cool spells have been colder than …

Design a Book Cover & Catch The Refuge on E-book Sale

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 33 Comments

Sunday I did a cover reveal for my upcoming release, An Appalachian Summer. I loved all the comments since you seemed to really like the cover. Some of you said that yes, a cover either attracted you to a story or didn’t. Most of you liked the pretty purple of Piper’s dress and the rhododendrons. I do have Piper enjoying …

An Appalachian Summer by Ann Gabhart

My Cover Reveal – An Appalachian Summer

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 54 Comments

 “Never judge a book by the cover.” I know you’ve all heard the saying, and it is excellent advice that is not always something told to you about a book you’re about to read. Instead it might be about something you perhaps are going to eat. A cake that falls apart into crumbs and doesn’t look a thing like those …

Summer Deadlines & Butterflies

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Happiness is a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. … Nathaniel Hawthorne July 1 was my third adjusted deadline for my current work in progress, An Appalachian Summer. I did not want to request a third extension so I’ve been doing a lot of staring at …