Thrilled to welcome my friend, Sharon Struth, to my blog today! She writes wonderfully emotional small-town romances and I'm a huge fan of her work. Great to have you here, lovely! Let's kick off with my questions...
1.)
What is your favourite thing about yourself?
I’m a very positive person. A glass half-full kind of
gal. Now some people might snarl at me. That’s okay. I just can’t help it. I
always try to see the positive side of any obstacle.
2.)
What do you wish you’d known before you started
writing?
How the real work starts AFTER the book becomes
published. You have no idea until it happens and then marketing takes time but
writing must go on. But I’m not complaining… not a glass half-full person like
me J
3.)
Share a romantic moment in your life.
A few years back, I’d put on a few too many pounds.
Let’s just say I wasn’t feeling my prettiest. But my husband walked into the
kitchen and said to me, “There’s my beautiful wife.” So I glanced around the
room and said “Where?” and he laughed. I gave him a big hug, because no matter
how I see myself, he still sees me as beautiful and after twenty-seven years of
marriage, that kind of amazes me.
4.)
Do you have any suggestions to help someone
become a better writer? If so, what are they?
One suggestion: if it’s too easy, make sure you are
doing it right. Writing well is hard. Telling your story isn’t the same as
writing an actively told story, where the reader feels part of the action.
Writing well comes with time and experience. Don’t rush the process. Spend time
learning your craft and it’ll pay off in the long run.
5.)
What did you do growing up that got you into
trouble?
Haha…What didn’t
I do that got me into trouble might be shorter to answer! Okay, just
kidding, sort of. I have this little problem. When someone says, “Don’t do
(fill in the blank),” a part of me feels compelled to press forward. A little
like my character Maggie in THE TO-DO LIST.
6.)
If I came to your house for dinner what would
you prepare for me? Why?
I love to
cook!! What I’d make would depend on the season. Maybe a hearty beef stew
served with egg noodles and homemade bread in the winter. Or grilled vegetables
with salmon and a salad of spinach, strawberries and a lovely balsamic-vinaigrette
in the summer, with homemade ice cream for dessert. It’s hard to explain the
satisfaction I get from making food for guests, but it’s kind of like my way of
showing you that you are welcome in my home.
Author:
Sharon Struth
Published
by: Solsbury Hill Press
Release
Date: October 18, 2016
SBN-10:
0-9979293-0-8
ISBN-13:
978-0-9979293-0-0
Relax, she’s got this…
Maggie Harris has her ultra-organized life well
in hand, until she finds her neighbor and husband together, in her bed, and the
tight hold she keeps on her world unravels, leaving her grasping for an escape.
So how can she refuse when she’s handed the dream job of running her aunt’s
bookstore and a chance for a fresh start? Even though the bookstore is in
Brockport, Connecticut, her former hometown, and a place she’d vowed to leave
behind forever.
When someone breaks into Maggie’s new business and leaves a threat on the wall, Detective Cooper Stanton is assigned the case. It’s been twenty years, but Coop hasn’t forgotten the way Maggie once charmed him at every turn—even with her controlling ways. This time, though, Coop refuses to let her seize the reins. What he doesn’t know is she plans to grab them anyway…and she’s got a secret she never shared.
When someone breaks into Maggie’s new business and leaves a threat on the wall, Detective Cooper Stanton is assigned the case. It’s been twenty years, but Coop hasn’t forgotten the way Maggie once charmed him at every turn—even with her controlling ways. This time, though, Coop refuses to let her seize the reins. What he doesn’t know is she plans to grab them anyway…and she’s got a secret she never shared.
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Author
Bio:
Bestselling
author Sharon Struth believes you’re never too old to pursue a dream. When
she’s not writing, she and her husband happily sip their way through the scenic
towns of the Connecticut Wine Trail.
The
Hourglass (Etopia Press), her debut novel, is a finalist in the National
Readers' Choice Awards for Best First Book and winner of the Chatelaine Award
For Romantic Fiction. Her follow-up release, Share the Moon (Kensington
Publishing) is a Barnes & Noble Romance Bestseller. The series also
includes Twelve Nights (11/15), Harvest Moon (12/15) and Bella
Luna (2016).
She
writes from Bethel, Connecticut, the friendliest place she’s ever lived along
with her husband and dogs. For more information, including where to find her
books and published essays, please visit www.sharonstruth.com
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