WELCOME to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! I’m Carla Stewart, one of the stops for the debut edition of the Christian Fiction Scavenger hunt. I’m thrilled to partner with eleven other authors for this fun event. If you’re just starting, you can find the rules for the scavenger hunt here. If you get lost or need directions at any time, …
Roadside Memories – Part One
It’s inexplicable how ideas come to me as an author. One minute my mind is blank; the next, there are characters walking toward me. And generally, the setting is there without my conjuring it up. That’s what happened with Stardust. Max and I went to a Southern Gospel concert on a Friday night, and somewhere between “Just a Little Talk With …
Coming Home
I’m the first to admit that I’m a sucker for nostalgia. I have things tucked in corners, along cabinet tops, and in nooks and crannies that attest to my love of times gone by. And my novels are meant to take readers to that place in their hearts called “home.” So, it’s not by coincidence, I dare say, that the …
A Word From a Polio Survivor
One of my favorite quote is from Johann Wolfgang VonGoethe: Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness, concerning all acts of initiative (and creation). There is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of …
Stardust Blog Tour Wrap-up
Now that Stardust has been flung out there, I’ve realized whatever happens next is in God’s hands, which is a very good thing. I’m glad to say that the response has been amazing! Much of the credit goes to Sarah at FaithWords who set up the Blog Tour, and to you, my readers, who’ve tweeted and shared on FaceBook. And …
STARDUST Retro Giveaway
I know I promised to announce the giveaway on Thursday. In my defense, I started it on Thursday, but there simply aren’t enough hours in the day. Which is what I’m sure our grandmothers must have thought when they worked from sunup until sundown. Okay, maybe not all of your grandmothers, but I know mine certainly did. One thing I …
Blog Tour Highlights
Are you enjoying the Stardust Blog Tour? A couple of days in, and I’m loving all the variety that bloggers come up with. Some won’t post until Thursday or Friday so there are still more surprises waiting. I just want to thank you all for following along. Here are some of the highlights so far: A chance to meet Ludi, …
My Reading List for 2012
When I was a kid, when we put more on our plate than we could eat, my dad would say, “Guess your eyes are bigger than your stomach.” That’s the way I feel when I survey my bookshelf and plan what books to move to the top of my reading list. I want to read them ALL! And I want …