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May 29, 2009
How Do You Read?
In my last post (which must have set a record for the number of comments on my blog!), several people mentioned two quirks about reading novels that fascinated me. The first is that they reread books they love. The second is that they read books quickly the first time, skipping details to find out how the stories end before going back to read in greater depth. This made me think about how I read as well as how I write.
I rarely reread books, even books that I absolutely adore. Only two stand out in my memory as books I've reread: Pat Conroy's Prince of Tides (because I wanted to explore how Conroy created the pained, sarcastic funniness of his main character) and DM Thomas's The White Hotel, (which I read two times, ten years apart, to see if it was as emotionally draining the second time around. It was). I've reread parts of many other books, studying them to see how the writer does what he or she does. I never studied writing in school, so I've made up for it by analyzing the work of writers I admire. But I'm fascinated that many of you read some books repeatedly for story alone -- for a story you already know. Don't get me wrong. I love that you reread my books, but I'd love to better understand what prompts you to do so.
And who among you is a "detail skipper"? I occasionally skim over details if I feel they're getting in the way of a story I'm reading. Usually I attribute that to either my impatience or to an overabundance of description that slows the story down. Then there are books where the writing is so seamless that I can't skip a single word.
Are you a "rereader"? A "detail skipper?" I'd love to know!
Finally, in my last post, I ran a teeny contest offering personalized bookplates for my new book, Secrets She Left Behind, to five commenters. I used my handy random number generator to determine the winners, and they are Ronnie, Lindsay, Ann, Ashley and Margo. Congratulations! Please send your snail mail addresses to me at diane@dianechamberlain.com and let me know if you want the bookplate personalized to you or someone else.
Happy reading (and rereading. . .)!
I rarely reread books, even books that I absolutely adore. Only two stand out in my memory as books I've reread: Pat Conroy's Prince of Tides (because I wanted to explore how Conroy created the pained, sarcastic funniness of his main character) and DM Thomas's The White Hotel, (which I read two times, ten years apart, to see if it was as emotionally draining the second time around. It was). I've reread parts of many other books, studying them to see how the writer does what he or she does. I never studied writing in school, so I've made up for it by analyzing the work of writers I admire. But I'm fascinated that many of you read some books repeatedly for story alone -- for a story you already know. Don't get me wrong. I love that you reread my books, but I'd love to better understand what prompts you to do so.
And who among you is a "detail skipper"? I occasionally skim over details if I feel they're getting in the way of a story I'm reading. Usually I attribute that to either my impatience or to an overabundance of description that slows the story down. Then there are books where the writing is so seamless that I can't skip a single word.
Are you a "rereader"? A "detail skipper?" I'd love to know!
Finally, in my last post, I ran a teeny contest offering personalized bookplates for my new book, Secrets She Left Behind, to five commenters. I used my handy random number generator to determine the winners, and they are Ronnie, Lindsay, Ann, Ashley and Margo. Congratulations! Please send your snail mail addresses to me at diane@dianechamberlain.com and let me know if you want the bookplate personalized to you or someone else.
Happy reading (and rereading. . .)!
May 26, 2009
Secrets She Left Behind
Today's the big day! Secrets She Left Behind should be in stores this morning. It's the story of a family--a complex, extended, messy, and wildly secretive family. It's suspenseful and surprising, poignant and ultimately uplifting. I can't wait to hear what you think of it!
If you haven't seen the book trailer for Secrets, you can check it out here. And here are some snippets from a few reviews:
"(Chamberlain) explores the psychological complexity of a family pushed to its limits...the alternating narratives allow plenty of insights into the characters' motives while creating intrigue and suspense."
--Booklist
"The plot is absolute genius . . . an intriguing page turner that is extremely difficult to put down."
--ManicReaders.com
"Chamberlain is superb at creating characters we become involved with."
--ReadertoReader.com
"Totally absorbing and full of twists and turns."
--Romancejunkies.com
Would you like to receive a personalized bookplate for your copy of Secrets She Left Behind? I'll pick five winners at random from those of you who comment on this post.
Happy reading!
If you haven't seen the book trailer for Secrets, you can check it out here. And here are some snippets from a few reviews:
"(Chamberlain) explores the psychological complexity of a family pushed to its limits...the alternating narratives allow plenty of insights into the characters' motives while creating intrigue and suspense."
--Booklist
"The plot is absolute genius . . . an intriguing page turner that is extremely difficult to put down."
--ManicReaders.com
"Chamberlain is superb at creating characters we become involved with."
--ReadertoReader.com
"Totally absorbing and full of twists and turns."
--Romancejunkies.com
Would you like to receive a personalized bookplate for your copy of Secrets She Left Behind? I'll pick five winners at random from those of you who comment on this post.
Happy reading!
May 23, 2009
RedRoom Picks My Video as Video of the Week!
Wow, this is so nice! RedRoom.com, which is a community of readers and published authors, selected one of my writing videos as its video of the week. I'm so pleased, and pleased for John as well, since he produced it (he also produced my video for Secrets She Left Behind.
Only four days till Secrets is available!
You can see all of my videos at:
http://www.dianechamberlain.com/chamb...
Only four days till Secrets is available!
You can see all of my videos at:
http://www.dianechamberlain.com/chamb...
Podcast, Newsletters, Kindle and Song
I played around with this title until I liked the rhythm of it. A more apt subject heading might be "miscellany", but that doesn't have much of a ring to it. So here we go!
•Podcast: One of my neighbors, high-schooler Kelly Williamson, had to create a podcast for a school assignment and she asked if I'd agree to be interviewed. She was a delightful interviewer full of great questions, and the podcast of the interview can be heard here.
•Kindle: Do you have one? Some of my older (as well as my newer) books are available in Kindle format. You can find the following books at Amazon's Kindle Store: Before the Storm, The Courage Tree, The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes, Summer's Child, Kiss River, Her Mother's Shadow, The Bay at Midnight, and Cypress Point.
•Newsletters: My latest e-newsletter will be sent out on May 26th. It's so pretty! If you haven't signed up to receive my e-newsletters, you can do so here.
•Song: I joined a choir at the church I recently started attending. I used to sing with an interfaith gospel-ly type choir in Northern Virginia and I adored it, but we didn't use music (needed our hands free to clap, you know). I know how to read music, sort of, in that I know an A from a G (I'm slightly embarrassed to admit I played the accordian as a wee tot), but I simply do not understand how people can look at those notes and sing them without hearing them played first. I'm in awe! I'm also determined to learn how to do this. All advice is welcome!
•Bonus: This just in! A new review of Secrets She Left Behind. "(Chamberlain) explores the psychological complexity of a family pushed to its limits. . . the alternating narratives allow plenty of insights into the characters' motives while creating intrigue and suspense." I love it! Secrets She Left Behind will be released on May 26th, just a few days away, but it's available for preorder everywhere.
•Podcast: One of my neighbors, high-schooler Kelly Williamson, had to create a podcast for a school assignment and she asked if I'd agree to be interviewed. She was a delightful interviewer full of great questions, and the podcast of the interview can be heard here.
•Kindle: Do you have one? Some of my older (as well as my newer) books are available in Kindle format. You can find the following books at Amazon's Kindle Store: Before the Storm, The Courage Tree, The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes, Summer's Child, Kiss River, Her Mother's Shadow, The Bay at Midnight, and Cypress Point.
•Newsletters: My latest e-newsletter will be sent out on May 26th. It's so pretty! If you haven't signed up to receive my e-newsletters, you can do so here.
•Song: I joined a choir at the church I recently started attending. I used to sing with an interfaith gospel-ly type choir in Northern Virginia and I adored it, but we didn't use music (needed our hands free to clap, you know). I know how to read music, sort of, in that I know an A from a G (I'm slightly embarrassed to admit I played the accordian as a wee tot), but I simply do not understand how people can look at those notes and sing them without hearing them played first. I'm in awe! I'm also determined to learn how to do this. All advice is welcome!
•Bonus: This just in! A new review of Secrets She Left Behind. "(Chamberlain) explores the psychological complexity of a family pushed to its limits. . . the alternating narratives allow plenty of insights into the characters' motives while creating intrigue and suspense." I love it! Secrets She Left Behind will be released on May 26th, just a few days away, but it's available for preorder everywhere.
May 18, 2009
The Excellent Topsail Island 20 Year Anniversary Party!
John and I just got home from our weekend on Topsail Island. I'll add more pictures soon, but for now I wanted to share a bit about the party. To recap, at the beginning of the year I asked all of you how I could celebrate my 20 years as an author with my readers. Frequent commenter, Glen Pierce, who has since become a friend, immediately responded, "we're havin' a party!" He went on to suggest the amazing contest which just ended. Saturday was the party, and Glen, who owns Topics Internet Cafe, and his friend, realtor Sterling Bryson, threw a fabulous bash for me at the welcome center in Surf City , the Topsail Island setting of my last book, Before the Storm and my May 26th release, Secrets She Left Behind. Several businesses helped sponsor the party and Islanders turned out to munch and sip and laugh and chat. I loved getting to meet so many new-to-me folks and rekindle old friendships. The warmest people live on Topsail Island, and I hope none of their lives are ever as complicated and challenging as those of my characters!
The highlight for me came when Jean Beasley, director of the Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, presented me with a certificate from the mayor of Surf City, proclaiming May 16th "Diane Chamberlain Day." Can you imagine? I was so moved, and that proclamation will have a special place on my office wall. That's Jean with me in the top picture, and Sterling and Glen with me below. I'm so grateful to all of them, to the sponsors, to Mayor Zander Guy, and to Topsail Island for embracing me in such a meaningful way. I wish I could set every one of my books on my favorite North Carolina island!
See photos at Diane's website blog:
http://www.dianechamberlain.com/blog/
The highlight for me came when Jean Beasley, director of the Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, presented me with a certificate from the mayor of Surf City, proclaiming May 16th "Diane Chamberlain Day." Can you imagine? I was so moved, and that proclamation will have a special place on my office wall. That's Jean with me in the top picture, and Sterling and Glen with me below. I'm so grateful to all of them, to the sponsors, to Mayor Zander Guy, and to Topsail Island for embracing me in such a meaningful way. I wish I could set every one of my books on my favorite North Carolina island!
See photos at Diane's website blog:
http://www.dianechamberlain.com/blog/
May 14, 2009
Why I'm Tweeting
The short answer is: I don't know.
The long answer probably has something to do with human psychology. Or, as in the title of my long-ago college textbook, Abnormal Psychology. I don't really care. What I can say about Twitter after three days of tweeting is that it's addictive.
I don't think I have an addictive personality. I don't drink or smoke or gamble. I have had a chocolate problem in the past (there was this one horrible night. I left my psychotherapy practice around 10pm and thought "Where can I get chocolate at this hour?" and I realized that even if I had to drive to the scary neighborhood where you could get drugs for exorbitant amounts of money and empty my wallet for an ounce of milk chocolate, I would do it. That was my wake-up call). And I do have a little problem with coffee. Oh, and SuDoKu. But aside from those few harmless habits, I really am not the addict type.
I frankly don't understand Twitter, either. I haven't figured out its purpose, at least not for the rest of the world. I have, however, figured out its purpose for me. It's a place to put my itty bitty thoughts. You know, those thoughts that pop into your head and that you want to say out loud to someone but there's no one there. Thoughts like "Someone should clip the toenails on those poor canaries in the picture above." Well, that's not a good example, but you understand what I mean. Of course, most of those thoughts are totally insignificant and unworthy of being put in writing, but I don't care about that either.
I guess I'm tweeting just because I want to. Are you tweeting, too?
http://dianechamberlain.com/blog/2009...
The long answer probably has something to do with human psychology. Or, as in the title of my long-ago college textbook, Abnormal Psychology. I don't really care. What I can say about Twitter after three days of tweeting is that it's addictive.
I don't think I have an addictive personality. I don't drink or smoke or gamble. I have had a chocolate problem in the past (there was this one horrible night. I left my psychotherapy practice around 10pm and thought "Where can I get chocolate at this hour?" and I realized that even if I had to drive to the scary neighborhood where you could get drugs for exorbitant amounts of money and empty my wallet for an ounce of milk chocolate, I would do it. That was my wake-up call). And I do have a little problem with coffee. Oh, and SuDoKu. But aside from those few harmless habits, I really am not the addict type.
I frankly don't understand Twitter, either. I haven't figured out its purpose, at least not for the rest of the world. I have, however, figured out its purpose for me. It's a place to put my itty bitty thoughts. You know, those thoughts that pop into your head and that you want to say out loud to someone but there's no one there. Thoughts like "Someone should clip the toenails on those poor canaries in the picture above." Well, that's not a good example, but you understand what I mean. Of course, most of those thoughts are totally insignificant and unworthy of being put in writing, but I don't care about that either.
I guess I'm tweeting just because I want to. Are you tweeting, too?
http://dianechamberlain.com/blog/2009...
May 13, 2009
Topsail Island Contest Ends; New Contest Begins
Well, this contest was such fun, and so many of you were in the running with the correct answers from Before the Storm. Here they are:
1.What was the name of Jamie's church? Free Seekers. We also accepted Free Seekers Church or Chapel.
2.Who was Jamie's nemesis on Topsail Island? We accepted either Reverend Bill or Marcus.
3.What was Maggie's nickname for Andy? We accepted either Panda or Panda Bear.
4.Where did Andy hide his lighter? We accepted either sock or shoe.
5.What word did Maggie have tattooed on her hip? Empathy.
And here are the lucky winners:
•Grand Prize winner of a Topsail Island vacation and two tickets to my 20th Anniversary Party: Heidi Rodriguez of Cary, NC
•2nd Place Winner of a $200 bookstore gift certificate: Dottie Scott of Raleigh, NC
•3rd Place Winners of advanced copies of Secrets She Left Behind:
-Christy Hagen of Midlothian, VA
-Lorene Beach of Midland, TX
-Debra Haley of North Royalton, OH
-Stephanie Sabia of Florence, AZ
-Barb Evans of Knightdale, NC
-Holly Mize of Greenfield, IN
-Patsy Hoffman of Richlands, NC
-Riena Gilbertson of Sequim, WA
-Karen Lefler of Temecula, CA
-Dale Dunn of Vienna, VA
Congratulations to all the winners! I truly wish everyone who entered had been able to win. I plan to hold contests--albeit not as exciting as this one has been--all year long, so hop over to my contest page to enter. I'll cross my fingers for you!
1.What was the name of Jamie's church? Free Seekers. We also accepted Free Seekers Church or Chapel.
2.Who was Jamie's nemesis on Topsail Island? We accepted either Reverend Bill or Marcus.
3.What was Maggie's nickname for Andy? We accepted either Panda or Panda Bear.
4.Where did Andy hide his lighter? We accepted either sock or shoe.
5.What word did Maggie have tattooed on her hip? Empathy.
And here are the lucky winners:
•Grand Prize winner of a Topsail Island vacation and two tickets to my 20th Anniversary Party: Heidi Rodriguez of Cary, NC
•2nd Place Winner of a $200 bookstore gift certificate: Dottie Scott of Raleigh, NC
•3rd Place Winners of advanced copies of Secrets She Left Behind:
-Christy Hagen of Midlothian, VA
-Lorene Beach of Midland, TX
-Debra Haley of North Royalton, OH
-Stephanie Sabia of Florence, AZ
-Barb Evans of Knightdale, NC
-Holly Mize of Greenfield, IN
-Patsy Hoffman of Richlands, NC
-Riena Gilbertson of Sequim, WA
-Karen Lefler of Temecula, CA
-Dale Dunn of Vienna, VA
Congratulations to all the winners! I truly wish everyone who entered had been able to win. I plan to hold contests--albeit not as exciting as this one has been--all year long, so hop over to my contest page to enter. I'll cross my fingers for you!
May 9, 2009
Screenwriting Tips for Novelists
I belong to an organization called Novelists, Inc., whose mission it is to provide multi-published novelists with information and support. It's a great organization. Recently on the NINC email loop, one of the long-published members pondered what those of us who've been writing forever had to learn from writing workshops. The answer, of course, is that we can learn something from every single workshop we attend, even if that workshop has nothing to do with writing. Honestly, I'm of the mind that I can pick up something I can use in my writing from a speech on dairy farming or coal mining. If I have my writing cap on, everything looks like an idea to me.
But today I attended a workshop that truly can teach an old dog new tricks. Alexandra Sokoloff is a friend who moved to Raleigh four years ago, around the same time I did. She and I were welcomed into the group of writers who've become my writing support network here in North Carolina, those women who are my retreat partners and fellow brainstormers. Alex moved from LA, where she was a screen writer. She's now a novelist writing thrillers, and her workshop today was on using screenwriting techniques in novel writing. I know I'll never look at a movie the same way now that she's opened my eyes to film structure, and I can't wait to take another look at my work-in-progress from this new perspective. Alex has an incredible blog that covers what we learned today and much, much more.
Alex and I both have books coming out May 26th and we'll be holding our book launches (with refreshments, of course!) at Raleigh's Quail Ridge Books just a few days apart (Alex will be there June 4th and I'll be there June 9th). If you're in the neighborhood, come join us!
But today I attended a workshop that truly can teach an old dog new tricks. Alexandra Sokoloff is a friend who moved to Raleigh four years ago, around the same time I did. She and I were welcomed into the group of writers who've become my writing support network here in North Carolina, those women who are my retreat partners and fellow brainstormers. Alex moved from LA, where she was a screen writer. She's now a novelist writing thrillers, and her workshop today was on using screenwriting techniques in novel writing. I know I'll never look at a movie the same way now that she's opened my eyes to film structure, and I can't wait to take another look at my work-in-progress from this new perspective. Alex has an incredible blog that covers what we learned today and much, much more.
Alex and I both have books coming out May 26th and we'll be holding our book launches (with refreshments, of course!) at Raleigh's Quail Ridge Books just a few days apart (Alex will be there June 4th and I'll be there June 9th). If you're in the neighborhood, come join us!
May 6, 2009
Going Crazy
Yes, it's that time of year when I start to lose my marbles. It always happens around now, three months before deadline. Deadlines are always challenging, but this one is particularly crazy making. You faithful blog readers may remember the following:
•I have nine months to write this book
•I spent the first month or so writing a proposal for a book tentatively titled The Midwife's Confession, which my editor, agent and I all loved
•I started working on the book. Then my editor realized the marketing "hook" was too similar to another book they had coming out around the same time. Much teeth gnashing on my part followed!
•Back to the drawing board. I took another couple of months writing a new proposal for what is now titled The Lies We Told, set partly in North Carolina and partly in Ecuador after an earthquake. The proposal was accepted.
•I outlined the book and began writing the story.
•About two thirds of the way through the rough draft (mid March), I decided I wanted to make a change and told my editor. The change would move more of the story to Ecuador. My editor and agent then decided Ecuador was a bad idea altogether. My readers wouldn't want to read about it. More teeth gnashing ensued.
•I decided my editor and agent were right, as usual. I moved the setting entirely to North Carolina and changed the earthquake to back-to-back hurricanes. The move changed absolutely everything in the story. No longer did I have the gut-wrenching drama of collapsing buildings and the need for my surgeon characters to mend many, many broken bones. No longer did I have the language and cultural barriers that had been such a necessary part of the plot.
•Early April already: cue heart-pounding panic.
•Mid April, everything started falling, magically, into place. My Ecuadorian pregnant woman became a backwoodsy North Carolina pregnant woman. The earthquake aftershocks became massive flooding. The person I was going to kill stayed alive. And best of all, I started falling in love with the story again. Finally!
So why am I going crazy now that things are a bit more settled? I have so much more to do and feel so behind! I've moved into the "can't sleep" phase, because as soon as my head hits the pillow I hear voices and see scenes. Dialogue. Action. I grab my pen and pad. Jot notes in the dark. I had three hours sleep last night, but wow, did I get up this morning with a bunch of great notes!
I'm also losing track of things, such as, my mind. Several times a week, I speak by speakerphone with bookclubs around the country as they discuss one of my books (sign up here, if you like!). I sat down the other night to call one of the clubs, thinking they were Central Standard Time only to realize I had them mixed up with another club. This one was EST, so I called them an hour late. Ugh. They were immensely understanding, but I don't usually make that sort of mistake. And yesterday, I took my notes and Alphasmart with me to the doctor's office and left them there! For a while, I couldn't figure out what I'd done with them, and was terrified that all the work I had on my Alphasmart (not to mention all my notes) was lost. But they were safe and sound and I picked them up this morning. And the staff at the doctor's office wasn't chuckling and smirking, so I don't think any of them read any of my very rough draft.
So, that's what I'm up to. Going crazy. And I know the drill: it's only going to get worse from here.
The contest continues! Win a vacation on Topsail Island and help me celebrate my 20 years as an author by clicking here to learn more. You may enter once a day.
•I have nine months to write this book
•I spent the first month or so writing a proposal for a book tentatively titled The Midwife's Confession, which my editor, agent and I all loved
•I started working on the book. Then my editor realized the marketing "hook" was too similar to another book they had coming out around the same time. Much teeth gnashing on my part followed!
•Back to the drawing board. I took another couple of months writing a new proposal for what is now titled The Lies We Told, set partly in North Carolina and partly in Ecuador after an earthquake. The proposal was accepted.
•I outlined the book and began writing the story.
•About two thirds of the way through the rough draft (mid March), I decided I wanted to make a change and told my editor. The change would move more of the story to Ecuador. My editor and agent then decided Ecuador was a bad idea altogether. My readers wouldn't want to read about it. More teeth gnashing ensued.
•I decided my editor and agent were right, as usual. I moved the setting entirely to North Carolina and changed the earthquake to back-to-back hurricanes. The move changed absolutely everything in the story. No longer did I have the gut-wrenching drama of collapsing buildings and the need for my surgeon characters to mend many, many broken bones. No longer did I have the language and cultural barriers that had been such a necessary part of the plot.
•Early April already: cue heart-pounding panic.
•Mid April, everything started falling, magically, into place. My Ecuadorian pregnant woman became a backwoodsy North Carolina pregnant woman. The earthquake aftershocks became massive flooding. The person I was going to kill stayed alive. And best of all, I started falling in love with the story again. Finally!
So why am I going crazy now that things are a bit more settled? I have so much more to do and feel so behind! I've moved into the "can't sleep" phase, because as soon as my head hits the pillow I hear voices and see scenes. Dialogue. Action. I grab my pen and pad. Jot notes in the dark. I had three hours sleep last night, but wow, did I get up this morning with a bunch of great notes!
I'm also losing track of things, such as, my mind. Several times a week, I speak by speakerphone with bookclubs around the country as they discuss one of my books (sign up here, if you like!). I sat down the other night to call one of the clubs, thinking they were Central Standard Time only to realize I had them mixed up with another club. This one was EST, so I called them an hour late. Ugh. They were immensely understanding, but I don't usually make that sort of mistake. And yesterday, I took my notes and Alphasmart with me to the doctor's office and left them there! For a while, I couldn't figure out what I'd done with them, and was terrified that all the work I had on my Alphasmart (not to mention all my notes) was lost. But they were safe and sound and I picked them up this morning. And the staff at the doctor's office wasn't chuckling and smirking, so I don't think any of them read any of my very rough draft.
So, that's what I'm up to. Going crazy. And I know the drill: it's only going to get worse from here.
The contest continues! Win a vacation on Topsail Island and help me celebrate my 20 years as an author by clicking here to learn more. You may enter once a day.
May 5, 2009
Before the Storm, Down Under
I received my copies of the Australian edition of Before the Storm today. I guess the book is being released there right now, or will be very soon. I've been getting the loveliest covers lately, haven't I? I have to admit, I'm glad they kept the title! It will make my life a little less confusing, not to mention much less confusing for my poor readers who are still traipsing all over trying to find The Lost Daughter and A Beautiful Lie, not realizing that they've already read the story under the title The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes.
I am getting so psyched about the Topsail Island contest! The entries are piling up and I can't wait until I can call the grand prize winner on the phone to give her (or him) the great news. (Yes, I plan to make that call myself!). Only one more week to enter, so if you haven't done so already, beg, borrow or steal (only joking!) a copy of Before the Storm, answer the questions on the entry form, and get ready to hear my voice when you answer the phone.
Secrets She Left Behind is now available for pre-order! I can't wait to be able to say "It's in stores." Very soon. So many exciting things going on!
The contest continues! Win a vacation on Topsail Island and help me celebrate my 20 years as an author by clicking here to learn more. You may enter once a day.
http://www.dianechamberlain.com/chamb...
I am getting so psyched about the Topsail Island contest! The entries are piling up and I can't wait until I can call the grand prize winner on the phone to give her (or him) the great news. (Yes, I plan to make that call myself!). Only one more week to enter, so if you haven't done so already, beg, borrow or steal (only joking!) a copy of Before the Storm, answer the questions on the entry form, and get ready to hear my voice when you answer the phone.
Secrets She Left Behind is now available for pre-order! I can't wait to be able to say "It's in stores." Very soon. So many exciting things going on!
The contest continues! Win a vacation on Topsail Island and help me celebrate my 20 years as an author by clicking here to learn more. You may enter once a day.
http://www.dianechamberlain.com/chamb...
