Author Interview, Diane Tatum

I had the pleasure of meeting Diane Tatum one afternoon at Barnes & Noble, and it was such a delight. Not only did I meet with another author, but I made a very good friend. Enjoy!





Hi Diane, thank you for being here today!



Tell us a little about yourself.

I've been writing since elementary school. Gold Earrings is my first novel.I grew up in north St. Louis county, in Missouri. My husband Ken is from Nashville. We have 2 adult sons and daughters-in-love. We lived in Newport News, VA, while Ken worked at NASA/Langley for 12 years before we moved to Tullahoma, TN, 14 years ago. We love to travel and have been to Canada, England, Wales, Scotland, and France.



Diane... that's so wonderful, and I'm jealous! One day perhaps I'll get to travel further than Canada, but right now, it's not looking like it'll be anytime soon!



Where did you get the idea for your story, Gold Earrings?

I actually was on the school bus headed to high school on a dreary, rainy day. I wrote a short story with the main characters on a muddy street in frontier Missouri. Eventually it evolved into this Christian historical romance novel.



What is one thing you would like readers to take away from your story?

Gold Earrings is about not judging people by their outward appearance or family background.



Are you working on any more books?

Oh, yes! Ken encouraged me to quit teaching in order to write on my books! I kept coming up with good ideas for books, writing on them to document my inspiration, and saving them in spiral notebooks or on my computer. This second novel, which is nearly complete, is part of an historical series. A Time to Choose is set during the Civil War and has a reference to a family member and Civil War incident from Gold Earrings. The third is Colonial Dream, an American Revolution tale.



Where can readers find you?

Blog: http://tatumlight-tatumsthoughts4today.blogspot.com/

email: tatumlight@gmail.com

Facebook: Diane Elaine Tatum and Gold Earrings

twitter: @DianeTatum

Websites: http://dianeetatumwriter.weebly.com

http://webpages.charter.net/dktatum







We're going to be hosting her for her book launch on October 4th, where if you purchase her novel from Amazon.com on that day, you'll receive LOTS of FREE egifts! So come back for more details on October 4th!



Here's a little about her book, Gold Earrings:

Daughter of a bordello madame and an Italian captain of the seas, Angelina Mercy longs for a new life, free from the condemnation associated with her mother's home in Boston. A former navy man, Jonathan Thomson has accepted God's call and become a minister of a small congregation. Adrift from his Yankee heritage in the Missouri plains, Jonathan longs for a family of his own. Pursuing Alice, the daughter of the town's wealthy patron, Jonathan believes he can tame her wild ways and accomplish more as a preacher once so established. When Angelina's guardian and Jonathan's seminary professor learns of Jonathan's misguided intentions, he seeks out a solution to aid both individuals, providing a new home for Angelina in St. Joseph, and Angelina and Jonathan are brought together with a strong initial attraction. Can Jonathan ignore Angelina's Gold Earrings, a constant reminder of the implications of her less than pristine parentage? And will Alice succeed in keeping Jonathan from Angelina? The resilient heroine of Diane E. Tatum's novel will inspire you in this touching tale of love against the odds.








Lonely Hearts ~ a sweet Christian Romance
releases October, 2011!
Purchase your copy on Amazon.com November 1st
and receive LOTS of great eGifts! Details Here ~
http://www.booksbyamanda.com