Want to chat tonight?

TONIGHT at 7:30pm CST our own Cara Putman and I will be chatting about life, love, Southern fiction and, specifically, my next novel tentatively entitled A Thousand Little Choices that will be out next year with Focus on the Family. And knowing Cara, this is going to be fun! I hope you’ll join us.

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where the chat will take place

If you can join us LIVE, great! You can ask your questions directly.

You can leave a question ahead of time here.

A Thousand Little Choices is my 1st contemporary, 1st first person, and 1st dual timeline. And no, I did not fully realize what I was getting myself into when deciding to write this story. LOL. I only know that I’ve had this story within me for the past 12 years and have wanted to tell it. And now is the right time.

This novel is about a marriage grown cold and all the seemingly inconsequential decisions that led Stephen and Claire Powell to this place in their lives. But things really go off the rails when Stephen, unbeknownst to Claire, accepts a job in Atlanta and then buys her an antebellum mansion as a peace offering. Let’s just say things do not go well.

But this house holds a secret. A secret that seemingly has a life of its own, and it’s pursuing Claire Powell.

This story isn’t following the typical dual timeline pattern, which worried me at first. But after 17 novels, I’ve learned that story rules. So I’m following my gut and think it’s working. But never fear, my editor will let me know. And Deb (Raney), my faithful and fabulous writing critique partner, I’m so grateful to have your input and catches along the way too. They’ve been so insightful and instructive. I never want to write a book without you, woman.

Me and Deb (2019) when she and Ken came to visit me and Joe. (We were near Carnton walking Murphy and Bailey.)

Writing A Thousand Little Choices has been more of a challenge that I anticipated (especially having lived with these characters and this story for so many years), but I’m finding the timing of this story truly God-centered. His timing is always perfect, after all.

I hope you’ll join me and Cara LIVE TONIGHT at 7:30PM CST on Cara’s Facebook Page.