Interview With Author Martha Rogers

Interview With Author Martha Rogers

Martha Rogers, like me, entered the publishing field in our, shall we say, more mature years? She is a very prolific writer, and her books are much loved. I know you will enjoy reading about her journey.

Don’t forget to leave a comment with your email address below and be entered to win a free copy of her latest release, Love Never Fails! We will announce the winner next week. 

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your family.

I grew up in Dallas, Texas, and my husband Rex grew up in Banks, Arkansas. We met in Houston at First Baptist Church almost 56 years ago and have been married for 55 years. Rex and I are retired and living in the same house we moved into 38 years ago. We have three sons who married three wonderful women and gave us nine grandchildren. One of those is married with three children of her own, and a second granddaughter will be married January 2, 2015. We love having them all together.

We’ve been married 52 years this coming March, but we’ve moved many times in ministry. I envy your roots there in one place.

Tell us about your latest book, and how it came about.

My latest book, Love Never Fails, released in November 2014, is the third in a series that began as a genealogy project for my cousins. I was so fascinated by what I learned about our great-grandparents that I wrote it up for my family and then ended up with the first book in the series. Real names and real places are used throughout the series, but books two and three are all fiction.

Share about your genre and why you write in this style.

I write historical romance in the latter half of the 19th century because I love learning about that time period, and I love stories with happy endings. The research takes me places and teaches me things I might never have known otherwise.

What inspires you?

I am inspired by stories and people around me as well as historic events I come across in research. My main inspiration comes from the Lord when I ask Him to speak through my fingers as I write and give me the words He would have me share with readers.

Tell us about your writing process.

I am one of those SOTP writers who gets an idea, creates characters to fit then see where they will lead me. I generally know the beginning, some back story, and have an ending in mind. Whatever happens in between sometimes comes as a complete surprise. I let my characters lead me down their story path.

What are your writing goals?

My goal right now is to complete the next two books. Both are Christmas books, and one is an indie book with 11 other authors. The other will be the fourth in the present series and published by Charisma.

What do you wish someone had told you about writing?

I had no idea how much would be involved in marketing and publicizing my books. I am not a self-promoter and must really motivate myself to get people to buy my books.

I think you do a good job there, Martha. I’ve watched you at book signings, and you’re not timid about speaking to people about your books.

Tell us something about yourself that nobody knows.

Most people don’t know that I had viral meningitis as a child and was miraculously cured. For three days they took spinal fluid, treated me for the disease and kept me in isolation. On the fourth morning after a spinal tap, there was absolutely no evidence of the disease anywhere in my body. My precious grandmother had been outside my room sitting by the door all night praying for me to be healed.

Wow! What a great story of God’s faithfulness!

What hobbies do you enjoy?

I love crafting and scrapbooking, but don’t have any time for those activities right now. The last scrapbook I did was for my granddaughter for her sixteenth birthday.

Thank you, Martha, for being with us today. It’s always fun learning about the writing process and lives of other authors.

Every reader who leaves a comment with their email address in the next 7 days (Dec 9 through Dec 15, 2014) will be entered to win a FREE copy of Love Never Fails, courtesy of Martha. The winner will be announced next week. No international shipping please.

Where can your readers contact you?

My website is www.marthawrogers.com where they can access my blog and also contact me.

Biography

Martha Rogers is a free-lance writer and was named Writer of the Year at the Texas Christian Writers Conference in 2009 and writes a weekly devotional for ACFW. Martha and her husband Rex live in Houston where they enjoy spending time with their grandchildren.  A former English and Home Economics teacher, Martha loves to cook and experimenting with recipes and loves scrapbooking when she has time. She has written two series, Winds Across the Prairie and Seasons of the Heart as well as several novellas. Love Stays True and Love Finds Faith, the first three books in her new series, The Homeward Journey, are available now.

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