When
you leave a comment on THIS post by 6 p.m. CT Sunday, December 23,
2012 you'll be entered in the DRAWING for two winners for an eBook of the two books I review below.
If
you mention in your comment that you’re a follower (see in the left
column “Join This Site” and “Follow by Email”), I’ll add
your name a second time in the drawing.
You can read details about my book giveaways here.
Texas
Cinderella
by Molly Noble Bull
Bedtime
Stories for Believers by
Molly Noble Bull
JO: Let's visit Molly Noble Bull with some questions. Molly, tell us a little more about yourself, with three things not many people know about you.
MOLLY:
Christian, wife, mother.
JO: What do
you enjoy doing when you’re not writing?
MOLLY: I
enjoy being with my family and I enjoy reading and studying the
Bible, especially Bible Prophecy. I also like really old movies.
JO: Where do
you write? Do you have a dedicated office or a corner or nook in a
room?
MOLLY: I
write in a spare bedroom, and I write all my novel, stories, and
articles on my computer—no long yellow pads for me. I print copies
of everything I write then read and revise off line.
JO: Please
tell us about Cinderella
Texas.
MOLLY:
Cinderella
Texas is what I call a romantic western. Set in Texas in modern
times, Cinderella
Texas
was published by Helping Hand Press on November 11, 2012.
Take a
good look at the cover of the book. The house on the cover is very
important to the story, which I hope will make readers
smile—maybe even laugh.
When Alyson Spencer, a
citified young woman from Dallas, moves to a huge ranch in South
Texas in the middle of nowhere in order to home-school Quatro
Greene’s children, sparks fly. Both are Christians and committed to
the Lord, but that is about the only thing the two have in common. Quatro means four in
Spanish and he is a widower. His real name is Robert Lee Greene IV
and he is a real Texas cowboy. Though Quatro and his family are
billionaires, they live on very little, insisting that modern
conveniences corrupt. The big old ranch house where they all live is
without electricity. Alyson doesn’t think she can live without air
conditioning, a hair dryer, TV, radio, and a way to recharge her cell
phone. In fact, she thinks Quatro and his family are downright
strange, especially since the family business offices are full
equipped with electricity, air conditioning, computers and other
devices.
JO: Now
please tell us about Bedtime
Stories
for
Believers.
MOLLY:
Bedtime
Stories
for
Believers
is a collection of eight short stories I wrote at various times
during my writing career. It was published on December 17, 2012.
Some of the stories are true. Others are fiction. Some are new while
others are reprints. One of the stories, “Getting It Right,” might be familiar to readers. It
appeared in the Chicken Soup for the Soul books several times.
JO: What
takeaway value do you hope your readers receive after reading these
books?
MOLLY:
Some non-Believers have a misconception about what Christians and
the Christian life are all about, assuming that Christians are grim
people that never say anything amusing or have any fun. I hope
Cinderella
Texas
will cause readers to come to new conclusions—realize that while
true Christians follow the Lord and His teachings, they also have fun
and enjoy life to the fullest.
JO: How long
have you been writing? When did you sell your first book?
MOLLY:
I am really telling my age here. I sold For
Always,
a modern story and my first novel, to Zondervan in 1986. I also sold
The
Rogue’s
Daughter
to Zondervan that same year. Rogue
was a historical western set in Texas.
JO: What
advice would you give to writers just starting out?
MOLLY: Be patient
and never give up. It takes a long time to learn to write a novel and
longer still to sell it.
JO: What are
you working on now?
MOLLY:
Cinderella Texas was Volume 1 in The Cattlemen Series of western
romance novels. I am working on Volume 2. It should be out in early
2013.
JO: Is there
anything else you would like us to know?
MOLLY:
Well, since Cinderella
Texas
and Bedtime
Stories
for
Believers
were published in November and December 2012 and thus very new, I
need book reviews for Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobe. Those who
promise to read one of my books and write a review (even if they
don’t like the book) will be at the top of the list when I choose winners of the book contest.
JO: Please
tell our readers where they can get your books.
MOLLY: To
find my e-books, write Molly Noble Bull in the search slot at online
bookstores like Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobe. To order my
paperback novels at online or walk-in bookstore, write in my name
again—Molly Noble Bull.
You can
find my Christian non-fiction articles at the blogs below.
Writers
Rest: http://writersrest.blogspot.com
Bustle
and Spurs: www.bustlesandspurs.com
Commandment
Keepers: www.commandmentkeepers.com
JO: Molly, thanks for this interesting interview and for spending time with my readers. Also, thanks for giving two of my commenters one eBook each of Cinderella Texas and Bedtime Stories for Believers.
Remember: Leave
a comment on THIS post by 6 pm CT Sunday, December 23, 2012 and
you'll be entered in the drawing for an eBook copy of Texas
Cinderella and
Bedtime
Stories for Believers by
Molly Noble Bull. You
must be eighteen, have a U.S. mailing address, void where
prohibited. Please,
please remember
to leave your
email address so
that should you be the winner I can get in touch with you for your
mailing address. I’ll announce the winner in Monday’s blog.
thanks for the chance to read these stories...i'm a follower, too
ReplyDeletekarenk
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Hey Karen, thanks for being a follower and coming by. Glad you commented so you're entered in the drawing.
DeleteThanks for this contest. I am a follower too.
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I hope you have a very Merry Christmas.
Heather, you're welcome. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comnent. I appreciate you being a followers.
DeleteI hope I win by virtue of persistency! lol It has taken me ten minutes to get here. The screen kept scrolling and then it would freeze on me when I would finally get to where I needed to be! Not your blog -- my computer is being stinky! Enjoyed the interview and would feel blessed to win! Thank you for the opportunity and Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower via email and gfc.
dianalflowers[at]aol[dot]com
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DeleteDiana, thanks for your patience to leave a comment. I'm sorry your computer has a mind of its own--mine does too at times.
DeleteI would love to win. Cinderlla Texas sounds interesting and refreshing. I would also like to read the bedtime stories.
ReplyDeleteI also would love to review these books for Molly.
I am a follower.
deamundy(at)gmail(dot)com
Deanna, I appreciate you being a follower. Thanks for reading and leaving a comment.
DeleteThanks for a chance to win...
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In Him,
Cheri :)
Cheri, you're welcome and you're entered. Thanks for commenting.
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