tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post6363466417063553242..comments2024-03-18T07:06:18.898-05:00Comments on Christian Bookshelf Reviews: Interview & Giveaway: Ann H. Gabhart ~ Author of Words Spoken TrueMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16540794842265255236noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-68702360976459510062012-05-09T15:24:57.843-05:002012-05-09T15:24:57.843-05:00I appreciate you writing so many genres. I have a ...I appreciate you writing so many genres. I have a tendancy to like many kinds of books and find it difficult to just write one. <br />Love your style. The interviews are great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-30235516604539270542012-04-10T06:48:42.248-05:002012-04-10T06:48:42.248-05:00Thanks so much for having me over to visit, Melani...Thanks so much for having me over to visit, Melanie. It was such fun talking to all your wonderful readers. I really enjoyed responding to their comments. Love your blog and wish you much success and many great books to review and interesting writers to interview. Blessings, AnnAnn H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-862470133261717082012-04-10T06:46:22.646-05:002012-04-10T06:46:22.646-05:00Hi, Mishael. Good to meet a fellow KY writer. I li...Hi, Mishael. Good to meet a fellow KY writer. I like your question because I too have interest in a lot of different genres. I've already written books in several - young adult, middle readers, picture books (not published - yet!), family stories, historical romance, historicals, etc. While I've had some elements of mystery in a number of my books, I've not yet had a book that would be considered part of the mystery genre published. I've written a couple of cozy small town mysteries that haven't found a publisher, so that's a genre I'd like to someday try successfully.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-26751395189620913822012-04-10T06:39:11.622-05:002012-04-10T06:39:11.622-05:00Thanks so much for reading my books, Shoopette. An...Thanks so much for reading my books, Shoopette. Angel Sister is a book of my heart and I get a big smile on my face every time a reader tells me they loved the story. Hope you enjoyed Lacey's story too in The Blessed. <br /><br />As to your question of what's my favorite dessert, that's sort of like the favorite book question. There are so many!! But right now I'd have to say angel food cake with that delicious seven minute frosting on it. Or without frosting and heaped up with fresh strawberries. Now you've done it. Got my sweet tooth going. LOL.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-36781860445665756802012-04-09T21:10:49.226-05:002012-04-09T21:10:49.226-05:00Great interview!
I absolutely adored "Angel...Great interview! <br /><br />I absolutely adored "Angel Sister," and I will be reviewing "The Blessed" on my blog soon. (http://shoopettesbookreviews.blogspot.com/)<br /><br />I'm sure this question has already been asked, but what is your favorite dessert? Mine is peanut butter chocolate chip cookies.<br /><br />shoopettesbookreviews(at)gmail(dot)comShoopettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389255280474745274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-55973712934714234222012-04-09T19:11:19.106-05:002012-04-09T19:11:19.106-05:00Hello! Fellow KY writer here. :-)
What genre have...Hello! Fellow KY writer here. :-)<br /><br />What genre have you not yet written in but really want to try?<br /><br />This is a question that's always struck a chord with me because my own interests are so varied. I can't really think of confining myself to one particular genre. I love so many!Mishael Austin Wittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09638184344861878378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-26914884275419223342012-04-07T12:10:46.042-05:002012-04-07T12:10:46.042-05:00Sandi, that takes self-discipline. It's easy t...Sandi, that takes self-discipline. It's easy to get excited about the beginning idea of the novel, but it's also easy to lose some of the enthusiasm about halfway through or even sooner. That's where you just have to keep showing up at "work" and put your fingers on the keyboard. Persevere. And you're right. It does take a lot of hours and a lot of days to write most novels.<br /><br />Glad you came over to read the interview.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-78391833164859903382012-04-07T12:07:42.114-05:002012-04-07T12:07:42.114-05:00I like that question too, Apple Blossom, when I...I like that question too, Apple Blossom, when I'm reading about other writers. How a writer writes is fascinating to me. That is, what their office looks like, do they write on the deck. Laptop or desktop. Pen and paper. Me, I like best to write in my office and I've always wanted a window. But some say you're better off in a basement room with no distractions. Me, I still need my window to the outdoors, but I haven't tried writing out on the deck yet. Figure my dogs would drive me crazy out there.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-73253076292539460152012-04-07T01:24:27.505-05:002012-04-07T01:24:27.505-05:00Ann, I like to learn how an author becomes so focu...Ann, I like to learn how an author becomes so focused to work hours a day on a novel. Also, has (s)he ever written (or been tempted to write) using a pen name for one reason or another? <br />As always a fan, Sandi Keaton-WilsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-50574302395040943542012-04-06T08:37:08.999-05:002012-04-06T08:37:08.999-05:00I like to hear about their favorite writing spot.I like to hear about their favorite writing spot.apple blossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566321938955059922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-84934796353129274752012-04-06T06:14:29.828-05:002012-04-06T06:14:29.828-05:00I like that question too, Rachelle, especially whe...I like that question too, Rachelle, especially when I'm reading another author's interview. But I have to admit that writing is often hard work and sometimes it takes looking back on the process to see a favorite part. Sort of like housecleaning when the favorite part is the clean house when you're finished or maybe like building a set of bookcases when the favorite part might be filling the new shelves with books. Sometimes the favorite part is getting the story told.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-20840487831606785392012-04-06T06:07:15.147-05:002012-04-06T06:07:15.147-05:00That is a great question, Kate, and one I enjoy se...That is a great question, Kate, and one I enjoy seeing on other interviews. I like talking about books and hearing what books others are reading for the same reason. And then my TBR stack grows even taller.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-24202408810461044392012-04-05T16:23:58.270-05:002012-04-05T16:23:58.270-05:00I love it when authors share books that they'v...I love it when authors share books that they've enjoyed reading lately. I'm always on the lookout for great new books!Kate {The Parchment Girl}http://parchmentgirl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-9905095807081901622012-04-05T10:05:32.434-05:002012-04-05T10:05:32.434-05:00Vera, both of those are great things to have in an...Vera, both of those are great things to have in an interview. I'm hoping my answers covered some of that first point, but I have to admit to finding it sometimes difficult to explain how I envision a story or why I pick a particular story to tell. So much about writing fiction is impossible to dissect and explain - at least it's that way for me. <br /><br />As for the favorite Bible verses, I pick one and then I see another that speaks to my heart in a different way. So many inspiring stories and verses in the Bible.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-81266123366062470572012-04-05T09:37:54.523-05:002012-04-05T09:37:54.523-05:00I love it when author interviews include the quest...I love it when author interviews include the question, what's your favorite part of the writing process! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150136011032761640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-62264053251576364762012-04-04T22:13:11.213-05:002012-04-04T22:13:11.213-05:00There are a couple of things I like to hear an aut...There are a couple of things I like to hear an author say in an interview<br /><br />1. A description of how he/she envisions the story and what prompts him/her to write that particular story.<br />2. Since I like to read the works of Christian authors, I like seeing what their favorite verse is (even if it is their favorite at that particular moment).<br /><br />godleyv at yahooVera Godleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00511948370346834218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-16618569228963851892012-04-03T18:16:58.634-05:002012-04-03T18:16:58.634-05:00That question is valid and one I see answered by a...That question is valid and one I see answered by authors quite often in their bio material or when they talk of becoming a published writer. For me it was two. My third book was published. But then I've had a few dry spells since then where I've written other books after the first one was published that have yet to find a loving editor.Ann H Gabharthttp://www.annhgabhart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-26866780602671192042012-04-03T18:15:06.839-05:002012-04-03T18:15:06.839-05:00That's a great question, Amanda, and sometimes...That's a great question, Amanda, and sometimes hard to answer. At least for me. I love stories and words and reading. Maybe all that inspired me as a child to dream of being a published writer someday.Ann H Gabharthttp://www.annhgabhart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-29840142012686655352012-04-03T18:14:05.091-05:002012-04-03T18:14:05.091-05:00Angie, those kinds of questions are fun - and easy...Angie, those kinds of questions are fun - and easy to answer. Except if you asked me cupcakes or cake, I'd want to say pie. :)Ann H Gabharthttp://www.annhgabhart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-67553213208454668632012-04-03T18:13:09.760-05:002012-04-03T18:13:09.760-05:00I like that question too, awhartness. I enjoy read...I like that question too, awhartness. I enjoy reading other writers' journeys to their first published book. Me, I've always wanted to write.Ann H Gabharthttp://www.annhgabhart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-15171622430187926512012-04-03T18:12:10.446-05:002012-04-03T18:12:10.446-05:00Vera, good luck in the drawing. Glad you liked my ...Vera, good luck in the drawing. Glad you liked my idea of different Bible verses for the titles, but sometimes I worry that I'll forget the exactly right Scripture reference and put down a reference to a verse that doesn't stand alone or make sense with my book title. Good exercise for my memory though. :)Ann H Gabharthttp://www.annhgabhart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-77124771419209169492012-04-02T13:52:33.547-05:002012-04-02T13:52:33.547-05:00I would like to ask how many books you wrote befor...I would like to ask how many books you wrote before getting one publishedJean Thompson Kinseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124229801748410364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-21123341438523379792012-03-31T21:31:02.085-05:002012-03-31T21:31:02.085-05:00what inspired you to become an author?what inspired you to become an author?Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170854096338726756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-86386475822630880012012-03-31T17:40:57.367-05:002012-03-31T17:40:57.367-05:00Questions I enjoy the most are those This or That ...Questions I enjoy the most are those This or That questions. They are not meaningful, but they are fun questions that make an interview extremely enjoyable. You know like "Cupcakes or Cake," that kind of stuff.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11837776045031065664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671536239032927337.post-24568045583813795972012-03-31T01:34:34.986-05:002012-03-31T01:34:34.986-05:00I always want to know what got them into writing.I always want to know what got them into writing.awhartnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133875681590427515noreply@blogger.com