by Sherry | Nov 18, 2024 | Books, Contemporary Women's Fiction, Relationships, Up There, Writing
“What I did on my summer vacation” has been replaced with “What I did during the pandemic.” Some writers couldn’t concentrate on their craft during the lockdowns, the shortages (I am still stockpiling toilet paper), and the warnings to...
by Sherry | Jan 13, 2024 | Books, Contemporary Women's Fiction, Up There
Dreams of flying “I’ve always dreamed of flying,” said the woman with a big grin. When I wrote Up There about a woman born with the gift of flight, I never expected so many people would relate to her desire to walk in the air. But it seems she is far from alone. I...
by Sherry | Dec 30, 2023 | Books, Reading, Up There
Pack horse librarian In the 1930s, female librarians called the Pack Horse Librarians navigated the hills and hollers of Appalachia on horseback to deliver books. The Pack Horse Library Initiative, which was part of the Work Projects Administration, was President...
by Sherry | Dec 14, 2023 | Book of Mercy, Books, Contemporary Women's Fiction, Reading, Up There, Writing
We can hardly take a breath without running into stories. There are stories in newspaper, in songs on the radio, in the gossip of our friends. Museums are packed with stories. I ran into the story of the Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen and sat on her throne...
by Sherry | Nov 29, 2023 | Books, Contemporary Women's Fiction, Reading, Up There, Writing
Telling me about a presentation she gave on eagles, my 9-year-old granddaughter asked: “Did you know Benjamin Franklin thought the turkey was better than the eagle?” From the tone of her voice, that was the stupidest suggestion to come out of one of America’s founding...
by Sherry | Nov 8, 2023 | Books, Contemporary Women's Fiction, Parenting, Reading, Relationships, Up There, Writing
My work is not autobiographical, but many of my ideas sprout from my memories and experiences. I like to take a pinch of personal experience and stretch it like taffy—to make a point or to bring a scene to life. For example, in Up There, heroine Ariel Lee moves to the...
