THE SUCCESS GAINED FROM WRITING WHAT YOU LOVE by CAROLE BROWN

THE SUCCESS GAINED FROM WRITING WHAT YOU LOVE by CAROLE BROWN
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 by Patti Shene

FEATURED BOOK: Sabotaged Christmas

AUTHOR: Carole Brown

PUBLISHER: Story and Logic

GENRE: Romantic Mystery

SERIES OR STAND ALONE: series, Book 1

TARGET AGE: teens to elderly

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME AUTHOR CAROLE BROWN TO PATTI’S PORCH. CAROLE TALKS ABOUT HER CHILDHOOD ASPIRATIONS AND THE ADULT DREMAS THAT HAVE COME TRUE.

THE SUCCESS GAINED FROM WRITING WHAT YOU LOVE

Carole Brown

In my case, I've loved mysteries and suspenses since a child. Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Jupiter, his friends and their secret junk yard clubhouse, The airplane Stewardess Mysteries, Trixie Belden and so many more.

There was even a time when I wanted to be a detective. That eventually faded out when I figured out I was too much of a coward to be a detective. I much preferred reading about them than to live that life. Face to face with serious, scary events was not up my alley.

But my fear of being a real-life detective didn't deter my love for reading suspense or mysteries.

As a child and then into my teens I wrote. In high school, one of my best friends and I wrote melodramatic and romantic poetry. At adulthood, I was busy with living, college, church...and then I fell in love. We married, went into ministry, had two sons and traveled. Life was adventurous and gave me lots of memories and ideas for later on.

One day later on came to an end. I knew if I was ever going to write, it was time! I plunged in. Research gave me a Christian group called American Christian Writers, and I joined up. I was invited into a critique group. I wrote, was critiqued, and revised over and over again.

That first full-length novel I wrote was Catch Me If You Can. I used one of our niece's names for the protagonist, used a grandson's name for the primary male name, used a mouse as a pet—at first—but changed it to a Savannah cat later on. Editors loved it, but the timing wasn't right.

Through 2020 I didn't get much writing done, but when 2021 came around, inspiration hit, and I made a huge decision. It was time to release Catch Me If You Can.

Thankfully, I'd already had several recent releases even before Catch Me If You Can! Sabotaged Christmas was one of the very first books that was released. It was the first book in the Appleton, WV series. Now, several years later, seven of the Appleton books have been printed, with another one coming in the near future.

Two of my recent works are Sabotaged Christmas, a stand alone novel. and Believe in Christmas, a collection of four delightfu stories set during the Christmas season.

Blurb for Sabatoged Christmas

Toni DeLuca, the Italian owner of DeLuca Construction, finds herself confronted with doubts about her father and his possible deceptions—all because of the mysterious pink notes she's been receiving.

Relations with Perrin Douglas who has a troubling history—but the first man in years who's interested her—is building to a peak. Yet Perrin's own personal problems and his doubts about women and God, keep getting in the way.

Gossip, a Spanish proposal, an inheritance, and a sabotaged construction business may ruin Christmas for Toni's employees as well as her own happiness.

Will a mysterious person succeed in pulling off the biggest scam Appleton, West Virginia has ever seen? And will this culprit destroy Toni's last chance at happiness with the man of her dreams?

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The other one is Believe in Christmas—a collection of four delightful stories set during the Christmas season. Here’s a peak at what’s inside:

Christmas Angels

a WWII novel

Abigail had always been a strong young woman, but living in a boarding house, with a baby girl, and no way to give her daughter a real Christmas what is she to do? Without money and worried sick over her husband who is a missing-in-action soldier, her hope is gone. But...her Christmas Angels are watching over her. The question is: who are these angels?

One More Christmas

a contemporary suspenseful romance

A young woman who lost her family in a devastating wreck while still a child, has only her Grampa as the only living close relative in the world who she trusts fully. But when Grampa goes missing, Bella must accept help from her best friend, Lewis, who is secretly in love with her. But will she accept that love? Will Grampa be found? And will one promise really come true?

A Christmas Miracle

an early 1800s story

Can a rich, but troubled, married couple find happiness again through one little homeless, precocious lad? Will a real miracle save Christmas this year?

The Case of the Missing Christmas Tree

A newspaper reporter is called in to find the culprit stealing the town's Christmas Trees

Newspaper journalist, Thane Wainwright, is always ready to tackle a detective job. When some of the good folks of small-town Beechnut come up missing their Christmas trees, the Chief-of-police calls on Thane to solve the case. There are a lot of suspects, but Thane is up to the task. But is he up to the task of romancing the love of his life, Evelyn Keyley?

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Thankfully, I cling to the scripture from the KJV, Isaiah 51:16: I have put my words in thy mouth. It's a strengthening verse that keeps me writing.

If you're a reader, then you know how much you enjoy reading books by authors that you love. I sincerely hope you give these two books of mine a chance to win your love of my books too! Happy reading!

Besides being a member and active participant of many writing groups, Carole Brown enjoys mentoring beginning writers. An author of fourteen fiction books and two novellas in an anthology, she loves to weave suspense and tough topics into her books, along with a touch of romance and whimsy, and is always on the lookout for outstanding titles and catchy ideas.

An award-winning, best-selling author, she has a degree in Religious Education and an Associate in Computer, along with other course degrees. She has a special love for animals—especially dogs, elephants and horses (which is sometimes found in her books—a love for flowers and plants, traveling and her husband who is her best go-to person for grounding her in her writing.

She and her husband reside in SE Ohio but have ministered and counseled nationally and internationally. Together, they enjoy their grandsons, traveling, gardening, good food, the simple life, and did she mention their grandsons?

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Comments

Natalya Lakhno From CA At 11/14/2024 2:55:51 PM

Love it! Thank you for sharing!!!

Reply by: Patti Shene

Thank you for stopping by, Natalya!

Becky Van Vleet From Colorado Springs At 11/14/2024 10:37:39 AM

Hi Carole and Patti, My hat goes off to you, Carole, for your desire to write early in life and utilizing so many events and situations that surrounded you to push you forward for publication. Thank you for the encouragement.

Reply by: Patti Shene

HI Becky. Thank you so much for stopping by and showing your support for Carole and other authors. I have heard the percentage of people who actually follow through with their dreams of writing a book is very low, It's wonderful that we support and encourage each other!