One enjoyable aspect of being a writer is hearing comments
from readers. I continue to receive emails, texts and comments about WHITE
LILES IN AUTUMN and COUNTING CANDLES. There are a few book clubs that chose
COUNTING CANDLES as their book to read and a friend sent a photo of COUNTING
CANDLES on the bookshelf of the store where he works!
This week I was in a business meeting and one of my staff
was trying to explain something and she said, “You know, just like Shamanda…” She
had picked out on the characters from COUNTING CANDLES that she related to and
used that as an explanation for her point. Now that is internalizing the book.
I had not realized she even read the book!
Other comments lately include one reader’s note, “…I loved
the story and message. Seems we all go through life never knowing whether the
things we do and say have any effect on others. Too bad we don't think to let
others know when they touch our lives for good instead of waiting until they
are gone to express our appreciation. Your book has helped me realize I need to
be better at letting others know when they touch my life for good.”
The biggest news of the past month is that COUNTING CANDLES
was nominated for a 2014 Whitney Literary Award! The results will not be released until
early 2015, but it is an honor to even be counted among the other books
nominated!
As always, thank you so much for the continued support and
if you have comments about the book, I would love to hear from you.
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