Deborah Malone ~ featured author ~ plus monthly book giveaway

Deborah Malone ~ freelance writer and photographer
 

It's time again, Dear Readers, for the featured author of the month.  Today I'm pleased to introduce to you a lady I met through the John 3:16 Writers Network to which we both belong.  And since I'm from Georgia, and Deborah is from Georgia, and my son went to university in Dahlonega, I am intrigued by her cozy mystery Death in Dahlonega.  Reading it makes me want to go exploring again in that lovely north Georgia town.  I invited Deborah to tell us about herself, and she graciously offered to give away one of her novels to one of my readers. (Keep reading to see how to qualify.) I hope you enjoy the interview.

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Rose, thank you for having me on Write Moments with God.  I hope my readers will discover your blog and learn a little something they didn’t know about me as well.

 

My dad was from Opelika, AL and my mother was from Cincinnati, OH. It’s so true when they say opposites attract. My dad had moved to Alabama to work for General Electric. While my parents lived there, my two older brothers, Bill and Curtis, were born. In the early 1950’s the family moved to north Georgia where my dad was transferred to work at GE.  I wonder sometimes how I would have turned out if we’d stayed in Ohio – I’d be a *&^% Yankee, rather than a Georgia girl. This past summer we had a reunion of my mother’s family in Cinn. I hadn’t seen some of my relatives for 40 years. It was so much fun!

 

My mother had RA (rheumatoid arthritis), but Dad never missed a church service and he always took us kids with him.  I have had my ups and downs with faith through the years, but I’ve never given up on God.  I’ve come to the conclusion there are some things we will not have the answers for while on this earth. And that is alright.  In Proverbs 3:5 we are told to “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” That is the verse Trixie holds onto in Death in Dahlonega.

 

In 1992, I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia – which determines how much and how often I’m able to write. I went back to school in 1995 and graduated with a Human Services Degree. While in school I took a creative writing class which sparked a fire in me, and thus my writing career began.  I published my first article in Georgia Backroads, a historical magazine, in 2001. I’m still writing for that publication more than ten years later.

 

In the early 2000’s I began writing a novel. I worked on it off and on for several years. Real life got in the way for a few years and I had to put my novel aside.  After discovering Christian fiction a few years ago, I knew that was how I wanted to write my book. I rewrote my novel and submitted it to several publishers. Lamp Post Publishing offered me a contract and Death in Dahlonega was published in Oct. 2011. Murder in Marietta was published in Oct. 2012. My next book in the series will be Terror on Tybee Island. Much of the extensive research I did for Georgia Backroads influenced my novels.

 

I really enjoy being a freelance writer.  I love to hear from readers and invite you to visit my three blogs. Here are the links. 

www.deborahsbutterflyjourney.blogspot.com

www.cozymysterymagazine.blogspot.com

www.sleuthsandsuspects.blogspot.com
 

Thank you again, Rose, for having me as a guest on your blog.

 

Now, for an opportunity to receive a copy of one of Deborah's mysteries:

At least ten readers must comment and share in order for there to be a book give-away. So come on everyone. It's easy.  Join in. Follow these steps to qualify for the random drawing.

1. Leave a comment on this blog (my favorite part!) which includes your name and email address if you want to be included in the drawing. You can comment without leaving your email if you don't want to be in the drawing. I will use your address to contact you if you win. To leave a comment, click on the pencil icon or the word comment at the end of this blog post.

2. Share this blog post on Facebook so your friends will read about it and visit too.

3. Tweet, tweet, tweet IF you have twitter, and mention the book give-away on your own blog if you have one. It would be great as well and an extra perk for me if you would become a follower of this site, so you won't miss a single post. But, #3 is optional.

Complete these steps by 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 6.   A winner will be announced here on Monday, April 8, so be sure to check back to see if you've won. 


Thank you for participating in the monthly give-away.  This feature of Write Moments with God is so much fun for me.  May God's peace and grace be with you.