I'm going to change course a little bit here and share about the novel I've been working on. Needless to say it's a work in progress, but I'm intent on finishing it next year. The Q&A came from The Next Big Thing, an UK online publicity campaign for authors. However, the group of us here, ready and willing to participate in this blog-o-rama, had to back out because of lack of author interest. At least it got me revved up to work on my novel again, so that's a good thing. What is the working title of your book? Papa's Shoes. But this is really, really a working title. I worry this title will give the impression that this is a children's book. The father in this story is a shoemaker, and in the end he agrees to make his daughter's wedding shoes. Please tell me your thoughts. Where did the idea come from for the book? I got the idea while my husband was working on our family history. My aunt, my father's sister, had written some stories about her early life, and some of … [Read more...]