Georgia Historical Romance Author Sara J. Walker joins us today as our featured artist. She participating in the Jolene’s Book and Writer’s Talk podcast recently. To see the entire interview check out our YouTubeChannel. We had a great time talking about researching through history and the places she has visited over the years for her book research.
Brief Bio
A seasoned puppeteer and dramatic storyteller, Sara appreciates both spoken and written narratives. She prefers reading Christian Historical Romance, but she enjoys a variety of genres. Especially the stories written by her fellow First Coast Romance Writers.
Sara and her husband of sixty years live in a town many consider the Blueberry capital of Georgia. Their house was built by her grandfather and is filled with sweet memories of family.
Her creative flair shines through her contributions to the First Coast Writers anthologies. She has been published in all three Romancing the Holidays and Romancing the Tropics. On December 6th, her fifth story will be released in the newest anthology collection, For the Love of Winter.
Her current works in progress are a three-book series set in the early 1900s in rural Georgia. Those books are about a family of characters inspired by her own family tree.
Get in touch with the author
Website: https://sarajwalker.com/
Email: sarajwalkerauthor@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sara-J-Walker-Author-117217430073094
Amazon Profile: https://www.amazon.com/Sara-Walker/e/B08FCWKJPD/
She Has Contributed to
Romancing the Holidays – Volume 1 – The Luckiest Hat – 2020
Romancing the Holidays – Volume 2 – Miracle de Noel – 2021
Romancing the Holidays – Volume 3 – Frankie’s Girl – 2022
Romancing the Tropics Anthology – The Past and the Present Collide in Paradise – 2023
Interview Questions
Note from the Author: I’m the mature writer who studied journalism and played around with writing for newspapers, clubs, schools, etc. always going to write my book. One of my mentor’s as a young Woman’s Editor at Macon News was Susan Myrick, technical director for “Gone With The Wind” and she encouraged me, while telling me great stories about the making of the movie. My daughter Leah got me involved and spiked my interest in telling stories of our family from the 1900’s. It’s a wild endeavor for someone in her eighties.
What is the most difficult of your writing process?
I wrote for newspapers which limited descriptions, and now I’m supposed to automatically add them. It’s a battle for me. Also, in newspaper writing, you wrote on an eighth grade level which means no big, long words that are hard to understand. When I read books they use beautiful long words which glorifies the book and it’s a learning process. I’ve finished three novels and find that people in my age group really enjoy them and want more. I just hope the publishers feel the same.
What part of the book was the most fun to write?
Dialogue where they bounce off each other. One story has a staunch older Englishman talking with a mountain woman of limited vocabulary. It was fun and enjoyable to write.
What inspired the idea for your book?
My own ancestors. I’ve been involved with family history all my life and know many good stories about all sides of my families. It’s easy to tell them since I’ve heard them so many times.
What books did you grow up reading?
Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Bible, Bobbsey Twins Mysteries, Gone with the Wind, The Robe plus many others. Really any books I could get my hands on!
