Tag: literature
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Welcome, Rebecca
Today at Character Café, we’re welcoming Rebecca McVitty from The Tea Maker’s Blend by Caroline Johnston. She cycled in… thankfully without crashing through my café door. Although after reading her story, I kept the teacups well away from the entrance just in case. Amy: Rebecca! Welcome to Character Café! We have dry towels, hot tea,…
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Welcome, Della!
Amy: Della Swan, welcome to Character Cafe. We’re honored to have you. Though I suspect your Aunt Leticia would say we’re wasting electricity and good sugar on this interview. Della Swan: Oh, she absolutely would. And she’d probably remind you that “idle chatter never buttered a biscuit.” Amy: Your first chapter opens in the kitchen…
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Meet Beth
A Fan-Fiction Interview of Deena Adam’s Character from Stronger Than the Storm Amy: Today, I’m sharing a table with a woman who looks like she has it all together… until life proves otherwise. Meet Beth Holbrook from Stronger Than the Storm. Amy: Beth, welcome to the café. What sort of tea would you like this…
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Amy’s Characters through the Decades
A Special Morning at Character Cafe Amy: Good morning, Character Café friends! What a treat today is. I’m sharing breakfast with leading ladies from nearly all my published novels. As many of you know, I tend to linger in three favorite eras: the 1880s, the 1930s, and the present day. Each group of characters is…
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Do You Love Word Games?
I do! Me! Me! Me! Some of my favorite memories are playing Jotto with my mother. (That was the 1980s forerunner of Wordle — so much fun!) My Grammy and my brother would always beat me in Boggle, but I would keep trying. The whole family would play Scrabble together — and then UpWords, which…
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A Morning at Character Cafe with “George Ann Washington” — AKA John Doe
Oh my goodness! Do you need medical attention? That bruise on your forehead looks so painful! I’m okay. You should have seen me a few days ago. The nurse who has been taking care of me told me it was touch and go for a while. What happened to you, um… Sorry I don’t know…
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To Sing an Elven Song – Chapter One
Can Merrilee find her voice again and save her woodland village?
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Why would Nellie pick the Sanitarium for a Special Date?
Where would Nellie from Apron Strings choose to go on a date in the 1930s?
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The Wordsmithborough Society Pages – January 2025
This admiring editor is honored to introduce a new release that excelled over other contestants in two categories in the Shoppe of Amazon. Echoes over Stormy Sea (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPGQ6TZP), is a marvelous adventure set in distant lands by Ruth Whong, who was named a 2025 Featured Author by the Minnesota Anoka County Library system.This same author’s online…