We’re grateful for Kate and her team at Poe & Company for carrying Suddenly Rural Girl! If you live in the area or know folks who do, please stop by this great little Indie Bookstore! (We gotta support all local businesses–including those Indie Bookstores.) Suddenly Rural Girl is available lots of places, including dannhurlbert.com, BarnesContinue reading “You can now find Suddenly Rural Girl in Milton, Georgia! Thank you Poe & Co Team!”
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ALEXANDRIA ON MAIN adds Suddenly Rural Girl to their shelves!
A HUGE thanks to Alexandria on Main in cute little Elkin, West Virginia for adding Suddenly Rural Girl to their inventory! If you live in the area or know folks who do, please stop by this great little Indie Bookstore! (We gotta support all local businesses–including those Indie Bookstores.) Suddenly Rural Girl is available lotsContinue reading “ALEXANDRIA ON MAIN adds Suddenly Rural Girl to their shelves!”
Suddenly Rural Girl is now available in Soldotna, Alaska! Thanks River City Books!
A HUGE thank you to Peggy at River City Books–over in Soldotna, Alaska–for adding Suddenly Rural Girl to their shelves! If you live in the area or know folks who do, please stop by this great little Indie Bookstore! (We gotta support all local businesses–including those Indie Bookstores.) Suddenly Rural Girl is available lots ofContinue reading “Suddenly Rural Girl is now available in Soldotna, Alaska! Thanks River City Books!”
Suddenly Rural Girl is now available at
in Denver, Colorado! A HUGE thank you to Matter, “Denver’s only design studio, manufactory, and revolutionary bookstore” for adding Suddenly Rural Girl to their inventory! If you live in the area or know folks who do, consider stopping by this edgy and revolutionary bookstore and design studio! (We gotta support all local businesses–including those indieContinue reading “Suddenly Rural Girl is now available at”
Some SRG Characters & Marketing Images
When I write, I always Googled for images of locations and people who I think resemble my characters. Then I print those images and stick them on a HUGE cork board as a reference during the process. (Curious if anyone else writes this way?) I did the same for Suddenly Rural Girl, our Christian YAContinue reading “Some SRG Characters & Marketing Images”
“Call me Eddie, if . . .”
We’re hurling toward death. Tension is high. Eddie remains calm, cool and collected. He’s comfortable with potential disaster, and he offers some of that calm to his fellow travelers. “Call me Eddie, if it will help you relax.” Absurdity and dry humor is alive and well in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. I’ve been lookingContinue reading ““Call me Eddie, if . . .””
I wish I had a daughter, so …”
The Marx Brothers were masters at subtle and belittling humor. Often the recipients didn’t know they had been verbally assaulted. Here are a few examples: “I never forget a face, but in your case I’ll be glad to make an exception.” “You know, I’d buy you a parachute if I knew it wouldn’t open.” “RememberContinue reading “I wish I had a daughter, so …””
Forced Poetry Appreciation
Having read my share of bad poetry . . . I did laugh at this one. Imagining torture in the form of Poetry Appreciation, and tying the participants to their chairs is brilliant. Every junior high kid in a lit class has felt like those prisoners. I’ve been looking for some funny books of late–theContinue reading “Forced Poetry Appreciation”
Suddenly Rural Girl has a heart as big as TEXAS . . . and is now available at Bookhound Haven in Texarkana!
A HUGE thank you to Bookhound Haven in in Texarkana Texas for adding Suddenly Rural Girl to their inventory! If you live in the area or know folks who do, we’d encourge folks to stop by this great little Indie Bookstore! (We gotta support local businesses–including our Indie Bookstores!) Suddenly Rural Girl is available lotsContinue reading “Suddenly Rural Girl has a heart as big as TEXAS . . . and is now available at Bookhound Haven in Texarkana!”
Sexy Road Kill?
This description made me chuckle again. Authors sometimes painstakingly craft a person’s looks and attitudes. Here, Adams pulls it off in a sentence, but comparing two dissimilar things. As delicious as spoiled milk. As cuddly as a porcupine. As much sex appeal as a road accident. (Douglas’ description is better.) I’ve been looking for someContinue reading “Sexy Road Kill?”
Gargling … and fighting wolves.
I found myself trying to replicate this. What would that sound like? Gargling is humorous an casual. Fighting of wolves might involve a terrifying mix of animal and human howling. because of that juxtaposition, I loved the description. Plus it let me use juxtaposition in a blog post! I’ve been looking for some funny booksContinue reading “Gargling … and fighting wolves.”
“…predilection for little fur hats.”
Describing characters in a clear and memorable way can be a challenge. Adams’ protagonist is a traveller, and the characters frequently get a succinct but satisfying description. Genghis Kahn arouses thoughts of miltary strength and brutality. Few recall a pot belly or little fur hats, and yet this works. Love the shift away from ourContinue reading ““…predilection for little fur hats.””