Can you
describe your dream home?
I’ve never wanted
anything too fancy or big. It’s not my style and I think I’d feel uncomfortable
in it. I love cozy! My dream house would be a house that’s big enough to have a
playroom for my kids and a couple of guest rooms for company. I love wood or
brick and would want it to be in a rural area where there are seasons, and I’d
want to have a large property for gardening and livestock. It would also have
to have an amazing back yard because we spend tons of time outside.
If we were
to come to your house for a meal, what would you give us to eat?
We like to do
personalized calzones, grilled veggies, and homemade ice cream sandwiches for
dessert.
Tell us
about the absolute BEST fan letter you have received.
I’ve had people
tell me that the book was therapeutic for them as they read it while going
through something difficult. Others have said that they fell in love with
characters and that they felt like close friends to them. But the absolute best
letter (or email) I ever received was from my dad. I have always looked up to
him and admired him for so many reasons. He’s been an amazing father, mentor,
confidant, grandfather, counselor, teacher, motivator… and the list goes on and
on.
My dad is a
scholar. He was a professor for years before retiring, but he continues to
study and learn constantly. We, his kids, have always known that if you have a
question about anything, call dad. He almost always has the answer, but if he
doesn’t, he’ll research it and get back to you. I asked my dad to read the
manuscript while I was writing it so that he could give me feedback along the
way. We spend a great deal of time together throughout the process of writing,
revising, editing, etc. After it was done, my dad sent me an email. He told me
that I was a wonderful writer, that the book was just beautiful, and that it
made him weep in several places. I was so moved and appreciative of those
comments. It made all the hard work with it just for that!
Say your
publisher has offered to fly you anywhere in the world to do research on an
upcoming book, where would you most likely want to go?
Hmmm… well, I’ve
really been toying with the idea of writing a story about a trafficking victim’s
journey so I would probably go to Guatemala, Honduras, or El Salvador. If I
were just going somewhere to clear my head and have an ideal writing
environment, I’d go to Scotland.
Who
designed the book cover for the book you are touring?
KPGS design
(Jelena) from 99 designs.
BLURB:
In defending his life-long friendship with Charlie, Will may have
inadvertently had a hand in the growing chaos that leads to the horrifying
night when his familiar world is shattered.
When Will Wright, the eighteen-year-old son of a small-town Arkansas sheep herder in 1905, begins reading his mother’s journal, he is inspired by its startling content to start putting his own experiences to paper for posterity. An unsophisticated but principled young man, Will is becoming increasingly aware of the hatred that exists in the world. When he begins his own journal, Will can’t know what events are to take place in the next five years – from his mother’s battle with a life threatening illness, to his embarrassments of learning how to be in love for the first time, to witnessing Charlie’s fate at the hands of the bigoted townspeople. While part of him wishes the pain in those pages didn’t exist, he knows that the original purpose for keeping the journal has been realized - to show his kin how he became the man he is. He will probably never go back through and read again the pages he’s written, but someday, someone will, and they will see that along with the hurt, Will’s life had been one that knew true joy, absolute love, and undying friendship.
When Will Wright, the eighteen-year-old son of a small-town Arkansas sheep herder in 1905, begins reading his mother’s journal, he is inspired by its startling content to start putting his own experiences to paper for posterity. An unsophisticated but principled young man, Will is becoming increasingly aware of the hatred that exists in the world. When he begins his own journal, Will can’t know what events are to take place in the next five years – from his mother’s battle with a life threatening illness, to his embarrassments of learning how to be in love for the first time, to witnessing Charlie’s fate at the hands of the bigoted townspeople. While part of him wishes the pain in those pages didn’t exist, he knows that the original purpose for keeping the journal has been realized - to show his kin how he became the man he is. He will probably never go back through and read again the pages he’s written, but someday, someone will, and they will see that along with the hurt, Will’s life had been one that knew true joy, absolute love, and undying friendship.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Shelly Brimley was born in
Flagstaff, AZ, where she lived most of her life until moving to Mexico to study
abroad. After graduation, Shelly did some volunteer work in Africa and
completed her graduate degree while working in an adolescent drug treatment
center. After acquiring her Master’s degree, she worked as a counselor at a
residential shelter for children who had been smuggled and trafficked into the
USA from different countries around the world.
She also taught English to adult
refugees before resigning to raise her children. Shelly wanted to use her
experience working with others as a source of inspiration in her writing,
offering a voice for those who are not typically heard or considered.
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