Barbara V Evers

For the next few months, I plan to feature various authors and writers in interview-styled posts. Writers will find some jewels of helpful information within these interviews, and readers, I hope, will find their next "To Be Read" book. I personally know many of the featured authors, as is the case with today's guest, Brenda Remmes. I met Brenda while serving on the Board of Directors for South Carolina Writers' Workshop (SCWW). Brenda and I, with a third director, undertook the task of updating the bylaws for the organization. I, also, had the honor of participating on a writing panel at the South Carolina Book Festival in 2015. Brenda Bevan Remmes Brenda Bevan Remmes grew up in a family of characters and story tellers. Brenda transferred these skills to her jobs in health education at the medical schools of   UNC-Chapel Hill and USC-Columbia.   After discovering in a family attic a barrel of letters and pictures that dated back to 1827, Brenda began ac

For the next few weeks, I plan to feature various authors and writers in interview-styled posts. Writers will find some jewels of helpful information within these interviews, and readers, I hope, will find their next "To Be Read" book. I personally know many of the featured authors, as is the case with today's guest, Steve Gordy. I met Steve when he and I served on the Board of Directors for South Carolina Writers' Workshop in 2010. Since then, I've participated in several writing conferences and workshops with him. He mentions several of his works below, and I'm intrigued by his current works in progress. Steve Gordy Steve Gordy has been an apprentice writer since 2003. He's been active since then in the South Carolina Writers Association where he currently serves as Treasurer. He's published three books, all of which are listed on his Amazon Author Page . Steve and his wife Ruth have lived in Aiken since 1988. They're both retired and ar

For the next few weeks, I plan to feature various authors and writers in interview-styled posts. Writers will find some jewels of helpful information within these interviews, and readers, I hope, will find their next "To Be Read" book. I personally know many of the featured authors, as is the case with today's guest, Bob Strother.  I met Bob in 2007 when I first attended a local chapter of what was then called South Carolina Writers' Workshop (now known as South Carolina Writers' Association or SCWA). He is a gifted writer with many publishing credentials beyond the novels mentioned below. Bob Strother: A two-time Pushcart Prize nominee, award-winning author Bob Strother has been published internationally and his work adapted for film. In addition to Burning Time, A Fire to be Kindled , and  Embers on the Wind,  his previous publications include the short story collection Scattered, Smothered, and Covered and the novel Shug’s Place . He is also a contribu

Courtesy of pixabay.com Yes, I disappeared for a few weeks.  Well...ok, a lot of weeks.  I apologize.  Summer became more of a challenge than anticipated. Best Laid Plans As many of you know, I'm raising two of my grandchildren. Since I'm self-employed, I can choose my work schedule to some degree.  The money I spent on summer programs for the kids in 2018 while I worked ended up costing me as much as the work that came my way. Most companies don't want to schedule training workshops for their employees during the typical vacation months.  With that in mind, this past summer I scheduled some weeks for work and some open to spend with the grands. Unfortunately, everybody wanted training scheduled this summer.  I found myself wheeling and dealing with my calendar and hiring extra sitters to come to the house to cover the excess work.  Good for our income but not so much for my schedule. Tough Decisions Something had to go. I opted to let the blog lay fallow duri