My mother not only shaped me, but she
had a huge impact on my career.
Books were almost sacred to her.
Around our house, the only legitimate excuse for getting out of
chores was to say, “I’m reading.”
My love of reading, handed down by
Mama, inspired me to become a writer. She used to travel with me to
conferences and sit on the front row during my workshops, beaming
while I stood at the podium and said, “I’ll answer any questions
you have except those about writing love scenes.
Mama’s in the
audience.” She loved it when my colleagues and more than a few
fans started calling her Mama.
The closest I’ve ever come to
putting a real person in one of my books was the Mama character in
Driving Me Crazy. Everything about that feisty, courageous,
independent character was my own mother. The only difference between
her and her fictional counterpart was that I kept Mama alive in the
book.
Though Mama has been gone a very long
time, she influenced me once again in my latest women’s fiction
novel, Stars to Lead Me Home:Love and Marriage. All three of
the feisty, courageous protagonists are a nod to her. When Maggie
moves Heaven and earth to win back her older daughter, shades of my
own mother shine through.
You can now
preorder the digital copy of Stars to Lead Me Home at a 40%
savings. That price will only be good through June 4, so grab
it while you can! Early reviewers call this women’s fiction novel
the “Must Read book of 2015!” Learn more about the book at my
website: www.peggywebb.com.
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