tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587083790012339479.post6651018992755376001..comments2023-06-23T09:21:12.107-06:00Comments on Fiction Matters: The Tenacity Interviews - Debbie Fuller ThomasBonnie Grovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11377519561074174038noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587083790012339479.post-70803155449529233822009-01-07T13:15:00.000-06:002009-01-07T13:15:00.000-06:00Debbie & Bonnie:This is a great interview. Deb...Debbie & Bonnie:<BR/>This is a great interview. Debbie, I learned things about you that I know will continue to inspire me. It's the finish line we press toward, doing our best to fulfill our purposes for being here, and you're someone I could follow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587083790012339479.post-89557008115394619352009-01-06T10:11:00.000-06:002009-01-06T10:11:00.000-06:00I finished Tuesday Night at the Blue Moon. In som...I finished Tuesday Night at the Blue Moon. In some ways, I didn't want it to end because the writing was so apt -- the descriptions of each narrator (especially when each was describing the other) were tightly-written and authentic. One of the greatest compliments I can give a fellow writer is to say that as I read, I was not conscious of her own personality -- she became an invisible conduit of the words. <BR/><BR/>I can also identify with Debbie's feelings about being suspected of using her writing to not be involved in other church work. I have battled that for years. The only thing that has truly helped is when a friend told me, "Only you can write your books. Other people can take up the slack of other duties." <BR/><BR/>Anyway, Debbie has written a book to be proud of, one that reflects the love of God in a gritty contemporary setting.<BR/><BR/>Latayne C Scott<BR/>www.latayne.com<BR/>novelmatters.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587083790012339479.post-91762906118759765742009-01-05T14:20:00.000-06:002009-01-05T14:20:00.000-06:00Debbie, I'm so glad you kept going. Tuesday Night ...Debbie, I'm so glad you kept going. Tuesday Night at the Blue Moon is a riveting, wonderful novel.Kathleen Popahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682046279211463305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587083790012339479.post-7161709639249831632009-01-05T09:28:00.000-06:002009-01-05T09:28:00.000-06:00I'm so glad you're enjoying it! It was a labor of...I'm so glad you're enjoying it! It was a labor of love with no guarantees that it would be published. I didn't mention that it started out as juvenile fiction with only the daughter's viewpoint, at a time when no one was buying juvenile fiction. At the suggestion of an agent, I completely rewrote it, adding in the mother's viewpoint. I really wanted to throw in the towel at that point, but I think it's a better story because of it.<BR/>There are lots of places (church camps, etc.) that rent out quiet space in the off-season. A change of scenery can jump-start my creativity, and keeps me from being distracted to 'just throw in a load of laundry' which diverges into, 'I'll just start something for dinner.'<BR/>DebbieDebbie Fuller Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174333267329587740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587083790012339479.post-64106273237347545442009-01-05T08:00:00.000-06:002009-01-05T08:00:00.000-06:00A Catholic Retreat centre! What a marvellous idea!...A Catholic Retreat centre! What a marvellous idea! Thanks for that great interview.Laura J. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13822749971171301648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587083790012339479.post-90556408689123270552009-01-05T07:46:00.000-06:002009-01-05T07:46:00.000-06:00Debbie, your tenacity has inspired me. I start my ...Debbie, your tenacity has inspired me. I start my writing project TODAY! Thanks for being so transparent. It's been great getting to know you better. BTW, I'm reading Tuesday Nights right now, and I'm loving it!Patti Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01210807015376289703noreply@blogger.com