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Finding My Faith Guest Post and $15 Gift Card Giveaway with Ebooks!

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
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Thank you for having me here today, Krystal.

When writing this b
ook, Faith was definitely the most fun character to write, but also the most difficult. 

When working on the character of Faith, I knew that I wanted her to be similar to Rayner in background and personality, like two pieces of a puzzle coming together.  So, I made her a Native American, a girl of twenty-five who gives her parents a lot of grief and is in the big city living the life of a young woman who loves to try new things.  She doesn't know it, but she also plays a huge part in a Native American Legend.

I searched high and low through what seemed like thousands of Native American legends to find on that would work with my story, but I didn't find one.  I had to take the liberty of making up one of my own. 

I based her childhood loosely on my brother's (he was a bit of a trouble causer as well).  Her life when Rayner enters the story has some shades of my friends and me in our twenties.

Faith was a lot of fun, and she became very real to me.  I was happy to release her out into the world, but sad to see her go.


GIVEAWAY:  two eBook copies of The Light Within Me (the first book of this series)at each tour stop; a $15 All Romance eBooks GC for one randomly drawn commenter and $10 Amazon GC for blog host with the most comments (excluding the host's and the author's).

31 comments:

  1. Thank you for hosting Carly today.

  1. Thank you for having me today :)

  1. LorettaLynn said...:

    Great post :) thank you for sharing with us!
    elliott2668(at)yahoo(dot)com

  1. MomJane said...:

    I really love the concept of your story. It sounds absolutely awesome.

  1. Anash said...:

    thks for hosting! sounds very interesting!
    My email: anashct1 [at] yahoo [dot] com

  1. Unknown said...:

    When going to Amazon to put Finding My Faith on my wishlist, I noticed the name of the series is Six Saviors. Assuming that you're planning 6 books for the series, are all the plots fully developed, or are you still looking for inspiration?

    drainbamaged.gyzmo at gmail.com

  1. Thanks for the giveaway. I can hardly wait to read it. Gale
    pgan427@yahoo.com

  1. Anonymous said...:

    I like the givaway. It sounds like very good book to read

  1. Love The Book Cant Wait To read It. Great Giveaway. butterfli262002@yahoo.com

  1. *yadkny* said...:

    I love reading stories that include Native American Legend whether it's fact or fiction makes no difference to me:) Can't wait to read all about Faith!

    yadkny@hotmail.com

  1. ann said...:

    This sounds like my kind of reading material - please enter me to win
    amhengst at verizon dot net

  1. Unknown said...:

    That is so neat that you used your brother as inspiration for your character!
    Mel
    bournmelissa at hotmail dot com

  1. Hi Carly,
    Happy Birthday Month!

    i loved the Light Within Me, it is a wonderful book and i can't wait to read this one. it sounds wonderful.

    thank you for such great chances at all of these awesome prizes on the different stops.

    tammy ramey
    trvlagnt1t@yahoo.com

  1. Natasha said...:

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com

  1. I love that the author, when she couldn't find any Native American folklore to pull from, just up and created her own! Thanks for the chance to win:)

    bchild5 at aol dot com

  1. Heather said...:

    Wonderful post! I adore Carly!

  1. mandy said...:

    mmmm...
    beautiful cover!

  1. Thank you to everyone for stopping in! Yes, Kathryn, there are six books planned. I have a basic idea for each, but they aren't totally planned out.

  1. Alison said...:

    Thanks for hosting and giving me a chance to win :) The book sounds great.

  1. There is one reason above any other that this book appeals to me. A 25 year old girl who is a little bit of a troublemaker? Hmmm....sounds familiar. I am almost 30 now and I have settled down drastically, but I wasn't quite so "settled" in my late teens are early to mid twenties. I really relate to characters who are having a hard time finding their place in the world, or trying to overcome pain and heartache, so they act out. I remember those feelings so well. It is always nice to root for someone when I know how they feel. The book sounds awesome and thanks for your post!

  1. Alba said...:

    This book sounds amazing! >.<
    All the research, sure has paid off! >.<
    Will add it to my tbr list :D

  1. Anonymous said...:

    Thanks for the giveaway.

    kileypayne@hotmail.com

  1. Anonymous said...:

    This book sounds fantastic! Thanks for the giveaway.

    taiyounotenshi at gmail dot com

  1. magic5905 said...:

    Thanks for hosting, sounds good.
    magic5905 at embarqmail dot com

  1. sweety said...:

    Thanks for the international giveaway!!

    GFC name - sweety

    sweety225(at)rocketmail(dot)com

  1. The book sounds good- I love American Indian legends.

    Thanks-

    Jill.watkins (at) gmail.com

  1. Wall said...:

    to Jamie:
    I am 45 and my dad is 72 and we are still a little bit of trouble makers, him much more than me.

    Someone said the series is called Six something (sorry can't remember). Seriously will it be six books?

  1. bn100 said...:

    Very nice post.

    bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com

  1. Alison said...:

    This looks like a great read. Thanks for hosting :)

    alison.fees(at)gmail(dot)com

  1. Leannessf said...:

    Sounds promising! Would like to read this!

    Thanks for the giveaway!
    Leanne
    leannessf at gmail dot com

  1. Lana A said...:

    Sounds good, I'm puting it on my to read list!

    anzuazura (at) yahoo (dot) de