You see, probably 15 years ago, I wrote the first one called "The Christmas Quilt" for my sister, Priscilla, after she showed me a quilt top she had gotten at an auction. I wasn't a quilter, but when she said "I wonder about the person who made this -- who they were and what they did", well, I was hooked because I am the creator of those unknown characters and worlds.
The next year, I again wrote a story, this one about a ghost who only appears on Christmas eve at an old antebellum mansion. And then came year three, and four and so on. Many times, I would brave the after Christmas Sales and find boxes of cards that I liked, or whose pictures immediately made me think of a story. Sometimes I even designed my own cards. I would print the story in booklet format to fit inside the card, thus making it a "story card." When I had written ten stories for family and friends, I asked my publisher about putting them all together, and with her help, we brought out Christmas Quilt Anthology.
One of the stories about a little coal mining town called Snow captured my imagination, and I later wrote a short story based there. I even designed a website for this fictitious town, giving it a history, store fronts, festivals, and "real" people. You can "visit" SNOW with the click of the mouse.
And then, because I live in the wonderful world of writers where anything is possible, I began telling the residents' stories. This year I'm happy to present "Always Believe", the story of Emma and her father when they settle in Snow. It's featured at the Wonderland Bookstore in snow, which I hope you will visit, or you can order the ebook from Books We Love.
Now for your Christmas present. For as long as they last, you can get Christmas Quilt Anthology for only $10, which includes postage, and I will include the latest story, "Searching For the Perfect Gift", for free. It's a present because it's 40% off the normal price of$16.95! Just email me for details at writer0926@yahoo.com. There's still time to get your copy to read Christmas Eve.
