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FaithfulReader.com: Tell us about a scene or a character in one of your books that you are particularly proud of.
Tracey Bateman: I am very proud of my character, Claire Everett, the protagonist in my "Claire" series. Claire truly is Everywoman. Her life is a combination of tragedy and triumph. She's a single mom who has worked hard to provide for her kids during the past five years. When she's forced to take a sabbatical from her work, she realizes she doesn't know the people around her, nor has she truly dealt with the issue of forgiveness against her ex-husband (who is remarried, so she has to deal with the new wife at the same time). She does the wrong thing often, and often hilariously, which makes her human. I laugh at her and I hope my readers will too, even as she struggles inwardly to do what's right. To be the woman God has created her to be. She's not perfect, but she's "gonna make it after all."
Neta Jackson: I think one of the most profound scenes in "Yada Yada" occurs at the end of the second book (THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP GETS DOWN) when Denny Baxter gets down on his knees and asks MaDear to forgive him --- even though he has been mistakenly accused by this old woman of being the man who lynched her brother "down south" many years ago --- because "she needed to hear someone say 'I'm sorry.'" It's a scene of healing and forgiveness that goes beyond what's "fair" to what's "just."
Allie Pleiter: The moment where a character comes to faith, or where their faith takes a quantum leap forward, is crucial to me. It is a difficult thing to portray authentically in words. I'm particularly proud of those moments in BAD HEIRESS DAY. It's important to me that the moment where Darcy decides to believe rings true, that it feels natural and lasting without feeling contrived. Darcy's first moment of true faith is a passage I'm very proud of. The fact that chili-dogs are involved…well, that was just a lovely bonus.
Robin Jones Gunn: In SISTERCHICKS ON THE LOOSE! I like the way conservative Sharon realizes she has been trying to "sanitize" or "censor" her friend Penny since Penny has a rowdy past. Sharon comes to understand that every person's redemption story is beautiful no matter how raw or messy it is. I also still smile when I think of the "mirror maven" scene when Hope is trying on a bathing suit in SISTERCHICKS DO THE HULA!
Lori Copeland: If I had to pick one in MOTHER OF PREVENTION, it would be the closing scene where Kate realizes that although life can throw women and men some pretty hard curve balls (she's a widow with two small children to rear), through grace and trust she will go on.
Sharon Dunn: Writing about Ruby's eyebrow plunking failure in SASSY CINDERELLA AND THE VALIANT VIGILANTE was fun because it was based on an actual experience.
"Once, years ago, I had tried plucking my eyebrows. After much wincing and tugging, I managed to yank a single hair out. The pain was so excruciating, I doubled over and hit my head on the sink. When I looked in the mirror, I had a bruise on my forehead and a bleeding chasm where the hair used to be. Somehow, perfectly arched eyebrows didn't seem worth a trip to the emergency room."
In my third book, I have a character who thinks he invented take a penny leave a penny, and sees conspiracies in everything. So he is fascinated by JFK, Waco, and Ruby Ridge. He thinks there is a shadow government in San Francisco and that the Mafia controls the cheese industry. He was fun to create. He is sort of a composite of different people I've met who are fascinated by conspiracies.
Kristin Billerbeck: I can't say exactly as it gives away the plot, but I am most proud of a scene where Ashley grows up a little, and decides her life is better than what she's doing for herself. I didn't know she would do this little stance, and it was like watching a child grow up and make the right decision.
Judy Baer: Whitney Blake in THE WHITNEY CHRONICLES. I think she's realistic, honest, funny, compassionate and has a balanced view of herself and her strengths and weaknesses. She's a great friend and has an open, loving relationship with God. She's not perfect --- she won't ever be --- and she's still giving it her best shot. I suppose I'm especially fond of Whitney because she is the character I've been carrying around in my heart for a long, long time. I'm glad I finally got to let her out.
Laura Jensen Walker: I really love Phoebe, my movie-obsessed heroine and the way she's introduced in the opening scene of DREAMING IN BLACK & WHITE: "My thighs were at it again. They whispered behind my back with every pantyhose-clad step I took --- a whoosh-whoosh rhythm that sounded remarkably like one of my Mom's old Engelbert Humperdinck records: 'Please release me…' Note to self: Renew lapsed membership at gym to lose fifteen extra pounds in effort to keep thighs from getting so chummy. And buy more tan in a bottle so as not to have to ever wear nylons again."
Penny Culliford: How to choose! Seriously, no. I had great fun writing the books and I hope people have fun reading them.
Annie Jones: I am always the most surprised when I re-read something I've written and laugh. I'm proud of those moments, the ones that stay funny over time.
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