Wahoo Wednesday ~ All My Tears ~ #giveaway ~ Interview with Kathy McKinsey

 

Hi, everybody! Welcome to Wahoo Wednesday, with my guest author Kathy McKinsey, who was gracious enough to answer some interview questions. Kathy is also generously offering to give away an eBook copy of today's featured book: All My Tears. See below for details about that.

Welcome, Kathy! I trust you're all nice and comfy, so let's get started.

What sparks your creative juices when feeling drained?

I’ve always found that music energizes my sense of creativity, as well as giving me ideas for stories.

What is your most difficult writing obstacle, and how did/do you overcome it?

For me, the hardest part is convincing myself to sit down and write. Once I’m in the middle of writing a story, I love it. I get excited and more and new thoughts keep coming in. This is an ongoing problem for me, and I have no answer except to keep pushing myself, plugging along, finding more ways to help myself set goals and stick to them.

Besides writing, what other hobbies do you enjoy?

I love reading, and I usually have at least three books going at the same time. I also love crocheting and knitting and spending time with my family and our cat and dogs.

How similar are you to your hero/heroines?

I write women’s fiction, and there is probably a lot of me in my main characters. None of my stories are autobiographical, and I work to create different and interesting people. But my daughter Rebecca, after reading one of my stories, often tells me, “It sounds like you.”

If you could travel to any time or place, where/when would it be? Why?

I would love to go to Hawaii. But I don’t want to do it as a tourist. I’d love if I had friends who lived there. I could spend a couple weeks with them and move around the islands like a resident, seeing and experiencing places and things they have discovered.

Is research something you enjoy? To what extent do you go to find answers?

Research is something I’m learning more about all the time. Of course, I use the internet, but I’m learning to seek out real people to question their know-how and experiences.

What takeaway value do you want readers to gain from your novel?

I want readers to know God is our loving father, watching for us, seeking us. He will come running to meet us as soon as we take one step toward Him.

What can we expect to see from you in the future?

I have a children’s story coming out later this year, and it might be fun to do more of that, but women’s fiction is what I’m most interested in. I look forward to finding new women, in a variety of home situations, with interesting jobs and surprising family mixes.

About "All My Tears" 

Five women search for God’s hope through sorrow and deep troubles.

Meet five women who struggle with life’s deep sorrows. 

Beth fights to recover from alcoholism and to mend her relationships with her family. 
Ann doesn’t believe God will forgive her. 
Kathleen wrestles with a years-old fear and with saving her marriage. 
Cassie needs to learn to deal with chronic depression. Martie finds herself the single parent of the eight-year-old niece she barely knows when the child’s parents die in a car wreck.

See how God gives them the gifts of hope, healing, and love.

About Kathy McKinsey:

Kathy McKinsey grew up on a pig farm in Missouri, and although she’s lived in cities for nearly 40 years, she still considers herself a farm girl.

She’s been married to Murray for 31 years, and they have five adult children.

She’s had two careers before writing—stay-at-home-Mom and rehabilitation teacher for the blind.

Now she lives in Lakewood, Ohio with her husband and two of her children. Besides writing, she enjoys activities with her church, editing for other writers, braille transcribing, crocheting, knitting, and playing with the cat and dogs.

Below are some places where you can connect with Kathy:

• Kathy.mckinsey@gmail.com
•  http://kathymckinseyauthor.blogspot.com/
•  https://www.facebook.com/kathy.brinkmann.mckinsey
•  https://twitter.com/kathymckinsey
•  http://kathymckinseyauthor.blogspot.com/
•  https://www.facebook.com/kathy.brinkmann.mckinsey
•  https://twitter.com/kathymckinsey
•  https://www.amazon.com/All-My-Tears-Kathy-McKinsey-ebook/dp/B07P92QZPJ

About the Giveaway:

It's easy, really! For your chance to win an eBook copy of "All My Tears" as highlighted above. just leave a comment below with your name and email (so we can contact you if you're our winner) ... to make it even more fun, add your profile picture to those already showing on the 'Followers' box on the right sidebar and you'll get a second chance to win. Sound good? We thought so, too. Giveaway will run for one week from today, ending Wednesday, June 26, at Midnight, Central Time. Can't wait to hear from you and to see your smiling face as one of the Whispers in Purple's followers.