About the Book
Book: Overflow With Hope
Author: E. C. Jackson
Genre: Inspirational Romance
Release Date: November 9, 2023
Two men. One wrong choice.
Tempia Wade’s life had jumped the rails.
One fateful night, she believed a stranger’s lie rather than the assurance of a trusted friend. For her lapse in judgment, she paid an agonizing price.
Her now-bankrupt life featured shattered dreams, ruined friendships, and the loss of a promising relationship. Now, two years later, the twenty-three-year-old prayed for a second chance with the man she had fallen for at first sight.
Would Cory Sanders finally overlook her egregious mistake in accepting a next-day date and liaison with another man? Or would she have to truly accept life without him?
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About the Author
E.C. Jackson began her writing career with the full-length play Pajama Party. Thirty-one years later, she adapted the play into Pajama Party: The Story, a companion book to the second book in the five-book stand-alone Hope series.
Jackson’s favorite pastime is reading fiction. She enjoys taking the journey along with the characters in the books. That also led to her unorthodox approach to story writing. Her vision for each book she writes is to immerse readers into the storyline so they become connected with each character.
“The Write Way: A Real Slice of Life” is the slogan on her Facebook author page. She feels that if every person reading her books feels connected to the characters, her job is done.
More from E.C.
Fulfill the Dream to Write Today
Although I have always been an avid reader, the writing bug hit me in ninth grade after I received an A on a short story that I had enjoyed writing. The original payoff had been the comment the teacher wrote under the grade: “I doubt the originality of this story;” and then I received the ultimate compliment: My best friend received an A on her story and the teacher had added the same comment on her paper. My friend had copied the story from a book she liked. But my story began and ended with me.
I was ecstatic that my writing could be taken as a professional’s and envisioned a full-time writing career until life took me on an alternative pathway. During my teen and young adult years, the vision of writing dimmed, but my dream remained intact. The desire to create stories ran throughout my bloodstream. Yet, it took me fourteen years to venture into the writing life. In my late twenties, I wrote a four-act play after two months of self-discipline and pounding the keys on my typewriter. In high gear from that success, I held auditions, rented a full-stage theater, and debuted Pajama Party in front of family and friends.
All systems were go for a full-time writing career until life happened to me once again, and then my newfound discipline and resolve disappeared. Some thirty years later, after five years of my nephew encouraging me to write on a regular basis, I bit the bullet and wrote daily. A Gateway to Hope became a reality one year later.
So, for everyone who longs to create stories for young and old, my best advice is to just do it. For most people, the only way to have enough time is to take it where you can—even if you’re recording scenes on your phone while shopping at the grocery store. Every little bit helps to build your characters and storyline.
Never feel that you don’t have anything significant to write about. Your first book may be one conversation or observation away.
Interview with the Author
- How do you select the names of your characters?
Once I choose the title and a story idea, I consider which names will best fit in with the drama that I imagine each character might endure.
- What was your hardest scene to write?
Tempia and Cory’s reunion after last seeing one another fourteen months earlier proved most difficult. Cory believed helping Tempia escape from a deteriorating marriage was the most gallant stance to take, but he then made the decision to withdraw from her life for his own well-being. Tempia believed that his protection through her turbulent marriage meant he loved her and should have been a mainstay in her present and future life. Whether these stances were right or wrong, those were each of their honest beliefs. Chronicling the disunity in the conflicting thoughts and deeds during the initial reunion took a while.
- If you had to do something differently as a child or teenager to become a better writer as an adult, what would you do?
Trust God more and adapt a fear-free lifestyle. I thank God that we are not products of our past but of His grace. A life lesson worth learning is that there is life after mistakes and bad decisions.
- What comes first, the plot or characters?
My characters develop their own plot as the storyline unfolds before my eyes.
5.If you could invite one person to dinner, who would it be and what would you cook?
I want Tyler Perry to discover my books and develop each one into a thought-provoking movie. We would dine on my favorite stir-fry of vegetables and mushrooms, plus baked salmon, sweet potatoes, and sliced avocados.
Blog Stops
Batya’s Bits, April 6
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, April 7
Locks, Hooks and Books, April 8
Texas Book-aholic, April 9
Gina Holder, Author and Blogger, April 10 (Author Interview)
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, April 11
An Author’s Take, April 12
Artistic Nobody, April 13 (Autor Interview)
Karen Baney Reviews, April 13
Simple Harvest Reads, April 14 (Guest Review from Donna Cline)
Exploring The Written Word, April 15
The Lofty Pages, April 16
Guild Master, April 17 (Author Interview)
Wisdom from a Wordsmith, April 17
Holly’s Book Corner, April 18
Back Porch Reads, April 19
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, E.C. is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card and copy of the book!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/2adda/overflow-with-hope-celebration-tour-giveaway