THE RABBI AND MRS. GOLDSTEIN - MaryAnn Diorio - One Free Book

Welcome back, MaryAnn. Since you’re being published regularly, what new avenues will your future books take? My goal in all of my stories has been to entertain, to inspire, and, possibly, to transform my readers’ lives through a gripping story from God’s heart to theirs. It is my hope that my novels will continue to do just that.
As for venues, I am planning, Lord willing, to do more personally narrated audiobooks of my stories.

What conferences will you be attending this year? Will you be a speaker at any of them? I attended the ACFW At-Home Conference. I did not speak at this conference, although I have recently spoken for both ACFW and the San Gabriel Writers’ League. I will be appearing as a guest on an author panel to be held in November by Terri Gillespie’s YouTube program, “Author 2 Author.”

I would focus on a discussion of the importance of understanding genre and tropes in fiction. Genres are often the defining factor in the purchase of books. Readers read in their favorite genres. An author needs to understand her chosen genre and what is expected of her as she writes in that particular genre.
I would ask the following writers to be on the panel:
1. Susan May Warren

2. Lisa Jordan
3. Robin Lee Hatcher
4. Beth Vogt
5. Tina Radcliffe
6. Steven James
7. James Rubart
8. Deborah Raney

How important is it to you to be active in writing organizations? I think it is very important to participate in at least one writing organization for a number of reasons:
1) To learn from more experienced authors.
2) To learn about current developments in the writing and publishing industry.
3) To cultivate friendships with other authors for mutual support. This is especially important, I think, among Christian authors as we face the many attacks of the enemy.

Where in the community or your church do you volunteer? I teach a Bible study in my cell group.   

Who are the five people who have made the most impact on your life, and how?

1) Jesus without question is Number One. He transformed my life when I accepted Him as my Savior and Lord back in 1970. He has been my Guide, my Strength, my Encourager, and my Life.
2) My father. He gave me a love of words by reading poetry to me when I was a child, by taking me to the library, and by encouraging a love of learning in my life.
3) My mother. She was the most loving person I have known. She believed in me and told me that I could accomplish whatever dream God gave me.
4) My husband. He has been my greatest adult supporter. He greatly encourages me in my writing and helps me practically by doing chores so I can be free to write. He also takes care of much of the business side of my writing ministry. He makes me laugh continually and is my biggest cheerleader.
5) My two daughters, Lia and Gina. They have faithfully prayed for me and cheered me on in my writing ministry. They have supported me by reading and promoting my books.

If you could write the inscription on your tombstone, what would it be?
She loved as Jesus loved.      

Tell us about the featured book. The Rabbi and Mrs. Goldstein is the story of a 19th-century Jewish rabbi’s wife who accepts Yeshua as the Messiah and faces divorce, destruction, and death.         

Please share the first page with us.

Cape May, New Jersey, Wednesday, April 6, 1870

At the sound of shouting, Miriam Goldstein tensed, fingered her gold wedding ring, and hurried from her office to the gift shop at the opposite side of the Cape May Jewish Culture Center. Rubbing her ring had a way of calming her whenever she faced a trying situation.

The center occupied the first floor of a small building adjacent to the Beth Israel Synagogue and was an outreach of it. In addition to Miriam’s office, it housed a museum of Jewish culture, three classrooms, and a gift shop to the right of the main entrance.

Her muscles tensing, she entered the gift shop.

Where can my readers find you on the Internet? Website: https://www.maryanndiorio.com

Thank you, Lena, for this wonderful opportunity!
Blessings,
MaryAnn

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