Welcome, Davalynn, God has really been
moving in your writing life. What do you see on the horizon?
I see a lot of work ahead. I have two novels in the works
and each is the first in a three-book collection. There is only one way to
write those books and that is to stay in my seat and write!
Tell us a little
about your family.
My husband Mike and I have two sons, a daughter, four
grandchildren, and a Queensland
healer.
Has your writing
changed your reading habits? If so, how?
When I’m not writing, I’m reading or watching movies. I
enjoy both contemporary and historical, and prefer stories with a bit of
laughter, danger, grace, and love—four elements I like to include in my own
projects.
What are you working
on right now?
I have a historical set in the early 1900s and a
contemporary. Of course all my stories have cowboys, regardless of the era.
What outside
interests do you have?
I’m an avid photographer and enjoy playing the piano and
singing. Contemporary worship songs are my favorite and I’ve led worship for
years.
How do you choose
your settings for each book?
My last six books have been set in Colorado . There’s so much history and beauty
here, it’s not hard to let your mind wander until it finds the perfect locale.
If you could spend an
evening with one historical person, who would it be and why?
I’d love to spend an evening visiting with Will Rogers.
Besides being a talented cowboy with an uncanny way with a rope, he was pretty
handy with words too. He was a writer and columnist—something we have in
common—as well as an entertainer, and his incomparable wit produced some of
this country’s best one-liners.
What is the one thing
you wish you had known before you started writing novels?
How addictive it is.
What new lessons is
the Lord teaching you right now?
I seem to learn the same lesson over and over—the fact that
I have control over very little other than my response to circumstances,
events, and people. I can choose to trust that God is in control or I can fret.
What are the three
best things you can tell other authors to do to be successful?
1. Keep learning the craft.
2. Never stop writing.
3. Be kind in your dealings with others.
Tell us about the
featured book.
My novella, The Columbine Bride, is offered in
Book 4 of Barbour’s The 12 Brides of Summer. This was a fun story to write because
Barbour asked the authors of last winter’s 12
Brides of Christmas if we could come up with sequels for a summer
collection. I had the perfect character to grow another story around—Uncle Buck
from The Snowbound Bride. He meets a
young widow with two small children, and gets to know the business end of her
shotgun before he gets to know her. I put many of the things I love about Colorado in this story:
summer thunder storms, lush high parks, blue skies, and of course, columbines.
Please give us the
first page of the book.
Lucy Powell’s ears pricked at her children’s excited voices.
She looked up from the vegetable seed packets to the candy counter where a tall
bearded man reached for Elmore’s ear.
Three quick steps took her past a table before she stopped.
The man squatted, and her son’s eyes widened at the sight of a copper penny.
Cecilia, ever the guardian, stayed her little brother’s hand.
“We don’t take things from strangers, Elmore.”
Lucy clutched the packets she’d already chosen and listened
for her son’s reply.
“He ain’t no stranger, Sissy. That penny come out of my
ear.”
Cecilia pulled him back with a sharp whisper, eyes narrowed
at the man. “It’s just a trick. He fooled you.”
How can readers find
you on the Internet?
http://pinterest.com/davalynnspencer/boardsThank you, Davalynn, for sharing this book with us.
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