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The Southern Belle
July 1, 2007

The first time I met Sharon Sala (aka Dinah McCall) was on a cruise ship.  She was laughing and joking with fellow author Beverly Barton.  They reminded me of two southern belles who entranced all of us on the ship.   

BV:  I find your books very emotional.  Do the stories ever get to you?

SS:  There were a couple.  Out of the Dark was about children being pimped by a cult and sold to pedophiles.  The Chosen is about a man with a brain tumor and a near death experience who wanted  to be redeemed and tried to do so by kidnapping disciples.  

BV:  What do you enjoy about writing?

SS:  I love creating the story, especially when fiction parallels fact.

BV:  How do your stories come to you?

SS:  I dream 99% of my stories.  I would just think about the story, go to sleep and it would come to me.  I could always dream my way out of a problem in the plot.

BV:  Were you an overnight sensation in the publishing world?

SS:  I wrote my first book in 1980 and the second in 1981.   They were awful.  (laughs)

BV:  So, when was your breakthrough?

SS:  In 1991 I joined a writer's group and the first publisher who read my book bought it.  I'm now on my 70th book.

BV:  Any final thoughts?

SS:  To my readers, thanks for all the years of being faithful and for the comments over the years, even the gripes.  It's all about free speech.

Bottom Line:  70 books!!!  I've got to read faster!!!

                                                                                                                           

           Sharon Sala and Beverly Barton

                                                                   

Posted by Barbara Vey on July 1, 2007 | Comments (8)