Karen: Sarah McNeal has taken the 100th Page Paragraph Challenge. Tell us what you think? Did the paragraph make you want to know more?
For Love of Banjo by Sarah McNeal
"I'd rather be a bastard than be fathered
by the likes of you, Richard Dutton. I guess it's easy enough for you to figure
out that I won't be going to work in your factory." He could barely stand
the sight of Dutton. Banjo could only guess what he and that little German slut
were up to. As they walked up the sidewalk back to Dutton's mansion, Banjo
turned to Dutton. "I wouldn't go back to that fire trap for any amount of
money. And, just in case you haven't heard, we're at war with Germany. My
country needs me more than your damn factory."
Karen: Tell the readers a little about yourself.
Sarah J. McNeal: I am a romance writer in several genres
including western, paranormal, fantasy and time travel. I am a member of RWA. Since I retired
as an RN from the emergency room, I have been able to delve into my writing
full force. I enjoy reading
romance, especially those written by my peers. I believe reading has helped me
tremendously to improve my own skills.
I live in North Carolina with my cat, Liberty, and my Golden Retriever,
Lily. When I’m not writing, I like
to play my musical instruments, bagpipes, violin, harmonica and guitar or take
photographs especially of old architecture. Feeding birds and gardening bring me peace but no hobby
provides me with as much pleasure and happiness as writing.
Karen: What is your favorite line from your book?
My
Favorite Line from Banjo:
Breathless from the kiss, he said, “Don’t forget
me. Write to me every day and I’ll
write back. You are the star in my
sky and my compass home. I’ll come
back, if it’s the last thing I do, I will come back. I swear it.”
Karen: Sarah, f your book was scripted for a movie, who would you chose to play the hero and the heroine?
Sarah: Banjo Wilding would be played by Urus Beuler (singer with El Divo)
Maggie O'Leary would be played by Kate Hudson
Karen: For those of you who don't know what Urus Beuler looks like, pop on over to the band's official site and take a gander. You won't be disappointed. On the album, he's the second in the lineup. Cute, don't you think? http://www.ildivo.com/us/music/wicked-game-0
For Kate Hudson, there's photos on Wikipedia if the beautiful blonde.
Places
where you can find Sarah:
Sarah McNeal's website:
http://sarahmcneal.com
Places
where she blogs regularly:
Sarah’s Provocative Ponderings: http://pasttheprint.blogspot.com/
Moonlight Romance Writers: http://moonlightromanceauthors.blogspot.com/?zx=f44efc849e7c64fc
Fantasy And Dreams (my blog): http://sarahmcneal.blogspot.com/
I am also on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?&new_box_added_id=7100654162#
And Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/Starcriter
Sarah McNeal's Amazon
Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/author/sarahmcneal
PbRBWT
Author Page: http://pbrjvwtb2.blogspot.com/p/sarah-j-mcneal.html
BUY LINKS For the Love of Banjo:
Smashwords:
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/136814
Amazon.com:
Print:
http://www.amazon.com/Love-Banjo-Sarah-J-McNeal/dp/1470150441/
Lulu :
www.lulu.com/product/ebook/for-love-of-banjo/18927618
Monkey Bars :
https://www.monkeybars.net/PbRJV
8 comments:
Sarah,
Thanks so much for joining us today and taking the challenge.
What powerful paragraph. It definitely draws you in to want to know more. Poor Banjo. You can't pick who your parents are...
I wish you the best success!
Thank you so much for having me here today, Karen. You have a beautiful site.
Hi Sarah,
Great paragraph and I absolutely love your favorite line. Banjo his a great hero. Great name too.
Kathy, thank you so much for your kind words. Coming from you, it means a great deal to me that you liked my paragraph and my favorite line.
I really appreciate that you took the time to come by and comment.
I love this line.
"You are the star in my sky and my compass home."
Your book sounds really good. I guess, I'll have to read it to find out if Banjo makes it home. I hope he does.
Hi Sarah,
Your paragraph made we want to know more about Banjo. Why does he go by Banjo? Does he play the instrument?
Hello Katrina and thank you for coming by to comment. Ah yes, Banjo's name--as the story unfolds, he tells the reason for his name. He also plays the banjo. When Dutton makes snide remaks about his name being no better than a dog's name, Banjo explains why he should respect the name.Here's the snippet.
"The woman who named me worked as a cleaning woman for Belle. She had a kind and generous heart. Her husband and child died when their cabin burned to the ground. The only thing she had left was her husband's banjo. She honored me with the name and I'll thank you to honor it, too."
Thank you so much for dropping by, Katrina. I really appreciate that you took the time to comment.
I want to thank Karen for having me here at her blog and I want to especially thank those of you who took time out of your busy day to come over and comment. It meant a lot to me.
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