Author Interview with Debbie Lynne Costello & Giveaway

Happy Saturday friends! Today I'm happy to introduce you to an author friend of mine, Debbie Lynne Costello!

Debbie Lynne has enjoyed writing stories since she was about eight years old. She raised her family and then embarked on her own career of writing the stories that had been begging to be told. She and her husband have four children and live in upstate South Carolina. She has worked in many capacities in her church and is currently the Children’s director. Debbie Lynne has shown and raised Shetland sheepdogs for eighteen years and still enjoys litters now and then. In their spare time, She and her husband enjoy camping and riding their Arabian and Tennessee Walking horses. Visit Debbie Lynne at www.debbielynnecostello.com, www.theswordandspirit.blogspot.com,  https://www.facebook.com/debbielynnecostello , https://plus.google.com/+DebbieLynneCostello/posts, and https://twitter.com/DebiLynCostello 

Welcome Debbie! We're so glad you could visit us today. 

Thank you for having me, Amber. I’m looking forward to chatting with your followers.

What made you decide to become a writer? 

I’m one of those writers who loved to write stories even as a child. My mother gave me a manila envelope last year and it was full of little stories I’d written for her. I took every writing class I could in high school and then went to college for journalism. I married my high school sweetheart and a year and half later we started our family. So writing went on a back burner and simmered for many years. While homeschooling my last 2, I was doing a lot of reading because I needed to be in the room with them (keeping them focused ;o) but they didn’t need a lot of help. One day my husband suggested I write a book. I thought about it and 2 weeks later I sat down at my computer while my boys were doing schoolwork on theirs and started my first story.

Where did the inspiration for your latest book come from? 

My inspiration for Sword of Forgiveness came from my love of medieval times. I love chivalry. I love men being men and women being treated like they are precious. I love the castles, the courts, oh I could go on. But the truth is I love what we have made medieval times. I know in truth that it was a very hard life.

How does your faith and spirituality work in with your writing? 

Great question! I feel called to writing, but not just any writing. I want to be able to touch other’s lives for Christ. My characters are flawed and have spiritual arcs as they grow in the Lord. My hope and prayer is that when people finish reading my books that they will be able to take something away from them. I am very conscious to avoid being ‘preachy’. I feel like if someone wants to get preached to they’ll go to church or pick up a nonfiction helps book. My job is to tell a story and make it as real as possible so the reader can watch the characters grow and overcome.

What are you working on next? 

Next…well, I have several irons in the fire. I have a19th century Charleston proposal to get back into my agent. I’m working on the sequel to Sword of Forgiveness and getting one of my completed 19^th century Charleston stories ready to release. But that is several months down the road.

Very interesting. Looks like you have some great stuff going on. Thank you so much for being with us! 

Thank you for inviting me, Amber!

About Sword of Forgiveness

     After the death of her cruel father, Brithwin is determined never again to live under the harsh rule of any man. Independent and resourceful, she longs to be left alone to manage her father’s estate. But she soon discovers a woman has few choices when the king decrees she is to marry Royce, the Lord of Rosencraig. As if the unwelcome marriage isn’t enough, her new husband accuses her of murdering his family, and she is faced with a challenge of either proving her innocence or facing possible execution.
     Royce of Hawkwood returns home after setting down a rebellion to find his family brutally murdered. When all fingers point to his betrothed and attempts are made on his life, Royce must wade through murky waters to uncover the truth. Yet Brithwin’s wise and kind nature begin to break down the walls of his heart, and he soon finds himself in a race to discover who is behind the evil plot before Brithwin is the next victim.

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