Month: April 2015

Thanks to P.J. Fiala for sending folks my way. Have you read any of her books yet? You should check them outI think my favorite (so far) is Second Chances. You can find it here Second Chances.

Now on to this week’s question. What would I do if I won the lottery?

Funnily enough, I don’t play the lottery. Not any more, anyway. I used to play, but I rarely picked more than one right number. So I gave it up. Still, it’s fun to dream, isn’t it?

I’m going to assume I’ve won over a million dollars. More like ten million. After all, why play if you’re not playing for the big bucks.The first thing I’d want to buy is a log cabin up in the mountains somewhere. That shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who knows me. Think how much more productive I’ll be without the internet to distract me from my writing.

Next would be a house on the ocean. Two, actually. One on the Oregon Coast for my hubby, one on Florida for my daughter. We’d split winters between the three places. I actually like snow!

I’ll also need to set up a trust fund to pay for my grandson’s college. While all that’s going on, I’ll be making a list of what charities I want to make a donation to. So many marvelous organizations out there doing important work. I believe the local food bank will top the list. Maybe two food banks- one near the cabin location, and one near the ocean residence.

And that’s about it. I’m set. Sure, If you forced me to spend it all, I could find ways to do it. But it would feel pretty good to have the rest of it tucked away in a bank for emergencies.

To find out what author Kelly Williams would do if she won the lottery, check out her blog at
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This week’s question was “In the story of your life, who would play you? Who would play your family?”


I’ve said this before- I rarely watch TV, and hardly ever go to the movies. I don’t keep up with the latest news from Hollywood. So I decided to answer this question backwards- if I was an actress, what role would I play? And what roles would my family play?



I’ll start with the easy answer- my brothers, sisters, parents and I would play the Walton’s. There were 9 of us siblings- yes, nine. (We actually beat the Walton’s by one!) Now, I would post one of our group portraits, but one of my brothers doesn’t like to have his picture on the internet. So here’s a picture of the Walton’s instead.

And yes, we were more than a handful for our parents. There were trips to the ER for most of us, and I believe all of us had at least one turn standing in the corner as punishment for some infraction. But we also gave my folks opportunities to be proud with awards earned in school and through volunteer work.


But now we’re all grown and most of us have families of our own. So here’s the second part of the question. What roles would my husband. kids, and I play?


My husband would be an sheriff in the Old West. He very protective of women and children, has a keen sense of righteousness, and just looks like a character out of a Western. The character Matt Dillon comes to mind.

 My daughter would be a surfer chick from any beach movie, and my son would be the computer genius on a CSI show. And me? 


Jessica Fletcher from Murder She Wrote. Not that I look anything like Angela Lansbury, or am half as talented, but the character is a great match. A mystery writer actually solving mysteries in “real” life. I enjoyed the show long before I ever found myself writing my own mysteries.

So that’s my take on this week’s question. To find out what author Ann Popp has to say, head over to her blog. at Ann Popp. And if you have a question you want answered, please leave it in the comments.

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This week’s question is: Who is the person you have learned the most valuable lesson in life from and what was the lesson?


This may seem trite, but it’s my mother. The woman amazes me. She is a wonderfully strong woman who shared her strength with her nine children. Yes, nine. Although in some ways we are similar—her genes run strong, especially among the four girls in the family—she allowed us to grow into our own personalities.We were permitted and encouraged to pursue different interests and goals.


I know that it was sometimes hard on her as we grew up and went our own ways. I was probably one of the more challenging of her children, but we all had our moments as we struggled to become adults.


This is one of my favorite pictures of her, taken the first Christmas after she and Dad got married.

And the lesson she taught me? Don’t give up. I won’t tell you how old she is, I’ll just say she’s lived a long and full life. Yet she volunteers at a Salvation Army meal center once week, depending on the weather. She remains active in church activities. The card club she belonged to even before I was born? Most of it’s members are dead now, but the remaining ladies get together to play dominoes and chat whenever they can. 


So when I changed careers yet again, she encouraged me. And when i released my first book, she couldn’t wait to read it. That was an adventure because it wasn’t in paperback and she read it on a borrowed Kindle- a first for her. That first book was dedicated to her. And she’s waiting anxiously for the release of my next book, coming April 14th. ( I had to get that promo in there!) Although none of my books have made the best seller list yet, I’m still trying. I’m not giving up.


To find out what another author has to say, head over to Stevie Turner’s blog. Stevie Turner