A Faded Cottage

by Diann Shaddox

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Pub Date Mar 17 2013 | Archive Date Apr 19 2013

Smith Publicity - Rebel Ink Press

General Fiction (Adult) | Romance

Description

When a love letter written by a teenage boy becomes lost after a summer filled with passion, it brings about an incredible love story of two people being reunited after thirty years. What if you were able to relive your life, if only for two weeks, and rediscover you teenage love? Would you? Quaid Witherspoon is a man turning fifty, a man with success and money, a world acclaimed artist, but a simple feat of holding a paintbrush turns Quaid’s life upside down when fate steps in. Essential Tremors have taken over his body. The calming waters off the coast of South Carolina call Quaid home to a small, faded cottage, one with a leaning front porch and worn paint so similar to him, flawed. And to the same beach where he began painting as a young boy, the place he met his one true love, and the place he let her go. Sandy, Quaid’s lost love from the past, learns Quaid’s wondering about her, just as she’s wondering about him. Their love is still alive and when they reconnect, it’s easy to let the years they’d been apart fade away. But, sadly, fate has another twist.

Advance Praise

Proof that true love transcends through all times and status. March 15, 2013By Candace AdamsSo easy to read, believe and feel the everlasting love of this delightful couple! With two weeks available,they are gifted with a love rare and genuine enough to fulfill their lives!

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Read Ever! March 18, 2013By Carla Format:PaperbackIt's the most spelling binding book ever! Lost first love and then reunited again years later! Finally a book with hope and true love. Living your life to the fullest as every day as your last! Truly and experience with Health life choices and the help of the ones you love at your side. Would love an autograph book!

Proof that true love transcends through all times and status. March 15, 2013By Candace AdamsSo easy to read, believe and feel the everlasting love of this delightful couple! With two weeks...

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why did you begin writing? I guess I finally found the
time and energy to sit down and write. The stories have been flowing for years,
but it takes a lot of time to write and a lot of commitment.

Why do you write so many genres, romance, sci/fi, and children? I have so many stories in my head, so I couldn’t limit myself to one genre.

Where do the stories come from? I dream of most of my stories or an idea will just pop in my head, but most of my ideas come to me late at night.

Are any of your stories true or based on real life? No is my answer for most of my stories, but A Faded Cottage is close to me since I have ET. I wrote the story on my birthday. I was tired of my tremors and having to explain why I shook, so I began writing and Quaid Witherspoon was born.

What advice can you give me about writing? Write, write, and write.

Which story is your favorite? That is a hard question. I love all my characters and each one is dear to me. I will let others decide the answer to this question.

How long does it take you to write a novel? The first draft takes about a month, and then rewrites can take up to a year or more, since I think of new stories in between.

Which authors have inspired you to write? There are way too many to say, but a few authors from the past that I love are: sci/fi, Edgar R Burroughs; children, Madeleine L’Engle; romance, Margaret Mitchell, and mysteries, Agatha Christie.

Do you write longhand or work on a computer? I write on a computer because of my tremors, but Legend of the Diaries was first written in longhand.

Do you work from a outline? No, I just begin and keep writing.

What are your hobbies? I love to travel, cook, garden and I used to do cross-stitch. I also love music and I love to play golf when I have time.

Favorite food?
Veal chop

Favorite drink?
Far Niente Chardonnay

Favorite Color?
Deep blue

Favorite Song?
Somewhere Out There
What A Wonderful World
Greensleeves

Favorite Movie?
Ghost & Mrs. Muir
The Green Mile

Favorite Holiday?
Christmas

Favorite outdoor activity?
Beach, golf, gardening

Favorite childhood food?
Home cooked vegetables

Favorite memory from childhood
Staying out late at night swinging on an old swing,
studying the stars in the dark sky.

Favorite time of day?
Early morning

Favorite day of the week?
Sunday

Favorite Month?
May

Who is a celebrity you admire most?
Suzanne Somers

Which writer, living or dead, would you like to spend time with?
Edgar R. Burroughs

Name some of your favorite
books?
The Time Machine
A Princess of Mars
Bridges of Madison County
The Notebook
A wrinkle in Time
Charlotte’s Web

Who is your favorite fictional character?
To many to choose from.

Hardest thing you have ever had to do?
Saying good-bye to the ones I love.

What do you miss most about being a kid?
The peacefulness of living with my Mamow