Category: Life Sharon

A Society Dame & a Pirate …What?!

Pirates and assorted rogues are taking over my blog, so it appears. Sexy Highlanders sauntered in on Wednesday — Terry Spear’s POST HERE — prior to that my guests Shana Galen and Katherine Bone invited their bad boys of the High Seas, and next Wednesday Carolyn Brown will be bringing...

An interview with Marie Force

You folks know me, so are aware that I am a sentimental chick. Well, get ready for some sap! Marie Force is the first romance novelist to take me under her wing, so to speak, and lead me into this marvelous world of author relationships. In 2008 I knew not...

Regina Jeffers Tells All!

I feel like I have known Regina Jeffers forever…. and I mean that in a good way! Yet the truth is that we became acquainted in the fall of 2010 when Austen Authors was being formed (Regina was one of the original members), strengthened our friendship entirely via the blog...

Armchair BEA Day#3 – Expanding Blog Horizons

Armchair BEA week hits hump-day! Links to daily topics, Armchair BEA Headquarters, my GIVEAWAY, and more are on the sidebar. The Armchair BEA topics for today are “expanding blog horizons” and “novellas.” I want to talk about both, so will cover each in separate posts.   The question asked for today’s topic...

Armchair BEA Day#3 – Novellas

Armchair BEA week hits hump-day! Links to daily topics, Armchair BEA Headquarters, my GIVEAWAY, and more are on the sidebar. Before I delve into the topics for today I must first direct my lovely visitors to my Guest Author Spotlight with Regina Jeffers. Don’t miss a chance to get to know...

Armchair BEA Day #2 – Author Interactions

Armchair BEA week rolls on! Links to daily topics, Armchair BEA Headquarters, my GIVEAWAY, and more are on the sidebar. Today the topics to choose from were “author interactions” and “more than just words.” The latter focuses on the many mediums used to enhance storytelling, such as audiobooks, graphic novels,...

Armchair BEA Day#1 – Intro & Literature

Armchair BEA begins today with folks all over the web hopping about to meet fellow lovers of books. Naturally it makes sense to greet these new book-lovers with an introduction! My name is Sharon Lathan and I am a novelist. My full bio and publishing tale can be read on...

Armchair BEA — FULL INFORMATION!

Last week I posted a “head’s up” announcement for the 2014 Armchair BEA. If you missed it, click the link below to learn what it is all about. Coming Next Week: Armchair BEA Tomorrow is the official beginning of the week-long event, so today I am reminding everyone and giving a...

Website Scavenger Hunt

Last Friday I posted a blog giving updated info about the pages and content on my website. As those who have been visiting me for a while know that I am constantly re-organizing and re-vamping my website, all for the express purpose of giving more for my readers to enjoy...

Sharon’s Website – More than Meets the Eye

Over time I have added tons of information to this website. Constantly I am searching for creative ways to share my research and novel news, keep the internal software at a high functioning level, and improve the experience of visiting and reading my novels. Sometimes even I forget all the...

Kentucky Derby Season & Traditions

On Tuesday I wrote a post about the Kentucky Derby, which is taking place this coming Saturday. For anyone in Kentucky, where I now reside some thirty miles south of Louisville and Churchill Downs, the Derby is THE hot event of the year. I am still learning about it, so...

I’m a Kentuckian, so its simply “Derby”

This is our first year living in Kentucky, which is our excuse for not fully grasping onto the fever. You see, to folks around here, for two weeks in late April to early May, everything revolves around the Kentucky Derby. In fact it is so entrenched into the culture and...

Y’all come to SOKY to see me!

As you are reading this blog post I am on my way to Bowling Green, Kentucky for the 16th annual Southern Kentucky Book Festival. Affectionately dubbed SOKY, the yearly event is one of Kentucky’s largest literary events and is presented by WKU Libraries, Warren County Public Library, and Barnes and Noble...

Launching WBN 2014 in Lexington

On Tuesday I, like the many other chosen authors for World Book Night US 2014, launched the event by appearing at a local bookstore. To my tremendous delight, I was hosted by the incredible folks at Joseph-Beth Bookseller in Lexington, Kentucky. I honestly cannot express how marvelous everyone was! As...

Getting ready for World Book Night. Come see me TONIGHT!

Tomorrow is the BIG World Book Night US event when some 800,000 books will be given away freely by thousands of volunteers in a national charity for the cause of literacy and love-of-reading. I am honored to have my novel Miss Darcy Falls in Love chosen as one of the...