Have you heard that saying all of your life like I have? I don't know about you, but before my first book was written and published I had a certain idea about what an author was like. In my mind, I could never enter that elite group.
Somehow, I figured that to be an author one had to be super smart, rich, stylish and serious. While most of the authors I have become acquainted with ARE very smart and stylish, they are also like me in that they are not rich or necessarily serious at all times.
The more I get to know these people, the more I realize that they are a fun bunch of people. The creativity and energy that passes even in emails is contagious. They continue to lift me up and help me more than they know.
This week I am interviewing
Mary Barton Wilcox.
1. What is your name and the
title of your book(s)? Mary
Barton Wilcox First Rose
(Between Now and Forever)
2. What is one thing you think
your readers would like to know
about you?
Perhaps they may want to know
how I came up with all the info
for my book. Answer: From
years of ministry and counseling
and all the accounts told me of
near death experiences, visions
and dreams.
3. When did you know that you
wanted to become a writer?
It occurred rather suddenly
and accidentally. I started
writing when I became a minister
thinking little of it. I wrote several
booklets, curriculum and two
complete books of daily devotionals.
4. What are your strong points
in your writing style or methods?
Short direct sentences. I aim at
making my material easy to read
and easy to understand. And...if
I can "feel" it as I write, and
clearly understand it when it
is read back to me, I know
others will also.
5. Are you a reader? Yes, yes,
yes. I read the Bible and a
portion from another book every
day and then I still enjoy theology,
commentaries and books that
stimulate study and thought
though I am now retired.
6. What are you reading right now?
Mastering the Old Testament by
Lloyd J. Ogilvie
7. Do you have another book that
you are working on and hasn't
been submitted for publication?
Tell about it.
First of Ever (Beyond Here and Now)
is a sequel to First Rose. It takes
up where the other book leaves
off. It is already written and
edited for the publisher.
8. What are your biggest obstacles
to writing and how do you overcome
them?
So far I have had no obstacles.
I am retired and other than the
art work I do, time and inspiration
is not a problem...yet.
9. Please put a description of each
of your books here. (back matter
is ok)
FIRST ROSE is an entire book
devoted to a detailed description
of what Heaven will be like. It is
fictional reality based on years of
ministry and counseling with those
who have had visions, near death
episodes and experienced other
supernatural phenomenon.
Although fiction, everything written
was compared to Biblical precepts
and all of its content is in harmony
with the Bible.
The book was written to bring joy
and comfort to those who have ever
wanted to know what could be
facing them after physical death.
It will also stimulate and restore
hope in seeing those we love in
the life to come. The book is filled
with incredible descriptions of angels,
gardens and cities. You can go
with Rose as she travels from the
Judah Gate to the Throne Room
of God. Along the way, you will
enjoy all the spectacular scenery
of Heaven and encounter things
only dreamed about on earth.
This is a timeless book. It is a
literary masterpiece written by
an accomplished artist who
understands the importance of
intricate detail. It is a fast read
and will be hard to put down.
FIRST ROSE will keep you
spellbound and fascinated at
its ability to connect with the
reader’s heart.
EXCERPT FROM BOOK: (Chapter
Eleven)
There were gossamer cocoon-like
chambers to my right and to my left
as far as you could see. Each room
was like my personal room at the
mansion. It glowed all the time and
the entrance to each of them were
of a filament woven in intricate patterns.
Each pattern was unique and lace like.
The opening resembled a diaphanous
veil that opened and shut upon the
approach of an angel.
There were layers and layers of
them. All I could think of at the time
was a honeycomb. All the chambers
lined the wall of this level and reached
from the top to the bottom. This entire
level had and airy and delicate feel to it.
Almost everything was transparent in
some way. It was ethereal and filmy.
The sky was a pale blue with gauzy
clouds floating everywhere and there
were myriads of angelic beings.
Some of the angels appeared to be
clothed with light chiffon-like garments
that wrapped around their body as they
flew weightlessly in the air. They seemed
to be busy. Each one had a direction
and purpose; you could tell that by the
way they flew. Some were carrying objects,
and others were reading scrolls and books.
It was challenging to keep your eyes in
just one place, there was so much going
on.
I turned to my friend whom I knew
wanted to say something. He said,
“This is the eternal home of the angels
of God. Here you will have your first
encounter with authority. There are
ranks and positions assigned to every
angel here. When you have met Gabriel
and Michael, you will know at once they
are the high archangels of heaven.”
I just stood there, daring not to move
until given permission. You could actually
sense the organization here. As I
pondered what I was seeing, the
atmosphere became heavy and weighty.
I could see in the distance a very large
image approaching. As it neared, I
realized it was an angel. His wingspan
was tremendous, at least thirty feet.
As he fluttered his wings and stretched
downward to land, I knew immediately
he was Michael.
10. How can readers contact
you or purchase your books?
Please put your website or
blog here.
http://www.brightok.
http://releaseofnewbookfirstrose.
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