Sheila L. Jackson
Thank you for agreeing to be interviewed on Miss Read it All.
Tell us a little bit about your writing journey. What’s been your favorite part?
It has been an amazing ride. I have been blessed to meet so many great people along the way. Unlike most authors who knew writing was their passion since childhood, the writing bug didn’t hit me until later. I was an avid reader and loved to read anything that I could get my hands on as a teen. Although the road has not been easy, I was fortunate to meet established authors and also joined a writers group to help me hone my craft. I have many favorite moments on my writing journey, such as seeing how the words that I write inspire others. I have received numerous e-mails from readers, stating how my books have helped them to get through tough situations in their lives. I’m blessed because my work has touched Christians and the secular readers’ lives alike.
Give us some information on your latest work.
Where Was God, deals with a young lady (Fayth Angelica Hope) growing up in the house with an abusive mother. The emotional scar carries over into her adult life. The abuse caused her to become guarded and untrusting of others. She’s convinced herself that no man will ever love her, until she is assign to investigative, Jasion McCoy. Things will get hot and heated between the two as she tries, proving his guilt or innocence.
What kinds of things do you like to read?
I love reading suspense, thriller/action, romance, sci-fi, inspirational fiction and non-fiction books. I’m a well-rounded reader.
Do you have a favorite book?
I love, A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens. I have read it several times. I thought it was going to be another boring reading assignment when I was in the eighth grade, but I end up loving it. A favorite author? I have so many that I can’t choose.
I know the feeling! :D
What was the last book you read?
The Joneses, by Shelia M Goss.
Ooooh…I read that too! Loved it. I know there’s a part 2 coming. Has to be!
Do you have any advice for aspiring writers?
If writing is your passion, never let anyone stop you from doing just that. Know that it takes only one yes to fulfill your dreams. Rejection will come but use it as a teaching tool to better your craft. Don’t wallow in it; keep moving and one day someone will see your hard work.
What can we expect next from you?
I’m currently working on my second novel. Hopefully, if the time permits, I want to write a third, non-fiction inspirational book. I never want to forget where I started from.
How can fans get in touch with you?
They contact me at website: www.sheilaljackson2.com, my blogspot: http://sheilaljackson.blogspot.com/, e-mail me at: SJ@comcast.net, https://www.facebook.com/sheilalj, or https://twitter.com/sheilaljackson
Check out my review of Where Was God.
Where Was God? Fayth Angelica Hope, questioned after the death of her father. Reared by a mother who could give, Cruella Deville, a run for her money as, “The Queen of Mean,” Fayth turns her back on the church, her faith, and love. She believed, no, just and merciful God would have abandoned her to the harsh brutality of her mother’s iron fist. Her emotional and spiritual scars run deep, lasting into adulthood.
As a promising investigative reporter, she decides to change her name. Her given name of Fayth has more curses attached to it than blessings. She hopes the switch to Angelica will give her the clean slate she desires.
Assigned to investigate financial advisor Jasion McCoy, Angelica goes in determined to expose him for embezzlement. She hopes the story will advance her career as one of the top reporters across the country. Instantly, there is an attraction. But she hides her feelings from him. After a series of missteps, broken heartedness, and rejections in her past, she buries the notion of any man, especially a man of his caliber, ever loving her. With the evidence stacked against him, she believes his only interest in her, is to keep from going to prison.
Top-notch financial advisor Jasion McCoy is in the middle of an embezzlement scheme. When Angelica Hope shows up in his office, he knows he’s in trouble. She is one of the hottest investigative reporters in Port City and now she’s gunning for him. How can Jasion convince her that he is innocent? And how can he hold back his feeling for the woman who’s out to do him in?
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Meet twelve year old Fayth Hope. She’s burying her father in our first scene. Immediately, you feel her pain, but you also see that you’re not going to like her mother. She is a bit…umm….ratchet..(that’s all I could use to describe it!). Fayth was taught by her father how to love God and how to serve him. She trusts God, but when God doesn’t deliver her from her abusive mother’s clutches, she loses her faith and vows to never trust Him again.
As a grown up, Fayth has stayed true to her word. God is not a part of her life and she has no desire to know him. I think that’s something we can all relate to. At some point on our journey, we’ve had to wonder why God didn’t respond a certain way to a situation. He is the Creator and it just seems like He wouldn’t let anything bad happen. Right? That’s where Fayth…I mean…Angelica was stuck. She couldn’t let go and really understand that everything that happened to her (yeah…you find out..and you will NOT like it) was something to build her and perhaps help someone else. Often, we are so bogged down in how our circumstances bother us but we don’t take a moment to see how it may help someone else…
Now…right off there were some things that you know will happen. This is a romance and suspense novel. What you don’t see even when you think you do, is a twist the author throws in. I didn’t see that coming and for a minute I was confused! Anyhoo, this story is a good quick read.
Tell us a little bit about your writing journey. What’s been your favorite part?
It has been an amazing ride. I have been blessed to meet so many great people along the way. Unlike most authors who knew writing was their passion since childhood, the writing bug didn’t hit me until later. I was an avid reader and loved to read anything that I could get my hands on as a teen. Although the road has not been easy, I was fortunate to meet established authors and also joined a writers group to help me hone my craft. I have many favorite moments on my writing journey, such as seeing how the words that I write inspire others. I have received numerous e-mails from readers, stating how my books have helped them to get through tough situations in their lives. I’m blessed because my work has touched Christians and the secular readers’ lives alike.
Give us some information on your latest work.
Where Was God, deals with a young lady (Fayth Angelica Hope) growing up in the house with an abusive mother. The emotional scar carries over into her adult life. The abuse caused her to become guarded and untrusting of others. She’s convinced herself that no man will ever love her, until she is assign to investigative, Jasion McCoy. Things will get hot and heated between the two as she tries, proving his guilt or innocence.
What kinds of things do you like to read?
I love reading suspense, thriller/action, romance, sci-fi, inspirational fiction and non-fiction books. I’m a well-rounded reader.
Do you have a favorite book?
I love, A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens. I have read it several times. I thought it was going to be another boring reading assignment when I was in the eighth grade, but I end up loving it. A favorite author? I have so many that I can’t choose.
I know the feeling! :D
What was the last book you read?
The Joneses, by Shelia M Goss.
Ooooh…I read that too! Loved it. I know there’s a part 2 coming. Has to be!
Do you have any advice for aspiring writers?
If writing is your passion, never let anyone stop you from doing just that. Know that it takes only one yes to fulfill your dreams. Rejection will come but use it as a teaching tool to better your craft. Don’t wallow in it; keep moving and one day someone will see your hard work.
What can we expect next from you?
I’m currently working on my second novel. Hopefully, if the time permits, I want to write a third, non-fiction inspirational book. I never want to forget where I started from.
How can fans get in touch with you?
They contact me at website: www.sheilaljackson2.com, my blogspot: http://sheilaljackson.blogspot.com/, e-mail me at: SJ@comcast.net, https://www.facebook.com/sheilalj, or https://twitter.com/sheilaljackson
Check out my review of Where Was God.
Where Was God? Fayth Angelica Hope, questioned after the death of her father. Reared by a mother who could give, Cruella Deville, a run for her money as, “The Queen of Mean,” Fayth turns her back on the church, her faith, and love. She believed, no, just and merciful God would have abandoned her to the harsh brutality of her mother’s iron fist. Her emotional and spiritual scars run deep, lasting into adulthood.
As a promising investigative reporter, she decides to change her name. Her given name of Fayth has more curses attached to it than blessings. She hopes the switch to Angelica will give her the clean slate she desires.
Assigned to investigate financial advisor Jasion McCoy, Angelica goes in determined to expose him for embezzlement. She hopes the story will advance her career as one of the top reporters across the country. Instantly, there is an attraction. But she hides her feelings from him. After a series of missteps, broken heartedness, and rejections in her past, she buries the notion of any man, especially a man of his caliber, ever loving her. With the evidence stacked against him, she believes his only interest in her, is to keep from going to prison.
Top-notch financial advisor Jasion McCoy is in the middle of an embezzlement scheme. When Angelica Hope shows up in his office, he knows he’s in trouble. She is one of the hottest investigative reporters in Port City and now she’s gunning for him. How can Jasion convince her that he is innocent? And how can he hold back his feeling for the woman who’s out to do him in?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meet twelve year old Fayth Hope. She’s burying her father in our first scene. Immediately, you feel her pain, but you also see that you’re not going to like her mother. She is a bit…umm….ratchet..(that’s all I could use to describe it!). Fayth was taught by her father how to love God and how to serve him. She trusts God, but when God doesn’t deliver her from her abusive mother’s clutches, she loses her faith and vows to never trust Him again.
As a grown up, Fayth has stayed true to her word. God is not a part of her life and she has no desire to know him. I think that’s something we can all relate to. At some point on our journey, we’ve had to wonder why God didn’t respond a certain way to a situation. He is the Creator and it just seems like He wouldn’t let anything bad happen. Right? That’s where Fayth…I mean…Angelica was stuck. She couldn’t let go and really understand that everything that happened to her (yeah…you find out..and you will NOT like it) was something to build her and perhaps help someone else. Often, we are so bogged down in how our circumstances bother us but we don’t take a moment to see how it may help someone else…
Now…right off there were some things that you know will happen. This is a romance and suspense novel. What you don’t see even when you think you do, is a twist the author throws in. I didn’t see that coming and for a minute I was confused! Anyhoo, this story is a good quick read.
