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Author Interview: Sandra Grey, the Conclusion

Thank you for joining us for our third and final installment of our interview with LDS author Sandra Grey. If you missed parts one or two, click here to get caught up. Sandra, you just released your first novel, “Traitor.” How long did it take you to write this book? I wrote the first draft in six months. But of course the first draft is not the entire process. I began writing in the middle of September 2005 and “Traitor” was finally ready for publication (including several months of rewrites, edits, waiting for cover design, title decisions, and reviews, etc.) … Continue reading →

Author Interview: Sandra Grey, Part Two

We are joined again by LDS author Sandra Grey, author of “Traitor.” If you missed yesterday’s installment, click here. Sandra, in your exciting new LDS historical novel, you go into quite a lot of detail about code encryption. Was it difficult to find and then relay this information? Mr. Leo Marks, head of Communications at Special Operations Executive (SOE) in Britain, wrote an incredible memoir of his experiences during the war entitled “Between Silk and Cyanide” (HarperCollins 1998) – over six hundred pages long and more exciting to me than “Harry Potter.” I read every word even the appendages. Marie’s … Continue reading →

Author Interview – Sandra Grey

Last week, I had the fun of reviewing a new LDS historical fiction novel, “Traitor.” Today we are joined by the author of “Traitor,” Sandra Grey. Sandra, your first novel just hit the bookstores. What does it feel like, having this dream come to pass? It’s a feeling I have to describe with a little background information first: Near Thanksgiving Day in 2002 I stood on Red Square in Moscow, rough bricks under my feet, my hands, nose and ears numb, a strange language in my ears and my Arizona coat losing the battle against a murderous Russian cold front. … Continue reading →

Media Week in Review – March 16 – 22

Make sure you didn’t miss any of this week’s great media reviews. We started off the week with an interview with Families.com Pop Culture blogger, Libby Pelham. If your decorating budget is small, or even nonexistent, or you just want some fresh ideas for your house check out our TV review of Freestyle Decorating. Fool Me Twice by Stephanie Black is an LDS suspense novel that kept Tristi guessing. Tristi also interviewed historical fiction author Sandra Grey on having her first novel published and how she conducted her research. In the second part of the interview, Grey discusses her main … Continue reading →

Media Week in Review – March 10th – 15th

We know you’re busy and can’t join us every day, so here is a recap so you can keep up-to-date on all you might have missed. We started the week with an interview with author Thomas Bounds, who is writing a series of books for teenagers called “Choices.” It’s his hope that his stories will help teenagers understand the consequences of their actions and will feel encouraged to make the right choices. Then we had a fun interview with Dale Harcombe, who blogs for us here in Families.com in the Christian category. She lives in Australia and is a lot … Continue reading →