The Last Woman Standing Blog Tour with Tia McCollors
Written by RAWSISTAZ · August 6, 2009 · 848 views
Meet Tia McCollors, author of The Last Woman Standing
Tia, tell us about yourself.
Wow! That’s such a broad question. Besides being an author of Christian novels, my first love (and first priority as far as I’m concerned) is taking care of my family. This November my husband Wayne and I will celebrate five years of marriage. Since the day we said, “I do,” we’ve been blessed with two children. Evidently they were sent here to keep us young and spry because we have a very lively three year old son and a daughter who’s almost one.
In my (limited) free time, I love to read, browse through home decorating books (which means I’m a HGTV junkie), and enjoy scrapbooking – which by the way I’m about one hundred and twenty pictures behind on!
Would you say you are an extrovert or introvert?
Definitely an extrovert.
Do you like to cook? If so, what are your favorite dishes to cook?
Nope..I don’t like to cook, but a person’s gotta eat right? I’m the queen of casseroles because I’m all about mixing ingredients, throwing it in the oven, and setting the timer. But on another note – this isn’t a “cooked” dish –Â but I make a slammin’ banana puddin’.
Do you like books being turned into a movie? If so, what is your favorite book-to-movie?
I don’t mind when books are turned into movies even though with a movie it’s hard to thoroughly depict every character and include every scene. If I think about recent movie releases, I’d say the producers did a good job with The Secret Life of Bees. And oh yeah, I don’t know how I forgot about The Color Purple.
If your book was turned into a movie who would you cast to play your characters?
For The Last Woman Standing I would cast Angela Bassett as Lynette Bowers (the ex-wife), Taraji P. Henson as Sheila Rushmore (the current girlfriend), and Blair Underwood as Ace Bowers (the man in the middle).
Which social networks do you enjoy the most?
You know what? I really need to get better about maximizing the capabilities of the social networks out there. Right now I tend to be on Facebook the most and have recently been getting tapped back into Shoutlife.
What’s next for you?
I know authors are supposed to think three books ahead, but I can’t say I have a solid idea in mind. I have a few I’ve been tossing around, but nothing concrete. Most of my faithful readers have been asking about a sequel to my first novel, A Heart of Devotion. We’ll see.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Lynette Bowers had no intention on falling in love with her ex-husband, “Ace” Bowers. After all, it has been ten years since their marriage ended, and two years since the beginning of his relationship with the younger and prettier, Sheila Rushmore. Besides Sheila, everyone knows that only a fool makes the same mistake twice, especially when it comes to marriage.
Ace seems stuck between his past and his future. With his conflicting emotions, he risks losing two women who hold a significant place in his heart. It’s going to take his faith and God’s love to handle the ensuing drama.
Sheila is starting to see Ace’s ex-wife as a threat to her lifelong dreams of achieving the happily-ever-after. Sheila is used to getting what she wants – except Ace’s commitment to marriage. When Sheila realizes Lynette may be the cause, she launches a plan to play the hand of God, instead of allowing Him to bring the love all three of them desire.
THE LAST WOMAN STANDING BLOG TOUR GIVEAWAY
Tia McCollors is the author of four Women’s Fiction books. Read the question below to see if you can answer it and provide the name of the book in which it was featured.
What is the name of Monet Sullivan’s long-time (but unequally yoked) love interest in Zora’s Cry?
Leave your answer in the comment section. All posts with correct answers posted to the blog comment sections will be entered in a random drawing for prizes. The more you post (with correct answers) the better your chances. Winners will be contacted via email and also posted on Tia’s Blog, “From Tia’s Pen”.
Contest prizes include:
- $5 gift card to Smoothie King or Panera Bread (Winner’s Choice)
- $5 gift card to Chick-Fil-A
- $10 gift card for Border’s
- Autographed copy of The Last Woman Standing
- Autographed copy of The Last Woman Standing
Follow the rest of The Last Woman Standing Blog Tour at:
http://bitly.com/TheLastWomanStanding
Tia’s Contact Info:
- www.TiaMcCollors.com
- Tia@TiaMcCollors.com
- www.myspace.com/TiaWrites
- http://www.shoutlife.com/TiaWrites
- Visit Tia’s blog: www.TiasPen.blogspot.com
RAWSISTAZ Literary Group was founded in 2000 to support and promote the work of African-American authors. The groups, on and offline, represent close to 600 readers, writers, aspiring writers, and others interested in literacy and the impact on our communities.
Tia, thanks so much for joining us today and sharing a piece of your life. And Happy Early Anniversary! I agree with you on the children; they definitely keep you on your toes. As for cooking, I love to cook, but time is always tight these days, so I love my crock pot and will quickly turn into the Crock Pot Diva.
You may want to give that a try, too.
The book sounds wonderful and it’s on my list for the Written Summer Reading Challenge, so I’ll be sure to let you know what I think. Let’s pray I can get to it.
Contest…hmmm, I didn’t read Zora’s Cry, yet. But, I may have to go and get a copy.
-Tee
I am really looking forward to reading The Last Woman standing. It sounds like a great story.
Great blog, Tia! Can’t wait to pick up THE LAST WOMAN STANDING. Sounds intriguing. And congrats on the new edition to your family. Istill remember when you were carrying the first one
Congrats on the new book. I love banana pudding so you can’t go wrong with that dish.
I can’t wait to read Last Woman Standing…guess I need to pick it up this weekend. Thanks for sharing your life with us. I love cooking and have several great low carb recipies if you want them!
Tee,
Thank you for introducing your blog readers to Tia McCollors. I look forward to seeing your reactions to The Last Woman Standing.
Blessings,
Ty
Hi everyone! Thanks for coming thru and leaving a comment. I truly appreciate it.
And yes Tee — I’ve definitely learned quite a few recipes using the crock pot!
Thanks for the love!
tia
I need to try the casseroles to save me some time. Your book sounds very interesting.
Your book sounds awesome!